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US airline employment may have peaked

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The pandemic did a number on every business in the service sector.  US airlines were hit hard and, like everyone else, grabbed the PPP funding.   As traffic dropped off, airlines scrambled to lose employees.  The most expensive were offered buyouts…

ATR – a monopolist needing more ambition

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Commercial aviation essentially has two monopolies—Embraer for regional jets and ATR for turboprops. ATR reported their 2023 numbers, and, no surprise, they look good. ATR targets book-to-bill >1 in 2024 Sales and deliveries surge by 53% and 44%, respectively, vs…