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US airline industry fleet concentration

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 oligopoly economics to understand the...

Trans States going to Republic?

Breaking news tonight comes from The Air Current about Trans States being bought by Republic. As the story points out, such a deal is likely to be a major blow to Mitsubishi and their MRJ ambitions. The other shoe to drop here is we can now see where Republic is...

Q&A with Mitsubishi

We addressed a series of questions to Mitsubishi after the recent delay news. Here is the verbatim Q&A. Responses from Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation: Yugo Fukuhara, Vice President and General Manager of Sales and Marketing MITAC has taken a number of delays so...

Delta’s CS100 selection – regional impact

Less discussed, so far, in terms of follow on impact of Delta's decision to select the CS100 is its impact on the US regional airline market. Any discussion on the US regional airline market brings up the scope clause issue. This week the RAA has its annual...

Trans States going to Republic?

Aug 2, 2018 | Embraer, Mitsubishi, premium, Republic Air, Trans States

Breaking news tonight comes from The Air Current about Trans States being bought by Republic. As the story points out,...

Q&A with Mitsubishi

Jan 31, 2017 | Bombardier, Embraer, Mitsubishi, SkyWest, Trans States

We addressed a series of questions to Mitsubishi after the recent delay news. Here is the verbatim Q&A. Responses...

Delta’s CS100 selection – regional impact

May 11, 2016 | American Airlines, American Airlines, Bombardier, Delta Air Lines, Embraer, Expressjet, Horizon Air, Mesa, Mitsubishi, Pinnacle, Regional Airlines, Republic Air, SkyWest, Trans States, United Airlines

Less discussed, so far, in terms of follow on impact of Delta's decision to select the CS100 is its impact on the US...

Premium #213 – The US Scope Clause – Aberration and Annoyance

Apr 12, 2016 | Airbus, American Airlines, American Airlines, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, Delta Air Lines, Embraer, Mitsubishi, Pinnacle, premium, Regional Airlines, Republic Air, SkyWest, Superjet, Trans States, United Airlines

"Scope Clauses" are collectively bargained contractual terms in pilot union agreements with US major carriers that...

US airline snapshot – testing the oligopoly

Jun 8, 2015 | Alaska, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier, Hawaiian, Jet Blue, Republic Air, SkyWest, Southwest Airlines, Trans States, United Airlines, US Airways, Virgin America

With the US airline industry consolidated, we would expect at least a short term discipline as the oligopoly finds its...

First Flight Delay for MRJ – but No Impact on EIS Expected

Apr 10, 2015 | ANA, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi MRJ, SkyWest, Trans States

Mitsubishi Heavy Industry announced a first flight delay for the MRJ, and that it has launched a new management...

Premium #145 – Will Capacity Discipline Hold in the US Airline Market?

Nov 11, 2014 | Airlines, Alaska, American Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier, Hawaiian, Horizon Air, Jet Blue, Mesa, premium, Regional Airlines, Republic Air, SkyWest, Southwest Airlines, Trans States, United Airlines, US Airways, Virgin America

The US airline industry has rebounded solidly, showing its best profit margins since 1999. With fuel prices dropping,...

First MRJ for Flight Test Begins Final Assembly Process

Oct 15, 2013 | Aerospace, ANA, Mitsubishi, Pratt & Whitney, SkyWest, Trans States

Final assembly of the first Mitsubishi Regional Jet has begun at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries facility in Nagoya,...