1Q20 US Airline Fleet Numbers
Take a look at just how much damage COVID has done to US airline fleets. The fleet data we have is through 1Q20 and, as we know, it only got worse since then. Much worse. Bear in mind that several…
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Slow way back to recovery
Friday, May 15. In recent days, airlines have been announcing a gradual return to flying again. The picture is diffuse, with some offering limited services from the second half of May and others extending their suspensions. So we update our…
US DoT Traffic data February 2020
The DoT released its update to the T-100D for February, so we updated our model. Typically this for subscribers, but given the COVID madness we are all in, why not share it? Views: 23
Running an airline must be hell
Imagine running a business as complex as an airline. There are so many exogenous factors to consider – the weather is an obvious one and, of course, the regular contagions like wars, SARS, COVID, and financial meltdowns. Then you have…
US airline Op Margins – How it was supposed to be
Remember, back in the mists of time, before the Virus? It feels like so long ago. Back then the world seemed so “normal”. Here is how our model was forecasting future operating margins for the big US airlines based on…
American: 2.2 billion Q1 loss – fleet reduced by 100
American Airlines reported a $-2.2 billion Q1 net loss on April 30, four times the size of its main competitor Delta ($-422 million). This includes special items, otherwise, the result would have been $-1.1 billion. Still, it is another indication…