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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.

Before the wheels fell off

Covid-19 really came on like a tsunami.  Here is what the US airline industry looked like through the year-end 2019.  Just another year of growth and the future looked sunny and bright. Traffic was strong all the way through the…

Morning Call – Monday 16 March 2020

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A Daily Summary of Industry News covering Commercial Aviation, Business Aviation, Airlines, Urban Air Mobility, and Social Media Commercial Aviation After a Long Fall in Oil Prices, a Crash:  WSJ Possibly ‘a few months’ until life gets ‘back to normal’:…

US Airlines start fleet rationalization

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With the Covid-19 pandemic in full swing, global airlines are cutting back mercilessly with a downstream impact being felt throughout the commercial aerospace supply chain.  On Friday Delta Air Lines, arguably the world’s best-run airline, announced it was grounding 300…

Morning Call – Friday 13 March 2020

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A Daily Summary of Industry News covering Commercial Aviation, Business Aviation, Airlines, Urban Air Mobility, and Social Media Commercial Aviation FAA’s Global Status Shaken:  Bloomberg American retiring 767 and 757: American An autopsy on the death of the Bombardier dream:…

The COVID-19 EU Airline Ban Impact

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Several pundits were expecting this to happen yesterday.  The impact will be devastating to the EU airlines, many of them already hammered by declining traffic.  It needs to be mentioned again – airlines cannot divest expenses as quickly as they…

Morning Call – Thursday 12 March 2020

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A Daily Summary of Industry News covering Commercial Aviation, Business Aviation, Airlines, Urban Air Mobility, and Social Media Commercial Aviation Bombardier CEO Alain Bellemare to step down:  Reuters Boeing to separate 737 MAX wire bundles before jet’s return to service:…