How US airlines and airports waste your time
Flying in the US is back to the bad old days. Take a look at this table—the 2024 numbers are through February. After the pandemic, arrivals are later than ever. Look at all that red! If we look at the…
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Interesting US airline data points through April 2024
Compiling and updating models takes up a large part of every day. But there is beauty in data. Here are some tidbits from the models compiling US airline fleets and the daily data from TSA. Top 40 Busiest aircraft (by…
US airline employment may have peaked
The pandemic did a number on every business in the service sector. US airlines were hit hard and, like everyone else, grabbed the PPP funding. As traffic dropped off, airlines scrambled to lose employees. The most expensive were offered buyouts…
U.S. Air Carrier Traffic And Capacity Summary
The US DoT updated its T-1 dataset through January 2024, so we updated our model and decided this might be a neat item to share. There are six pages to go through. Remember to click the double-headed arrow at the…
International Travel Market Recovery – Fleet Implications
The air travel market recovery has been stronger than expected and continues to show robust signs. The pandemic hit the travel sector hard, and as a primarily service industry, the labor impact was horrendous. Now that traffic seems to be…
US Airline Fleets at 1Q24
Another month’s end brings an opportunity to review the changing US airline fleet. The state we see here started years ago . Airline fleet updates are always big news. Here are some of the trends. Regional Aircraft The fleet saw…