Airline schedules are by definition built far into the future, typically up to 360 days ahead. During normal times this is not that difficult. Traffic growth follows predictable patterns by season and reasonably predictable growth. Not anymore. Take a look at the...
The US DoT offers several interesting datasets. One that is good to dig into is the B-43 Fleet Inventory, recently updated through year-end 2020. Take a look at this model. Remember to click the double-headed arrow to maximize the viewing. As US airlines emerge from...
As US airlines race to prepare for returning traffic, there is a scramble for capacity. It is the nature of this business that one has to always have extra capacity to deploy quickly. When an opportunity appears, first-mover advantage is crucial. In an oligopoly (and...
Here’s the updated model – please remember to click the double arrow at the bottom right, please. MAX orders are rolling in. Alaska ordered 13 more. Southwest just took another 34 MAX7s. Total MAX7s for that airline is now 243 and getting closer to the...
With the highly useful T2 dataset updated through year-end 2020, we now can share pictures of how fleet changes impacted US airlines. The biggest impact we see is the rise of the A321 and the shrink in the 757. Notice that this change occurred in 2015. Notice also...
