US Fortress Hubs
The US market has long been thought of as a market where airlines develop fortress hubs, from which they control their markets. But what does this look like? And how do these hubs compare? To answer these questions we took…
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America’s Top 20 Most Delayed Tail Numbers through August 2019
The US On-Time database offers a wealth of tidbits and here is one you may not have seen before. America’s Top Twenty most delayed tail numbers starting January 1st through August 31. The list is in descending order by percent…
US Airline Financial Performance Model
We have published a new model that analyzes the US airline industry (major airlines). Here are screenshots of each of the four pages to explain what we have. Subscribers can access the model and select an airline to see how…
Watch US airlines jockey for growth
The US airline industry has consolidated around a few big brands. But even so, there are interesting patterns to watch. The animated chart below shows ASM growth from 2010 through September 2019. Watch the big three jockey for leadership –…
The MAX problem trickles down from Dallas to Brazil
In June 2019 we wrote about how the Airbus decision to buy the C Series program put that program in a powerful position. The issue was clear then – Embraer could not take on Airbus alone. We saw how that…
Alaska struggles with its Airbus fleet
The August On-Time data has been published and we note that Alaska Airlines continues to struggle to integrate the Virgin America fleet. The following table lays out the case, showing the fleet breakdown and average arrival delays in minutes. …