It’s summer, and in the United States, that means traveling. The US is big, and the most time-efficient way to cover distance is flying. Fortunately, there is a plethora of choices. However, the scale of the market makes it susceptible…
If you’ve ever wondered what US airline fleet activity looks like, today we have something for you. We update this model approximately weekly. The model reports single-aisle and regional jets. The model has four pages, and you will discover a…
“Green Travel” is a much bigger theme in Europe than in the US. No matter where you stand on Net Zero (we are skeptical of Net Zero) or other broad-brush environmental polemics, the idea of a cleaner environment should not…
Another helpful way to use the US DOT T2 data is to create a snapshot of the US airline industry. The recent data is current through year-end 2024. Below is our public snapshot. A more detailed, 23-page version is available…
The US DoT T-100 traffic data for 2024 has been published, allowing us to update several models. Here’s one that looks at domestic US traffic. Select an airline to see how it performs and what its forecast looks like. While…
This idea has come and gone numerous times. Bill Swelbar (Chief Industry Analyst at The Swelbar-Zhong Consultancy) joins us to discuss it and its implications for the rest of the US airline industry. Another merger would probably not benefit the…