That the US airline industry is competitive is well established. Even in a consolidated field, the few fight for every customer. We decided to look at just how hard are they competing. Using several data sources, we built a model. …
The impact of the grounding of the Boeing MAX keeps spreading. The impact has now reached pilot training at Southwest. Which means it is also about to or has reached that level at American and United as well. It is…
Our recent post on the costs of arrival delays reported a large estimated number. Perhaps the number was too big to make an impression. After all airline revenues and expenses are in the billions. But what we reduce the numbers…
Lessors get an inordinate amount of attention when it comes to aircraft orders. Lessors play a crucial role in commercial aviation; they create market liquidity and have to squeeze in between the OEM and airline. Lessors can offer a small…
Looking at the first four months of 2019, we estimate the US airline industry lost $1,891,777,148 from arrival delays. The table below explains how we get to this number. Subscribers can view our updated model here . Flights that land…
Here is an update of our Airbus O&D model. June orders were 145. This includes 30 A320neo for Saudi Airlines, 18 A320neo for ANA, 33 A320/321neo for undisclosed customers, 20 A321neo American Airlines, 10 A220-300 JetBlue. Net orders 2019 now…