JetBlue seems determined to get its deal done to acquire Spirit. A previous attempt to acquire Virgin American floundered as Alaska Airlines outbid it. More recently, JetBlue’s deal with American had to be abandoned. These experiences seem to reinforce JetBlue’s…
With the addition this week of Amsterdam Schiphol, the transatlantic network of JetBlue now covers three cities in Europe served from New York JFK and one from Boston. Boston-Amsterdam will follow on September 20, but that completes the European network of…
[UPDATED} With about a week to go until month end, new deliveries have taken a severe dip. Take a look at this table. With about 73% of the month done, deliveries are way down, about 50% lower than expected. Since…
Alan Mulally won his first “corporate fame” leading the 777 team at Boeing. He went on to run Ford and did an excellent job while he was there. He had some great sayings, and the one I like best is:…
The news is not great. Weather is hammering air travel in the US Northeast. The news is terrible even further south as the ripple effects spread. If you have air travel plans, you might want to think it over. Getting…
2023 began with a bang for Latin American carriers. We have seen almost everything in these first three months. From the announcement of new airlines to the cease of operations of three –possibly four– operators in the region, it has…