Ruffling MAX7 feathers
Two stories (one from The Air Current and our own) a week ago about a potential switch of Southwest Airlines away from the MAX7 to the A220 attracted attention. So, a week later, time to dig in some more as…
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US airlines 2020: Spirit loss at 428.7 million, but Delta worst performer
Delta Air Lines kicked off the fiscal year 2020-results presentation on January 14, being the first US airline to have analyzed the numbers of the deep red year. In the coming weeks, we will update this story on all the…
Alaska Airlines and Airbus vs Boeing
There is, apparently, a “Great Fleet Question” going on at Alaska Airlines. The A319s are out because they were the “least efficient aircraft” in the fleet. Instead, the airline will acquire MAX9s as replacements – the airline does not explain…
US Airline fleet activity through September
What patterns do we find among the US airlines as they try to recover and stabilize their schedules in the midst of uncertain traffic flows? Here’s what we find among the major US airlines for single-aisle aircraft, through September YTD. …
As US airline layoffs start
This is an updated model we published some months ago. Perhaps at the time, it was not apparent just how badly the US airlines were out of balance. The US airline industry has hundreds of highly articulate people who are…
A US Airline Industry Summary in Pictures
Sometimes it is hard to grasp just how much of a hit the US airline industry is taking. Probably over a million words have been published about this by now. How about a few pictures to illustrate how severely the…