In this issue: The World's Most On-Time Airports 2023 Singapore Airshow Day 2/3 – Orders and Announcements Singapore Airshow Day 1 – Big Orders for Boeing and COMAC Air Serbia Embraer ERJ-195 Severely Damaged During Take Off CEO Talk: 3 Key Trends in Aviation and ACMI Leasing in 2024 Video: Singapore Airlines Ultra Long Haul Flight + Singapore Airshow 2024 ========================================================== ========================================================== The World's Most On-Time Airports 2023 In this post, we reveal the top airports that offered the most on-time performance in 2023, according to CIRIUM. *Note that for a flight to be on time, it must arrive at the gate within 15 minutes and Cirium has divided the airports into three major criteria. Read More Singapore Airshow Day 2/3 – Orders and Announcements Airbus kicked off the second day of the Singapore Airshow with orders for A350F and A330neo from STARLUX. The biennial Airshow continued to see a flurry of activity on Day 2 and Day 3 ranging from aircraft orders to engine deals. Here is the recap of orders and announcements at the Singapore Airshow Day 2 and Day 3. STARLUX Orders A350F and A330neo Taiwan’s STARLUX Airlines has ordered five Airbus A350F freighters and three additional A330neo aircraft at the Singapore […] Read More Singapore Airshow Day 1 – Big Orders for Boeing and COMAC Boeing has kicked off the Singapore Airshow with orders from Thai Airways and Royal Brunei Airlines for the Boeing 787 Dreamliners. COMAC has also received orders for 40 C919 and 10 ARJ21 aircraft on the first day of the bi-annual Airshow. Here is the recap of orders and announcements at the Singapore Airshow Day 1. […] Read More Air Serbia Embraer ERJ-195 Severely Damaged During Take Off On 18th February 2024, an Air Serbia Embraer ERJ-195 was severely damaged after reportedly hitting runway equipment on departure in Serbia. The Marathon Embraer ERJ-195 on behalf of Air Serbia, with registration OY-GDC was operating flight JU324 from Belgrade to Dusseldorf. Flight JU324 had lined up runway 30L for departure. However, the aircraft started its […] Read More CEO Talk: 3 Key Trends in Aviation and ACMI Leasing in 2024 Gediminas Ziemelis, Chairman of Avia Solutions Group; the world's largest ACMI provider gave his insight for 2024 on aviation and how ACMI can create opportunity. What is ACMI Leasing? Also known as wet or damp leasing, ACMI leasing is an agreement between two airlines, where the lessor agrees to provide an aircraft, crew, maintenance and […] Read More Video: Singapore Airlines Ultra Long Haul Flight + Singapore Airshow 2024 I traveled on Singapore Airlines’s 17-hour non-stop flight from San Francisco to Singapore to join the Singapore Airshow 2024. This video features all the highlights of the flight and the airshow. My flight was one of many ultra-long haul flights Singapore Airlines operates from the U.S. to Singapore. I documented the current product and behind the scenes on how the crew operate such long flight. At the Singapore Airshow, China’s COMAC is showing its new C919, the first time outside of China. I tour the cockpit of the C919 which looks like a combination of some of the world’s best cockpit, you find large screen displays, keyboard, mouse and sidesticks. Another new airplane on display is COMAC’s ARJ21. Indonesia Transnusa is the first foreign operator. They spoke about their experience with the ARJ21. There is also a freighter version of the ARJ21 on display. I didn’t even know such type existed. Watch Video ==========================================================