Airline schedules are by definition built far into the future, typically up to 360 days ahead. During normal times this is not that difficult. Traffic growth follows predictable patterns by season and reasonably predictable growth. Not anymore. Take a look at the...
Readers know airline time isn’t free. As a passenger, you pay with your time when a flight is delayed, with scant hope of compensation. That Contract of Carriage was not written for the benefit of the traveler. What happens when we look at time from the view...
In the US, and probably globally, fuel represents about 40% of airline operating costs. Cutting fuel burn is going to remain a prime focus at every airline. The case to retire aircraft is driven by MRO costs, but even if an aircraft has acceptable maintenance costs,...
Eighteen aircraft from six US airlines have been commissioned by the US Department of Defense to assist with the evacuation of US citizens from Kabul (Afghanistan). For the first time in eighteen years, the DoD has activated the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) to...
As US airlines race to prepare for returning traffic, there is a scramble for capacity. It is the nature of this business that one has to always have extra capacity to deploy quickly. When an opportunity appears, first-mover advantage is crucial. In an oligopoly (and...
