Edition 44 Sometime in 2018 and again in January 2019, I wrote an article about who would be the jetBlue of India. SpiceJet was adding MAX aircraft to its fleet, there were talks of codeshare and global expansion with Emirates in tow, IndiGo had placed an order for more planes, the A320neo issues seem to … Continue reading Weekend Musings: jetBlue of India is here
IndiGo - India’s largest carrier has “agreed” to place a firm order for 30 A350-900 aircraft with options of 70 more. Deliveries are expected to start in 2027 and comes within an year of the airline placing a record order of 500 A320 family aircraft at the Paris Air show in 2023. The aircraft will … Continue reading From India by IndiGo to the World by IndiGo – the airline has “agreed” to order A350s
In September 2019, a sudden set of tweets (it was still twitter then) announced the launch of In-Flight entertainment in IndiGo. Most looked at the advertisements or press releases and took to social media excitedly. A look at the details and one realised it was a deal with Sonyliv where the airline had a partnership. … Continue reading India Foxtrot Echo – IndiGo’s foray into premiumization of services?
Vistara has been impacted severely by an operations disruption towards the end of March and early April which forced it to cancel several flights on its network and combine and upguage others. This has been extensively covered in the media and acknowledged by the Vistara senior leadership which had also pledged that the problem would … Continue reading Vistara’s May 2024 cuts – understanding the logic
Edition 43 The last few years have been turbulent for Boeing. I use the word turbulent for a lack of a better word to describe the situation at Boeing. The demise of the whistleblower has added to the complexities. While Boeing navigates from one issue to another and one whistleblower to another, United Airlines - … Continue reading Weekend Musings: Pinching where it hurts
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