Spirit/Frontier – seeking synergies
A key goal for any merger is synergies.
Month February 2022
Lower rates Boeing hurt Mitsubishi revenues
A sharp reduction in deliveries of 787 structures to Boeing is the major reason behind the lower revenues and order intake of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Aero Structures business in the third quarter of FY21, it reported on February 7.…
Spirit and Frontier – A Fuel Efficient Combined Large ULCC
How feasible is the improvement from today's 74 seat miles per gallon to 105 for the combined large ULCC by 2025?
American Airlines announce a definitive investment in GOL
American Airlines announced it has signed a definitive investment agreement with GOL, the Brazilian carrier. This investment will deepen the relationship between the two airlines and help them “create the broadest and most rewarding network in the Americas.” Last year,…
Frontier-Spirit merger makes it #5 in the US
US ultra-low-cost airlines Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines have caught out a few by announcing a full merger on February 7. Under a yet to be announced name the two plan to form a “disruptive airline” that is expected “to change the…
US Airline industry labor ratios
If there’s one place in the US you can get a job that assures you great travel benefits, it’s working for an airline. Of course, along with that comes the need for those travel benefits to get away from the…