Now that the U.S. SkyTeam partner has changed with the Delta Airlines acquisition of Northwest Airlines last year, we thought it would be good to take a look at the current make-up of the SkyTeam airline alliance.  No longer a Northwest/KLM venture, SkyTeam has been changing as the face of the global airline industry has [...]

Czech Airlines, the state owned and operated airline for the Czech Republic, is seeking a buyer to divest the government of the money losing airline.  There were initially a few interested buyers, however Aeroflot did not meet the criteria, and KLM/Air France dropped out of the process.   That leaves the hopes of being bought to [...]

Aeroflot has announced their intentions to beef up their image by modernizing their fleet with Boeing and Airbus aircraft, improving customer service, enhancing the on-board experience and sexing up their flight attendants. 

Now, the majority of these items are definitely welcome changes for Aeroflot.  The airline has long suffered under the image of cold staff, bad [...]

Aeroflot, the Russian flag carrier, yesterday announced that they, too, find it necessary to delay aircraft deliveries due to the global economic recession.  These deferrals have been arranged with Airbus and include 5 Airbus A320 family aircraft set for delivery over the next two years.

Two Airbus A320-300 aircraft that were originally scheduled for delivery in [...]