Southwest’s New Livery
Southwest Airlines this morning revealed a new livery for its aircraft, as shown in the photo below. Let us know what you think. Views: 16
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Bigger airline, bigger planes, bigger delays and the estimated costs
Southwest has been the airline most admired in the United States for a long time. Its excellent crews more than make up for a lack of IFE with industry leading humor (do a YouTube search for examples). But today’s Southwest…
Premium #117 – Scimitar Cuts Fuel Burn
American Airlines/US Airways – now what?
The US DOJ, various state attorneys general and the District of Columbia have filed challenging the American Airlines (AA)–US Airways (US) merger. This news was not what was expected by industry followers. The previous merger between Delta and Northwest went…
STRETCH AND SQUISH – THE CHANGING NARROW BODY MARKET
The aircraft market, particularly for narrow-body airplanes, has been changing dramatically over the last two years. Airlines are seeking better seat-mile economics, both by ordering larger aircraft and by increasing seat density on existing aircraft to accommodate traffic growth. The…
The disruptive impact of an American and US Airways merger
There are many ways to look at the potential (and quite likely) merger of American Airlines and US Airways. There are the obvious issues everyone is talking about, but take a listen to the less obvious issues. The impact on…