One of today’s best panels was titled the “Fleet Managers” and moderated by Helane Becker from Cowen & Co. On the panel were Nathaniel Pieper from Delta, Jude Bricker from Allegiant and Jose Yunda from Avianca. Mr Pieper started off…
Many airlines have been deploying tablets as EFBs and more recently as cabin devices for flight attendants to handle customer facing issues. Its good to see that United Airlines is handling its 23,000 flight attendants each an iPhone 6+. United’s…
There were two large aircraft orders last week, one for 50 aircraft at Delta and another for 10 aircraft at Kuwait Airlines. Their economics, implications, and contribution to the bottom line of the aircraft OEM, however, appear to be quite…
The US airline industry has rebounded solidly, showing its best profit margins since 1999. With fuel prices dropping, the potential for even better airline financial performance appears on the horizon, positively impacting airline equities. Historically, there has always been either…
As reactions to the disruptive longer range A321neo idea from Airbus percolates, we took a look at the key market for this aircraft. Take a look at the tables below: there are 636 (~65% of all 757s delivered) Boeing 757s…
Rumors about a Boeing 757 replacement from Airbus have been swirling for months. Many industry followers have been discussing the Boeing 757 replacement “gap” – because the aircraft OEMs today tout as replacements, the A321neo and 737MAX9, don’t quite meet…