The madness that is impacting Europe now includes bomb threats against airlines. Yesterday and today, several threats were received, causing flight disruptions. Some aircraft were diverted to other airports while others landed safely. No bombs have been found, and the…
Our latest model update tracking US airlines’ domestic air travel dynamics highlights a clear structural trend: the rebalancing between corporate and leisure demand has reached a definitive baseline. While early post-pandemic years saw dramatic swings, current data confirms the domestic…
Google will acquire deidentified Spirit Airlines data after winning a bankruptcy auction with a $10 million bid. The records include employee emails, Teams messages, code repositories, financial and pricing data, operating and maintenance records, calendars, and disruption history—offering a rare archive of…
Airports don’t build buffers—airlines do. When we look at US airline schedule padding, we aren’t looking at a metric designed or controlled by airport operators. Instead, we are looking at an airline’s reaction to real-world friction. Schedule padding is essentially a…
All Nippon Airways has placed a follow-up order with Embraer for eight E190-E2s, which will be operated on an ACMI contract by IBEX from 2028. The order was approved by ANA’s Board meeting on Wednesday. ANA confirmed its first E2-order…
In the recently published market forecasts of all three OEMs, two regions are of particular interest given recent events: the Middle East and Africa. The former is in the spotlight as tensions around Iran continue, while the latter is consistently…