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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.

Morning Call – Monday 4 January 2021

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AirInsight US Airline Index Commercial Aviation US widens tariffs on EU imports in Airbus, Boeing fight – Bloomberg JetBlue takes delivery of first A220-300 – Flight Global After Covid, plane makers are even more dependent on China – Wall St.…

Meet Airlines of Tasmania

Shannon Wells is Managing Director at Airlines of Tasmania.  The location of the island of Tasmania provides excellent scope for pilot training and tourist flights using GA-sized aircraft.  Shannon talks about his operation, dealing with Australia’s Covid craziness and the…

The single aisle delivery race

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In the end, aircraft deliveries are a more important metric than orders.  Customers sometimes order a cheaper, smaller model, especially in the single-aisle market, and then upsize when the aircraft is ready to build.   The single-aisle market carries (by far)…

US traffic spike

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December 21st saw a US air traffic spike.  This is most welcome to the beleaguered airline industry. True its the holiday season. But the CDC does not want people traveling .  Several states have quarantine rules. But consumers seem to…

The 787-10 revisited

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In February 2017 we took a look a the 787-10 and it’s natural competitors. We remain of the view that the 787-10 is a highly attractive aircraft with great operating economics promise.  In 2017 we saw a “sizable market”, but…