The opening days of Farnborough 2016 have underlined the power of large engine manufacturers in the aftermarket, though choice remains for narrowbody maintenance.
At the start of this year some of Europe’s biggest network and budget carriers formed a new, breakaway trade body – Airlines for Europe (A4E) – with a mission to fight taxation, improve air traffic control and lobby against airport fees.
Indulgent as it is to cover South African Airways (SAA) thrice in one week, the airline’s hapless antics are just too funny not to warrant further mention.
While South African Airways (SAA) has spent most of the last decade in decline, its low-cost offshoot – Mango Airlines – has traveled in the opposite direction.