The airline business is notoriously cyclical. It is also capital intensive. This combination provides an effective barrier to entry since capital sources typically don’t like cash flow gyrations. While those gyrations highlight industry risk, with risk comes opportunity. If an…
Regional airlines are finding it difficult to fill their pilot hiring requirements, as a shortage of qualified applications because of a change in a federal rule that raised the minimum number of flight hours for an entry-level first officer from…
A major theme at the 2014 RAA convention was the looming pilot shortage. Given the crucial role regional airlines play in the industry, a pilot shortage among regionals points to a coming shortage among the majors. Given the erratic cycles…
Great news for commercial aviation out today. Kudos to Inmarsat taking the lead here. Of course it is excellent PR for the firm, but it is huge news for airlines and passengers. In advance of the conference on aircraft tracking…
By Kathryn B. Creedy The ground-swell opposition for HR-4156 — The Transparent Air Fares Act — has resulted in many articles illustrating a distinct lack of understanding of a complex issue. Consumer advocates oppose the bill, allowing airlines to return…
It is quite common to see airlines deploying EFBs. These devices need no introduction. There are a number of airlines that are even deploying tablets in the cabin, e-Enabling cabin crews. But at Icelandair they are doing some really special…