You can read the PR here. The MoU focuses on Southwest’s California operations. Archer focuses on offering to replace 60-to-90-minute car commutes with estimated 10-to-20-minute electric air taxi flights. Archer and Southwest plan to collaborate over the next few years…
We get lots of questions about the US airline industry’s performance. Here’s a model that summarises the performance of the US airlines (excluding regional brands). The model uses the DoT’s T2 dataset and essentially a snapshot at the end of…
As we enter summer travel season in the US, you might want to prepare for flight delays. Gate agents do their best but generally lack the information you need. You want to know why your flight is delayed because, by…
Elliott Investment Management‘s move on Southwest Airlines continues to elicit industry chatter. The initial reaction was surprising, but it soon became accepted that Southwest needed a shakeup. A key argument of this thinking goes like this: when you also consider…
Southwest Airlines, despite having competitive costs, as shown here , is not performing well, and underperforming its key peers. Change is needed. Several factors contribute to that underperformance, including senior management clinging to obsolete strategies as the industry continues to…
The US airline market is buzzing today. A great place to start on this story is Bill Swelbar’s comment. Southwest has been through a rough patch. But then again, which airline hasn’t? Elliot Investment Management‘s (EIM) move will create a…