Today, news emerged that SMBC is the lessor for 20 A321neos ordered by United Airlines in April this year. The aircraft are from SMBC’s earlier order, with deliveries slated from 206 to 2027. This deal accounts for some of the 35…
The T-100 has been updated through June 2024. Here’s our updated model of US domestic traffic. Readers can track previous stories covering the T-100 here . This dataset is one of the most important produced by the US DoT. The…
The DB1B, the famous 10% ticket sample, offers insight into how the US airline market evolves. Using the market summary dataset, we offer four charts, each focusing on one industry segment. Some items: The ball size reflects traffic volume. The…
There’s been some chatter about whether the US is about to see a pullback on the number of flights. Does the data support this? This chart lists the number of flights by US airlines since the pandemic. The curves show…
After reporting an 11th consecutive quarterly loss last week, Spirit Airlines survival has come under question . The carrier is changing its strategy, creating three additional classes, including a premium class with first class seating, in addition to its…
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…