In an earlier post, we showed that at JFK Delta takes a lot more time taxiing than other airlines. The reaction led us to dig deeper into the data. Here’s what we find. Looking at 1H11 data from DoT, Delta…
Everyone who has flown has pondered this at one time or another, especially between 4:30pm and 8pm at a hub airport. Your flight pushes back from the gate and then the plane seems to drive for hours before getting to…
Delta Air Lines just sent out the following PR: “Funding for the FAA expired on July 23. At that time, Delta stopped collecting several taxes imposed on ticket sales, including a 7.5 percent tax on the base ticket price, a…
American Airlines did a brave thing today with its amr-aircraft from Airbus (260+365) and Boeing (200+100). If you are a fleet planner at United, Delta or Southwest, your stomach just took a very unpleasant turn. The US domestic fleet (except…
Today Skymark made it official. As the Airbus PR states: Views: 50
On Friday we had a chance to speak with AirCell’s, Norman Smagley, Executive Vice President and CFO. The firm has just announced another round of successful financing for $35m from its investors, this being added to $500m already invested in…