Morning Call – Thursday 26 September 2019
Summary of industry news in commercial aviation, business aviation, airlines, and social media
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.
Embraer’s strike
Yesterday Embraer’s San Jose dos Campos operation was disrupted by strike action. When we contacted the firm we were told the action was small – 80% of the employees were at work. The remaining 20% were outside. Many of these…
Morning Call – Wednesday 25 September 2019
Summary of industry news in commercial aviation, business aviation, airlines, and social media
American and United dismiss 100-seaters?
[UPDATE] Wouldn’t you know it? After this story was published the DOT updated its Form 41. Here are the latest numbers through 2Q19. Fuel burn was 54.6% of US fleet operating costs overall A319 fuel burn costs/seat/hour $13.60 – 55.5%…
Morning Call – Tuesday 24 September 2019
Summary of industry news in commercial aviation, business aviation, airlines, and social media
The Thomas Cook debacle
All through last week, the rumors were growing. Would the travel company get a rescue package? Even as the company tried to secure a financial package, there were several aircraft being positioned to ensure stranded travelers could make their way…