PR: United today set a new standard of inflight connectivity by signing the industry’s largest agreement of its kind with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s fast, reliable Wi-Fi service to the airline’s mainline and regional aircraft fleet, for free. United customers will…
Today’s news items for Boeing center about the 777-9, with an additional cracked components found, and why United won’t buy the airplane. Cracks have been found on a fourth 777-9 test aircraft, reinforcing the seriousness of the issue with 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…
Arguably, your correspondent’s favorite subject is the middle of the market. Some “data reporting anomalies” have been examined and revised. We will be digging into that soon enough. Meanwhile, here’s our updated MoM Metrics Model. Despite American parking its 767-300ERs,…
United Airlines released its second quarter 2024 earnings yesterday. With pre-tax earnings of $1.7 billion and a pre-tax margin of 11.6%, the company posted adjusted diluted earnings per share of $4.14, in line with guidance. The company reiterated expectations for full-year adjusted…