US DoT T-2 Updated
The US DoT’s T-2 dataset may be the most useful for the areas we cover – it has many interesting data points. Several of our data models make use of this source, directly or in combination with other DoT datasets.…
Category Airlines
STARLUX bucks the trend by adding more aircraft
While almost all airlines struggle for survival and ponder how to recover from the Covid-crisis, some try to follow and adventurous and anti-cyclic route. This includes Taiwan’s STARLUX Airlines, an airline that launched operations right in the midst of the…
The Pandemic and US Airline Pilot Labor Relations
The hit came quickly in March. Traffic literally disappeared and US airlines scrambled to reconfigure their businesses. The switch was exceptionally tough because the industry had just completed its best year ever – record load factors, unfettered growth, and great…
T-100 Update
The US DoT recently updated its T-100 domestic data. Given the paucity of positive industry news and the aviation doldrums we find ourselves in, how about a data model to provide some unemotional sense of where we are? It’s said,…
The Top Ten Busiest US Airliners
As US airlines cut back and park most of their fleet, here’s data on the Top Ten busiest aircraft flown by US airlines through month-end August 2020. The numbers listed in the columns are flights during the month. Here’s…
US Airline Fleet Cleanup
The US airline industry continues to bring back aircraft gingerly and with consideration. The parking process was easy – put as much metal down in a hot dry place and wait. The waiting was smart – some airlines decided to…