Southwest Airlines MAX Oct 1st
Southwest is proud of its new MAX fleet. It put out this PR on October 1st. So how did one go? A busy day, except for one awkward moment. The fleet went across the nation, building many hours – one…
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The Single Aisle Segment – some perspective
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…
Oil and backlogs – A rejoinder
Recently we posted a premium article on single aisle backlogs that elicited some debate. This is welcomed because the subject is important and views will vary. The essence of our view is that we find the OEM target of a…
Cancellation fees
Airlines have embraced ancillary fees as a way to make up for low fares. One of those fees was the “Reservation Cancellation/Change Fee”. Air travel is an activity that comes with many disruptive factors, as anyone can testify. The US…
Boeing Finalizes a Larger 737 MAX 7 Design
At the Farnborough Air Show, Boeing announced it had finalized its design for the 737 MAX 7, adding two rows of seats and utilizing the same wing as the 737 MAX 8. This should both simplify production of the two…