Aerospace Diary

Neelam Mathews May 20, 2013 Thai Indigo Airlines has a handle on twitter with as many as 97 followers and zero tweets.  Apparently it is a new happening. Or is this a a social media strategy to deal with Thai AirAsia? Or am I reading something more into it that doesn't exist? Am I missing something here? Will keep you posted.

Neelam Mathews Jan 24, 2013 Air Asia Chief Tony Fernandes who recently tweeted:  "Airbus don't get it.They would own the market with the 330 neo.........A 330 neo (and) 350 900 is a perfect combination." He also hinted in a tweet:  "Done analysis of all business for next 5 years. We may do one more JV. Then that's it for next 5 to 10 years," he tweeted on Jan 22. Is the sharp biz whiz  turning his sights (again) on India now that the hoopla and speculation on FDI is dying out? One won't be surprised. In an interview years back, Fernandes had said to me that Middle East was out for a JV and India despite its regulatory issues, was a great carrot.  For a day the 2012 Farnborough Airshow was abuzz when Tony said he was in final negotiations for more Airbus aircraft . On  Jan 20 this year, he was "back to France. Some important meetings with Airbus. Then to Davos." That we do hear is, that he "learnt  to Ski and Snowmobile thanks to ...