Alitalia fleet
Pity the traveler with a ticket on Alitalia. Pity, even more, the firm that is doing business with the airline. CNBC has a good summary of the airline’s financial woes. What happens if the airline is shut down? At present…
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IndiGo selects the ATR 72-600
ATR announced today it has a deal with IndiGo for 50 ATR72-600s. The deal allows the airline to reduce that number if necessary. The first delivery should be before year end. IndiGo is in a rapid growth spurt. It has…
Premium #328 – Comparing US airline fleet size, taxi times and flights
An airline typically tries to sell tickets roughly three weeks before any given flight to stockpile cash. The airline then operates the flights and ultimately pays vendors about 120 days later. This is oversimplified, but it represents the general industry…
The correlation between airline ground time and profits
Airlines know that fast turnarounds mean profits – Southwest advertised ten-minute turns back in 1982. While there have been various claims about turnaround times, there has been a shortage of data to help determine just how important this factor is…
Premium – Air China Fleet Review
Air China is the flag carrier of the People’s Republic of China. The airline brand is one of six created from the 1988 breakup of what was CAAC. Air China took over CAAC’s international routes and also its long-haul fleet. …
Airline taxi and air times
Airlines make money when their aircraft are moving, especially in the air. But it turns out that a significant amount of airline time is spent on the ground. We looked at the 24-month period from January 2015 through December 2016. …