On-Time Update
We now have the data for December 2019 and our models are being updated over the course of today. Here is our public model on flight performance for US airlines and it also shows you the times of day where…
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Payload and Fuel Burn
What happens when you decide to treat people as payload? The DoT allows for an average weight of 209 pounds per passenger. So, doing some math, we can get the weight of people, their bags and the mail. Then divide…
The US Airline Origin and Destination Survey
The US DoT has a plethora of data sets, and as we model more of them, it becomes clear that these databases offering tremendous insight into the market. The sheer size of the datasets has been a hurdle for most…
Understanding and Comparing Fuel Burn among US Airlines
Although fuel prices are dropping again, this has not proven to be a long term trend. Suppliers always try to react by cutting supply in an attempt to push prices up again. Invariably there are cheaters (oligopoly rules get broken).…
Updated DoT data – Updated Model
Using the updated T2 data we updated our US airline ASM model. The race among the big three is intense. A revitalized United is chasing Delta. American seems to have lost its mojo. Looking at the big four , they…
Willie Walsh: the man who helped shape Europe’s airline industry
Willie Walsh made no secret about his desire to retire as International Airlines Group (IAG) CEO before reaching the age of 60 in October 2021. He repeated it during last November’s Capital Markets Day, but on January 9, IAG confirmed…