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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.

Return of the MAX

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Yesterday the FAA issued its list of four key items on the MAX that need to be fixed and asked for public comment. You can see the FAA’s 96-page preliminary document here. This is the event the industry has been…

Morning Call – Tuesday 4 August 2020

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COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT Singapore Airlines will add SilkAir’s Boeing 737s to its fleet – ExecutiveTraveller Flipping the Boeing 777-300ER to Cargo – GE Spike Aerospace hires ex-Virgin Australia CEO John Thomas – BusinessJournals FAA lays plan for Boeing 737 MAX’s return…

The Evolving US Domestic Air Travel Market

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The US airline industry continues to experiment, under severe (and mounting) pressure to find the optimal/least painful network deployment.  We updated our models through the month-end and discovered that an under-reported factor bears consideration. Before the pandemic plunge, several smaller…

Morning Call – Monday 3 August 2020

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COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT Where Will Boeing Be in 5 Years? – MotelyFool Air France-KLM aims to minimize fleet deferrals – FlightGlobal FAA issues emergency directive for 2,000 Boeing 737 aircraft – LARA Mitsubishi finishes SpaceJet overhaul and eyes regulator approval –…

The 50 Busiest Birds

2020 07 31 10 54 00

Another model update and tweak.  In our Public Data Models , we have one titled Activity Tracker Model. Once you open the model please take a look at page 2.  Here we list the Top 50 busiest passenger aircraft in…

Morning Call – Friday 31 July 2020

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The AirInsight US Airline Performance Index for 27 July rose to 45.9. Progress over the last few days is shown in the chart below, while the chart since the beginning of the novel coronavirus pandemic tracks performance over the last five months. …