Planning to fly this summer?
The data we are sharing is based on the US market using the US DoT On-Time data. But we think the guidance offered will apply just about anywhere. When you travel by air your concern is less about when your…
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Cracks in the MAX backlog?
It was going to happen, as the airline industry starts to sense a slowdown. The order splurge of the past few years was unprecedented. Between them, Airbus and Boeing are sitting on a seven-year backlog in single-aisle aircraft. But because…
Derisking fleets – the example of American Airlines
With its huge order in 2011, American not only secured 460 new fuel-efficient aircraft, but it also forced Boeing to launch the MAX. At the time, the win for Airbus at American was big news. Airbus had not sold an…
An interactive model showing US major airline traffic
Regular readers know we are building lots of data models. This next one is especially fun because it has more interactivity than the previous models we have published. This model uses T-100 Domestic Segment data and tracks passenger volume (ball…
More On-Time tracking
Here is an update to our US On-Time model. Select the city on the list and the model updates immediately. For simplicity, we show the major cities. The observant will notice the strange change in numbers from 2017 (lots of…
“Food for Purchase”
Air travel in the US has changed over the years. An early sacrifice to the god of profits was the airline meal. Not that airline meals were a celebratory item. How many jokes are there about airline meals? Here…