Observers of the commercial aviation space would do well to study game theory. First, because it helps to better understand the choices facing the two primary players. Second, because it helps one better comprehend possible next steps and the downstream…
As US airlines navigate their way through the pandemic, it has become clear that each airline takes slightly different paths to seek their lowest seat cost production. While seeking the lowest seat cost is a perennial goal for all airlines, …
As US airlines race to prepare for returning traffic, there is a scramble for capacity. It is the nature of this business that one has to always have extra capacity to deploy quickly. When an opportunity appears, first-mover advantage is…
Another flutter of news seems to suggest that Boeing is back at work on the NMA. This project has seen waxing and waning over several years. The industry chatterati agree on one thing – Boeing must do this project. Let’s…
Hawaiian Airlines is a good example of an airline that deploys “middle of the market” sized aircraft. They have a small high-frequency short-haul fleet for inter-island traffic. But island to mainland service is a good place for a middle of…
It’s just a number, but nevertheless a milestone to Airbus: the delivery of its 12.000th airliner. Not from its home territory in Europe, but from the Airbus Canada factory in Mirabel that became part of the global OEM only last…