Why is your flight delayed?
As we enter summer travel season in the US, you might want to prepare for flight delays. Gate agents do their best but generally lack the information you need. You want to know why your flight is delayed because, by…
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Does data support Scott Kirby’s ULCC assessment?
United’s CEO said Frontier is “going out of business.” This comment caused a lot of industry chatter. After all, the model espoused by ULCCs has worked very well. Ryanair is doing a roaring business in Europe. Why can’t that work…
Alaska Airlines 1Q24 earnings
You know it was an awful event when the airline’s earnings report starts off talking about a near disaster. The airline reports that “Air Group’s first quarter operation and results were significantly impacted by Flight 1282 in January and the…
US On-time January – interesting cancellation impacts
The January data that was published provides some interesting data points. We are updating the models. The following charts examine the percentage of flights canceled for selected US airlines that show obvious signs of disruptive cancellations. The industry average for…
US Airline Boeing 737 MAX Operations
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US Airlines force change at Boeing, Delta excluded
A fascinating piece by The Air Current notes: “It was the CEOs of United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and Alaska Airlines who ultimately catalyzed a change in leadership at the top of Boeing.” Boeing’s immediate future will elicit endless…