Payload and Fuel Burn
What happens when you decide to treat people as payload? The DoT allows for an average weight of 209 pounds per passenger. So, doing some math, we can get the weight of people, their bags and the mail. Then divide…
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.
The US Airline Origin and Destination Survey
The US DoT has a plethora of data sets, and as we model more of them, it becomes clear that these databases offering tremendous insight into the market. The sheer size of the datasets has been a hurdle for most…
Morning Call – Tuesday 18 February 2020
Summary of industry news in commercial aviation, business aviation, airlines, and social media
As the dust settles at Bombardier, a more formidable business jet competitor emerges
News Rumors about Bombardier have been swirling for some time as the company sold off assets and announced a strategic review of its remaining businesses. Today, the dust is finally beginning to settle. Bombardier announced that it is selling it…
Understanding and Comparing Fuel Burn among US Airlines
Although fuel prices are dropping again, this has not proven to be a long term trend. Suppliers always try to react by cutting supply in an attempt to push prices up again. Invariably there are cheaters (oligopoly rules get broken).…
Morning Call – Monday 17 February 2020
Summary of industry news in commercial aviation, business aviation, airlines, and social media