United CEO Scott Kirby has been in the news again. From a media viewpoint, that’s great. The industry needs mavericks to keep it interesting. We’ve previously opined, based on the data, that United is about to eclipse, or has eclipsed,…
United Airlines has been making waves for some time. This shift can be attributed to Scott Kirby’s arrival and his relentless efforts to take the airline to the #1 spot. Based on our metrics, we think he can fairly claim,…
United Airlines has abandoned 10 planned regional routes out of Chicago O’Hare — Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, plus a planned Guadalajara service. Alaska Airlines dropped seven routes — three seasonal Puerto Vallarta services, plus smaller California and regional…
Last week saw a flutter of news around the A321XLR. This was driven Patrick Quayle, United’s senior vice president of global network planning and alliances, told The Air Current that the range originally presented by Airbus was “a lot further…
This analysis is likely to come across as fingernails on the blackboard for many. The thesis is data driven, and we’re going to walk readers through it, data point by data point. You might still disagree, but you’ll see where…
United Airlines has hundreds of lie-flat business class seats sitting in storage, ordered years ago for a Boeing 737 MAX 10 that still isn’t in service. The seats are Elevate’s Altitude — an aisle-facing herringbone suite, adapted in a slightly…