The next Battle of The Atlantic
There was a previous battle in world war two. The next one will not be violent but looks to be as belligerent. The next battle will be in the skies over the Atlantic as the newcomer LCCs pour capacity into…
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Evaluating United Airlines Fleet and Likely Future Actions
The third in our series of airlines fleets is United Airlines. United has the smallest fleet of the three mega-carriers. The table below lists the airline’s current fleet. Views: 49
Oil and backlogs – A rejoinder
Recently we posted a premium article on single aisle backlogs that elicited some debate. This is welcomed because the subject is important and views will vary. The essence of our view is that we find the OEM target of a…
United Airline’s A350-1000 Order decision
News that United might switch its A350-1000 order is interesting. Especially as this follows the recent decision to change the airline’s 737 order from earlier this year. A quick poll to see what your thoughts are. Views: 36
Cancellation fees
Airlines have embraced ancillary fees as a way to make up for low fares. One of those fees was the “Reservation Cancellation/Change Fee”. Air travel is an activity that comes with many disruptive factors, as anyone can testify. The US…
Fighting the Norwegian Approval?
Norwegian Air International filed an application to serve the US from Europe under the US-EU Open Skies agreement in late 2013 with the DoT. On April 15th of this year, 29 months later, the DOT tentatively approved their application. The…