Delta Air Lines is partnering with Maeve, providing operational expertise to the team developing a hybrid regional jet aircraft. The new jet is expected to reduce fuel consumption and emissions by around 40% using conventional jet fuel. Using sustainable aviation…
SkyWest, the largest operator of Embraer regional aircraft in the world, has placed a firm order for 60 Embraer E175 aircraft, with options for 50 additional aircraft. Deliveries of the new aircraft will begin in 2027. With a current…
SkyWest surpassed expectation in 1Q 2024. The carrier reported strong first quarter revenues and earnings as the US major airlines, including their regional affiliates, produced strong results. SkyWest operates regional flights for Delta, United, American, and Alaska Airlines, and carried…
Consolidation among US airlines has seen a sharp rise in the market power of a few very big companies. Looking only at the 3Y18 numbers we see the following. The big three account for over 60% of the market. Adding…
As of the 2Q18, here is where we stood with the US airline industry in-service fleet. The top four airlines accounted for 79% of the fleet. That is concentrated and clearly points to industry followers needing to be au fait…
With another two stories today about in-flight component failures (Southwest, Sichuan), we are being reminded that airplanes are vulnerable. There is nothing quite like an airline/airplane scary story to catch people’s attention. The industry safety statistics are too good to…