Fuel Burn redux
Yesterday, given this quiet time of the year, we shared some data on the state of fuel burn among US airlines' single-aisle aircraft.
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Seat Miles/Gallon Fuel Burn Update
It’s a slow news time of the year. For those of you still at a desk looking for something aviation-related and distracting from what you’d rather be doing, let’s have some data fun. The chart below lists the fuel burn…
Rising fuel prices and the push for greener, sustainable aviation
With growing chatter about fuel burn and rising fuel prices, we kept digging in the data and came up with some interesting metrics for your consideration. The greener the number in the table the better. Our metric is seat miles…
Rising fuel costs for US airlines
Delta stated today on its earnings call its concern with rising fuel prices, and how this will negatively impact their earnings. The rise in traffic is welcome, but that rise may not be fast enough to offset rising fuel costs.…
Air France/KLM – Which has better fleet economics?
The European Union is different than other regions with respect to its focus on “green initiatives”, especially the commercial aviation sector. The European Commission has proposed a carbon tax on jet fuel from 2023 and the costs of running an…
The 50-seat “Problem”
The 50-seat regional jet problem is growing and it is pressing in the US. This was highlighted by United Airlines at the recent IATA AGM. While the problem is most pressing for United, the problem is system-wide. The “problem” is…