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Alaska Orders 13 MAX from Air Lease Corp.

News:The good news week for Boeing continues after the FAA order ungrounding the MAX in the US, as Alaska has decided to add to its 32 aircraft MAX orders with an additional 13 MAX9 models obtained via leasing company Air Lease Corporation. While this is not a new...

Alaska struggles with its Airbus fleet

The August On-Time data has been published and we note that Alaska Airlines continues to struggle to integrate the Virgin America fleet. The following table lays out the case, showing the fleet breakdown and average arrival delays in minutes. The 2019 numbers are...

US airline market concentration at 3Y18

Consolidation among US airlines has seen a sharp rise in the market power of a few very big companies. Looking only at the 3Y18 numbers we see the following. The big three account for over 60% of the market. Adding number four takes the concentration to over 70%. The...

US airline industry fleet concentration

As of the 2Q18, here is where we stood with the US airline industry in-service fleet. The top four airlines accounted for 79% of the fleet. That is concentrated and clearly points to industry followers needing to be au fait with oligopoly economics to understand the...

Alaska struggles with its Airbus fleet

Oct 17, 2019 | Alaska

The August On-Time data has been published and we note that Alaska Airlines continues to struggle to integrate the...

US airline market concentration at 3Y18

Feb 1, 2019 | Airlines, Alaska, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Regional Airlines, Republic Air, SkyWest, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines

Consolidation among US airlines has seen a sharp rise in the market power of a few very big companies. Looking only at...

US airline industry fleet concentration

Sep 13, 2018 | Airlines, Alaska, Allegiant, American Airlines, Cape Air, Delta Air Lines, Frontier, Go Air, Hawaiian, Horizon Air, JetBlue, Mesa, Regional Airlines, Republic Air, SkyWest, Southwest Airlines, Spirit, Sun Country, Trans States, United Airlines

As of the 2Q18, here is where we stood with the US airline industry in-service fleet. The top four airlines accounted...

Are aging fleets a problem?

May 14, 2018 | Aeroflot, Air Canada, Air China, Air France KLM, Airlines, Alaska, Allegiant, American Airlines, American Eagle, ANA, Austrian, Avianca, Azul, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Eastern, China Southern, Delta Air Lines, El Al, Emirates, Ethiopian Air, Etihad, Iran Air, Iran Aseman, Japan Airlines, JetBlue, KLM, Latam, Lufthansa, Mahan Air, Qantas, Qatar, SA Airlink, Singapore Airlines, SkyWest, South African, Southwest Airlines, Turkish Air, Ukraine, United Airlines, Utair, WestJet

With another two stories today about in-flight component failures (Southwest, Sichuan), we are being reminded that...

Pondering the US DoC tariff on Bombardier

Oct 11, 2017 | Airbus, Alaska, American Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, Delta Air Lines, Douglas, Embraer, Frontier, Hawaiian, JetBlue, Northwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit, United Airlines

If one limits the active airline passenger fleet In the United States to between 100-150 seats, then as of 2Q17 there...

SkyWest buys more E-Jets

Oct 2, 2017 | Alaska, Delta Air Lines, Embraer, SkyWest

Embraer made another big win this morning with its E-175 in the US. SkyWest is taking another 20 (a firm order). Of...

SkyWest order for 25 E175s

Sep 6, 2017 | Alaska, Bombardier, Delta Air Lines, Embraer, SkyWest

Embraer and SkyWest announced a deal for 25 E175s. Ten of these are 76-seaters for Alaska Airlines. The other...

A321neo first delivery and big expectations

Apr 20, 2017 | Airbus, Airbus A321 Neo, Alaska, Boeing, Boeing 737 MAX, Boeing 737 NG, Virgin America

Airbus announced the delivery of the first A321neo today to US-based Virgin America - a brand soon to disappear into...

Cancellation fees

Oct 6, 2016 | Airlines, airTran, Alaska, Allegiant, American Airlines, American Eagle, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier, Hawaiian, Horizon Air, Mesa, Northwest Airlines, Republic Air, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways, Virgin America

Airlines have embraced ancillary fees as a way to make up for low fares. One of those fees was the "Reservation...

Delta’s CS100 selection – regional impact

May 11, 2016 | American Airlines, American Eagle, Bombardier, Delta Air Lines, Embraer, Expressjet, Horizon Air, Mesa, Mitsubishi, Pinnacle, Regional Airlines, Republic Air, SkyWest, Trans States, United Airlines

Less discussed, so far, in terms of follow on impact of Delta's decision to select the CS100 is its impact on the US...

Bombardier CSeries momentum

May 4, 2016 | Air Canada, Airbus, Alaska, Bombardier, Delta Air Lines, Embraer, JetBlue, Lufthansa, Virgin America

It has taken a long time to get here, but things may be moving faster than many realize. Bombardier has, for a long...

Embraer gets a big win

Apr 12, 2016 | Alaska, Embraer, Horizon Air, SkyWest

Embraer and Horizon Air signed a firm order for 30 E175 jets. The contract also includes options for another 33...

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