Southwest Airlines MAX Oct 1st
Southwest is proud of its new MAX fleet. It put out this PR on October 1st. So how did one go? A busy day, except for one awkward moment. The fleet went across the nation, building many hours – one…
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Oil and backlogs – A rejoinder
Recently we posted a premium article on single aisle backlogs that elicited some debate. This is welcomed because the subject is important and views will vary. The essence of our view is that we find the OEM target of a…
Cancellation fees
Airlines have embraced ancillary fees as a way to make up for low fares. One of those fees was the “Reservation Cancellation/Change Fee”. Air travel is an activity that comes with many disruptive factors, as anyone can testify. The US…
A Flight Ops Challenge – And the case for E-Taxi documented
E-taxi pioneers Wheeltug just released research (ground operations summary 31 Mar 2016) it undertook monitoring airport operations. The case for adding e-taxi capabilities to aircraft has tended to focus on saving fuel burn. But fuel burn is no longer such…
More 737-700 news
Yesterday the aviation world was aflutter over the United Airlines selection of the 737-700. And it was with good reason, as our chart showed, the -700 is ex-growth. Market interest is minimal. Then more news emerged about the -700 that,…
Norwegian starts another disruptive US service
Norwegian is an airline that is not waiting for the US to approve its plans. Yesterday the airline launched service between New York and the French Caribbean. Today its Baltimore’s turn. Boston is also part of this new service. Views:…