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Panic and Perspective

The news is growing ever more strident.  “We’re all gonna die!”  Yes, that is a true and accurate statement, but not just yet.  Most of us have decades to go before that happens.  Don’t let the panic scare you.  The…

Before the wheels fell off

Covid-19 really came on like a tsunami.  Here is what the US airline industry looked like through the year-end 2019.  Just another year of growth and the future looked sunny and bright. Traffic was strong all the way through the…

US Airlines start fleet rationalization

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With the Covid-19 pandemic in full swing, global airlines are cutting back mercilessly with a downstream impact being felt throughout the commercial aerospace supply chain.  On Friday Delta Air Lines, arguably the world’s best-run airline, announced it was grounding 300…

The COVID-19 EU Airline Ban Impact

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Several pundits were expecting this to happen yesterday.  The impact will be devastating to the EU airlines, many of them already hammered by declining traffic.  It needs to be mentioned again – airlines cannot divest expenses as quickly as they…