Here is an update through April 14. Please use the double-headed arrow to optimize viewing for your monitor. You can click on any of the years and see the chart expand into months and days. The following chart shows that…
For this week’s Friday data fun, we share a model that displays the big four US airlines by fleet types and average age. Please the menu on the left to select aircraft type. Notes: Regionals—Southwest has none, so its chart…
United Airlines is among the world’s largest airlines. It is also amid an aggressive felt update, taking models from both OEMs. This makes it a helpful litmus test for how the OEMs are doing. OEM performance also guides how the…
We have been analyzing and publishing data models based on U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) datasets for several years. This experience has given us some confidence that we understand the various datasets. We feel comfortable with the data rhythms, if…
We are 79 days into 2025, and United has taken delivery of 22 new aircraft YTD as of this writing. It’s 7:45 am US East Coast time, so more may be delivered later today. Last year, Southwest took a new…
The US DoT T-100 traffic data for 2024 has been published, allowing us to update several models. Here’s one that looks at domestic US traffic. Select an airline to see how it performs and what its forecast looks like. While…