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Addison Schonland

Addison Schonland

Co-Founder AirInsight. My previous life includes stints at Shell South Africa, CIC Research, and PA Consulting. Got bitten by the aviation bug and ended up an Avgeek. Then the data bug got me, making me a curious Avgeek seeking data-driven logic. Also, I appreciate conversations with smart people from whom I learn so much. Summary: I am very fortunate to work with and converse with great people.

US Airport Taxi Times and other metrics

ORD

Yesterday, your correspondent had the unpleasant experience of changing planes at Chicago O’Hare.  What made this especially unpleasant was that the airport (like all airports) is a perpetual construction site. Consequently, traffic flow is even more constrained, and congestion rises. …

Mirabel visit: A220 Update Briefing

Airbus A220-300

Following up on the earlier note about the status of the A220 program, here are videos of the presentations. As regular readers know, we like to record our visits so you can draw their own conclusions. The first video is…

easyJet Rejects Castlelake’s third Approach

easyjet Berlin

Key facts from the release: Castlelake made three approaches at £5.60, £6.00, and £6.25 per share. easyJet’s board unanimously rejected all three. The board called the latest proposal “highly opportunistic.” easyJet argues the bid fails to reflect its medium-term prospects…