US Fortress Hubs
The US market has long been thought of as a market where airlines develop fortress hubs, from which they control their markets. But what does this look like? And how do these hubs compare? To answer these questions we took…
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America’s Top 20 Most Delayed Tail Numbers through August 2019
The US On-Time database offers a wealth of tidbits and here is one you may not have seen before. America’s Top Twenty most delayed tail numbers starting January 1st through August 31. The list is in descending order by percent…
Insight: Monday 4 November 2019: What if you built a plane nobody wanted to fly?
News The news this weekend was that American Airlines Flight Attendants are concerned about flying on the 737 MAX following Dennis Muilenburg’s testimony before Congress, as are two others. When airline professionals publicly express concern regarding the safety of an…
US Airline Financial Performance Model
We have published a new model that analyzes the US airline industry (major airlines). Here are screenshots of each of the four pages to explain what we have. Subscribers can access the model and select an airline to see how…
Watch US airlines jockey for growth
The US airline industry has consolidated around a few big brands. But even so, there are interesting patterns to watch. The animated chart below shows ASM growth from 2010 through September 2019. Watch the big three jockey for leadership –…
Fleet changes
As US airlines continue to update their fleets we can see how the updates are evolving by tracking the T-100 database. The April 2019 data was released and here is an update from our model. Subscribers can drill down into…