Two metrics we utilize to measure comparative aircraft efficiency are cost per seat or cost per seat mile. Both require knowing aircraft seating capacity. In that regard, the trend has been for more seats, rather than fewer for single-aisle aircraft.…
ULCCs are growing across the board,
How feasible is the improvement from today's 74 seat miles per gallon to 105 for the combined large ULCC by 2025?
[UPDATED] After we did a story on the changes in seating from 737-800 to 737 MAX8, several messages came and asked about a similar analysis on the A320eo to A320neo. Here it is. On average, operators have increased seating from…