Labor Pains
The labor layoff news from American Airlines is the proverbial tip of the iceberg. The US air travel infrastructure is designed to move about 2.5 million people daily. The latest number (August 25) was 523,000 – or 22% of the…
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On-Time through July
With the DoT’s On-Time database updated here’s our flight planner updated model. As we have stated before, if you’re going to fly domestic US legs start early. As the day ages, schedules fall apart. The model allows you to select…
SAS sees some improvements as its seeks support from shareholders
SAS is facing a crucial month of September as the airline is seekings bondholder and shareholder approval for its SEK 14.25 billion recapitalization plan. With support from the Swedish and Danish governments and major shareholder Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation,…
Emirates has appetite for smaller 787s rather than big 777-9s
Emirates is set to announce a revision of its Boeing 777X order as it prefers to have more 787-9s over 777-9s. In an interview with Arabian Business on August 21, Chief Operating Officer Adel Al Redha confirmed that the composition…
LATAM reduces workforce by 7.100 – more to come
Latin-America’s LATAM Group has reduced its workforce by almost 7.100 since the start of Q2 and is in the process of a significant reduction in fleet size as it continues to restructure under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. On August 18,…
Qantas restructuring kicks off as FY20 produces A$-2.7 billion underlying loss
Qantas is on target with its three-year recovery plan to exit the current crisis but it will take some measures before it can emerge as a healthy airline again. The Australian airline reported a A$124 million underlying profit but a…