PILARSKI SAYS… Engine choice and value retention Data shows that aircraft retain more value with a greater choice of engines, writes Adam Pilarski, Senior Vice President at Avitas. As featured in Airfinance Journal Column PILARSKI SAYS The question as to the best number of engine options on a new aircraft programme is quite murky but full of deeply […]
Broadcast this morning from Paris by Radio France International, Dr. Adam Pilarski comments on the Air France-KLM Group latest financial results issued yesterday, 19 February, 2015.
Now that fuel prices are, at least temporarily, at much lower levels, labor conflicts are becoming more important to the airline industry. Flight attendants of American rejected a contract by 16 out of over 16 thousand votes. Qantas faces labor unrest and there is labor tension around the globe. The big news were serious strikes […]
PILARSKI SAYS… Labour conflicts as a manifestation of possible future oversupply of aircraft Increased unrest by airline workforces could change the role of legacy carriers, writes Adam Pilarski, Senior Vice President at Avitas As featured in Airfinance Journal Column PILARSKI SAYS Now that fuel prices are, at least temporarily, at much lower levels, labour conflicts are becoming […]
PILARSKI SAYS… Has the Pilarski prophecy come true yet? The lower oil prices predicted by Adam Pilarski, Senior Vice President at Avitas, are starting to happen, but his forecasts are still some way from being realized. As featured in Airfinance Journal Column PILARSKI SAYS I get a lot of messages related to the recent oil price declines, […]
Puget Sound Business Journal reports on the drop in fuel prices and the effects on aviation. As the price of jet fuel plunges, down 33 percent in the last year, many are wondering if this could undercut airlines’ demand for new Boeing and Airbus aircraft. http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2014/12/12/drop-in-fuel-prices-could-keep-old-aircraft-flying.html
Adam and Li’s paper on ‘The Influence on Resale Prices of Labor – Management Disputes in Aircraft Manufacturing’ published by the Labor and Employment Relations Association. Download the paper (PDF) by registering here.
PILARSKI SAYS… A clear path for the widebody market Adam Pilarski, Senior Vice President at Avitas, says the decision to go for evolution rather than revolution in the widebody market is the right one. As featured in Airfinance Journal Column PILARSKI SAYS There is a lot of talk that Airbus may re-engine the A330 fairly soon. In […]
PILARSKI SAYS… National policies shape traffic Adam Pilarski, Senior Vice President at Avitas, says understanding the government’s role in population movements is vital for those wanting to invest in China’s aviation industry. As featured in Airfinance Journal Column PILARSKI SAYS All countries face the reality that their population is not evenly spread across their territory. In cases […]
PILARSKI SAYS… Rashomon and the aviation bubble debate Will the manufacturers and financiers ever agree on the state of the industry, asks Adam Pilarski, Senior Vice President at Avitas As featured in Airfinance Journal Column PILARSKI SAYS The great Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa produced in 1950 the epic movie Rashomon. This movie portrays some events from […]