Airlines have embraced ancillary fees as a way to make up for low fares. One of those fees was the "Reservation...
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Employees and Enplanements – The US Experience
People like to make jokes about air travel in the US. It the staple of every dinner party and also great value for any...
What consolidation has wrought
US airlines have announced record profits - load factors are at all time highs. Fares are higher than you would think...
Premium #184 – Does Delta’s old aircraft strategy make sense?
In the US, Delta is famous for its decision to keep old aircraft flying, and has purchased second hand aircraft into...
US airline snapshot – testing the oligopoly
With the US airline industry consolidated, we would expect at least a short term discipline as the oligopoly finds its...
Premium #158 – Competition, Trust Busters and Barriers to Entry
The recent drop in oil prices has not resulted in an equivalent drop in air fares, as airlines are attempting to keep...
Premium #145 – Will Capacity Discipline Hold in the US Airline Market?
The US airline industry has rebounded solidly, showing its best profit margins since 1999. Â With fuel prices dropping,...
More 757 replacement considerations
As reactions to the disruptive longer range A321neo idea from Airbus percolates, we took a look at the key market for...
Premium #118 – 737 Usage in Pictures
We developed the AirInsight Index as a method to study airline operational performance. The tool has proven useful...
Settlement in American-USAiways Merger Suit with Justice Department
An agreement has been reached between the US Justice Department and American Airlines and USAirways. The proposed...
IATA Director General Supports AA-US Merger at Wings Club
At this month’s Wings Club meeting in New York last Thursday, Tony Tyler, CEO and Director General of IATA, the...
US Airways Media Day 2013 – The New American Airlines
Address by US Airways' Rob Isom and American Airlines' Beverly Goulet. These are the two hands on people driving the...