Labor Pains
The labor layoff news from American Airlines is the proverbial tip of the iceberg. The US air travel infrastructure is designed to move about 2.5 million people daily. The latest number (August 25) was 523,000 – or 22% of the…
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US Airline Financial Metrics
In recognition of the times, we are opening a subscriber model to our general audience. Regular readers have seen our charts showing the damage the industry is undergoing. The human cost is high and likely to rise – something that…
COVID’s impact on commercial pilots
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on today’s commercial airline pilots is a well-understood. It is as devastating on them as it is on everyone working within the commercial aviation silo. Every day we hear about more layoffs at airlines.…
Scope Clause and Covid-19
Scope Clause is something that is almost certainly an issue, along with furloughs, that is causing US pilots headaches. So, what are some of the options or scenarios that could play out? Let’s look at the big three US airlines…
From pilot shortage, to “Excess” to potentially excruciating shortage in five years
The US airline industry continues to suffer through its worst crisis. The downstream effects are slowly making their way through the general economy. If there was any question as to this impact of air travel constraint in the era of…
Embraer and Unmanned Air Cargo
This morning Embraer had this announcement: “EmbraerX, Embraer’s disruptive business subsidiary, announces its expansion into the commercial air cargo market, via a collaboration agreement with Elroy Air, at CES 2020. This collaboration will allow the companies to accelerate the unmanned…