Between January 2020 and April 2020, the US airline industry went from a pilot shortage to a surplus. And that surplus is big – the US airlines average 12 pilots per aircraft. US airlines parked hundreds of aircraft as traffic…
With the DoT’s On-Time database updated here’s our flight planner updated model. As we have stated before, if you’re going to fly domestic US legs start early. As the day ages, schedules fall apart. The model allows you to select…
Yesterday the FAA issued its list of four key items on the MAX that need to be fixed and asked for public comment. You can see the FAA’s 96-page preliminary document here. This is the event the industry has been…
The US airline industry continues to experiment, under severe (and mounting) pressure to find the optimal/least painful network deployment. We updated our models through the month-end and discovered that an under-reported factor bears consideration. Before the pandemic plunge, several smaller…
Another model update and tweak. In our Public Data Models , we have one titled Activity Tracker Model. Once you open the model please take a look at page 2. Here we list the Top 50 busiest passenger aircraft in…
As we dig deeper into the US airline operations in 2020 we have another model to share with readers. What we have here is a track of flights from January 1, 2020, through July 23, 2020. We expect to update…