Take a look at how oil prices are dropping. This should be great news for the airline industry. And with the Coronavirus keeping people off flights in the world’s fastest-growing travel market, fuel demand is going to remain below production. …
The US DoT data for 2018 has been published. Analyzing the numbers we generated preliminary data comparing fuel cost numbers for the MAX and NEO. (There may still be some gaps to fill) We stuck to fuel costs to minimize…
IATA DG Tony Tyler spoke in front of an audience of airline chiefs and regulators in Singapore, saying that airline industry profitability remained fragile despite $36bn in industry profits forecast for 2016. See more on this speech here. So what…
Indigo Partners Managing Partner Bill Franke is an industry legend. His background in the industry is not only long, but global. His business has invested in LCCs all over the world. This means his industry view is not exclusively US-oriented.…
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) published intriguing news. The story is about how US airlines are dealing with higher fuel costs. But this chart is the part we find most interesting. It shows that US airlines have improved their…
Oil prices are critical to airlines, the highest single element of cost. But when prices come down, the pressure often temporarily comes off, depending on whether the airlines are stuck with higher priced hedges. The impacts can be quite significant…