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This will be the last Flyer of 2023! It’s been an awesome year for the airline industry as demand came back in a big way, perhaps even more than expected. With 2024 on the horizon, everyone is keen to see how recovery continues to look. Airlines certainly continue to remain …more
Another week and another special edition of the Flyer coming on a Saturday. Let’s hope this trend doesn’t continue. Here’s what’s going on around the airline industry this week. Interesting Aviation News Interesting Aviation Fact Did you know that commercial aircraft are struck by lightning 1-2 times per year on …more
This is a special edition of the Flyer, coming on a Saturday since I just ran out of time yesterday. Hopefully a good start to your Monday morning. The biggest story in aviation this week was, without a doubt, the news that Alaska Airlines is acquiring Hawaiian Airlines. From all that I …more
This week was the Dubai Airshow, and it didn’t disappoint! Here’s the link to the main page where you can see some videos and information about it. Interesting Aviation News Interesting Aviation Fact A few weeks ago, I used a photo from Matt’s flight on Eastern Airlines. I mentioned that it was …more
Let’s see what’s going on around the airline industry this week. Interesting Aviation News Interesting Aviation Fact In the Flyer I’ve talked about a lot of different airlines. Here’s one that you probably haven’t heard of: JANET Airlines. And even if you have heard of it, it’s unlikely that you know …more
Interesting Aviation News Interesting Aviation Fact I’ve enjoyed getting the weekly newsletter from Visual Approach Analytics, who focus on data in the airline industry. In this week’s newsletter, two charts were shared that represent the busiest routes in the world by number of seats. The first is just a bar chart …more
This week’s biggest news was certainly the sudden and unexpected announcement that Akbar Al Baker would be retiring/resigning as CEO of Qatar Airways. I can always tell a big news story based on the number of people who send me articles about it, and this time there was no shortage. It appears …more
Hope everyone at PROS is enjoying the recharge day and if you’re flying, enjoy the view from the window seat! It’s time for earnings in the US, so the big airlines have kicked things off. There’s always a lot of good industry level detail in those. Interesting Aviation News Interesting …more
It felt like a bit of a slow week in the airline industry, but that is likely to change next week as the quarterly earnings calls get fully underway. One thing to watch as the earnings start coming out is the difference in numbers for the “big 4” US airlines …more
The topic of airline dynamic pricing across seats and ancillaries has taken the industry by storm in the last few years. Whether you are talking to airlines about the future of revenue management, attending conferences, or reading research, airline dynamic pricing comes up everywhere. However, the definition of dynamic pricing varies …more
This week saw a long-standing FAA designation against Mexico reversed. The background is that the US FAA downgraded Mexico’s air safety rating …more
Let’s see what’s going on in the aviation industry this week! Interesting Aviation News Interesting Aviation Fact A few months ago, I …more
Revenue management (RM) is the science behind offering the right product at the right price to the right customer at the right …more
You may have noticed a break in the Flyers the last few weeks. I was on paternity leave, so I decided to …more
You may have noticed that I missed last week’s flyer, so this week I have a few stories from last week, as …more
Revenue management is valuable to the airline when a free (or close to free) market exists that allows for charging a price …more
Last week the biggest story in aviation (at least in my opinion) was the operational issues faced by United. In what seems …more
We’re entering the holiday weekend in the US (and Canada) and the airlines are expecting big numbers. Unfortunately, the beginning of the …more
The Paris Airshow has been going on throughout this week. In addition to being the largest airshow in the world, it is also a …more
The story of airlines tackling their NDC strategy continues to evolve. Lufthansa kicked things off with their surcharge for booking outside of …more
Here are some stories from around the airline industry this week. Links Interesting Aviation Fact Speaking of visibility issues from the smoke, …more
As shared in last week’s Flyer, the Memorial Day Weekend was expected to be a boom for airlines and surpass the 2019 …more
This week was Outperform 2023 in Denver, and it was a huge success with a total turnout of over 700 people. The …more
Welcome to the Justin Time blog. My name is Justin Jander. I’m in product management for the airline products at PROS and …more
