We updated our engine model from the Form 41 data and found some interesting results. We don’t have any answers, but the pictures tell a good story that prompts questions. Especially when you consider both airlines use GE engines on…
UPDATE – If the trend of rising fuel prices continues in the coming weeks, Qantas will have to raise ticket prices to recover costs. The Australian carrier said in a market update on September 25 that rising fuel costs will…
With just two weeks to go until the third quarter is over, various US airlines have fired warning shots over their financial results for Q3. Many cite rising labor expenses and oil prices and changing booking patterns as reasons for…
We noted the US airline industry has had a pilot problem before. That analysis won us no friends in the pilot community but encouragement from airline managers. So here we go again – pilot salaries are skyrocketing, and what is…
If hydrogen stands a chance to become the dominant fuel for aviation in Europe, national and/or EU policies are needed to incentivize production. Hydrogen can become price-competitive and even cheaper if taxes and carbon pricing on conventional fuels are introduced.…
Tier-1 supplier Spirit AeroSystems is to initiate a cost reduction program to reduce structural costs and improve profitability and cash flow in 2023. It says it needs to as production rates of the Boeing 737/MAX remain around 31 per month, Spirit…