There have been several published stories about how Southwest is looking at other aircraft than Boeing. Even though the airline has its entire history wrapped up with Boeing, and a fleet change will cause a lot of disruption, it is…
India’s IndiGo surprised a few on October 29 by announcing a bumper-order for 300 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft. It is one of the biggest orders with a single customer if you don’t include a similar big deal in 2017 for 430…
We were as surprised as anyone to see this news. But then stepping back to think about it, there is some logic to this. First, the Russians have something Norwegian wants. And the Russians are negotiating from their strengths. Second,…
We have published a new model that analyzes the US airline industry (major airlines). Here are screenshots of each of the four pages to explain what we have. Subscribers can access the model and select an airline to see how…
Since 2015, Indigo has had an unassaiblelead in passenger traffic The loss of Jet was a big hit but the others stepped into the breach quickly The main beneficiaries of the loss of Jet appear to SpiceJet and GoAir. Not…
The US airline industry has consolidated around a few big brands. But even so, there are interesting patterns to watch. The animated chart below shows ASM growth from 2010 through September 2019. Watch the big three jockey for leadership –…