Airlines are juggling fleets to optimize for a slow traffic recovery. This is a challenge the industry has never had to face before. 9/11 was a short term adjustment because travel demand was still there. Now travel demand has dropped…
What patterns do we find among the US airlines as they try to recover and stabilize their schedules in the midst of uncertain traffic flows? Here’s what we find among the major US airlines for single-aisle aircraft, through September YTD. …
It increasingly clear that this pandemic provides US airlines with a great opportunity to rationalize fleets that had grown organically based on the near ending demand growth. Older aircraft were retired after they were really old – especially at Delta.…
When looking at ways to offer the most cost-effective airline seat in the current market, you might have thought this would be delivered by a regional jet. After all, why fly ~160 seats when you only have ~50 passengers? But…
Mitsubishi has been castigated for its MRJ and SpaceJet program. However, take a look at what it accomplished by doing the CRJ deal with Bombardier. Not only did the lawsuit go away (remember that ?), but Mitsubishi now has a…
Mitsubishi has pulled back from the market. Years of delays and fumbles have left the program in a very uncertain light. Deals with US airlines are now clearly up for grabs. Covid was actually an opportunity for Mitsubishi as the…