Airbus today formally reduced its earnings and aircraft-delivery goals for the year due to continuing supply-chain issues. Delivery forecasts were cut from 800 to 770 aircraft this year. CEO Guillaume Faury indicated that the supply-chain situation was not getting better,…
Southwest Airlines, despite having competitive costs, as shown here , is not performing well, and underperforming its key peers. Change is needed. Several factors contribute to that underperformance, including senior management clinging to obsolete strategies as the industry continues to…
The US airline market is buzzing today. A great place to start on this story is Bill Swelbar’s comment. Southwest has been through a rough patch. But then again, which airline hasn’t? Elliot Investment Management‘s (EIM) move will create a…
Yesterday, there was a fascinating TRB meeting in DC. The airline’s subcommittee session was especially interesting. There were many discussions about whether and how air travel might have changed. What does the data show? We split up the traffic and…
IndiGo, the Delhi-based low-cost airline, plans to launch ten new domestic and international routes, Peter Elbers, its Chief Executive Officer, told the Economic Times on the sidelines of the International Air Transport Association’s Annual General Meeting in Dubai. The largest…
The absence of Bombardier and Gulfstream from EBACE this year continues the trend last year, when Gulfstream pulled out of NBAA last October. Now two high-end business jet manufacturers are finding that the expense of a major airshow dedicated to…