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
This week saw a long-standing FAA designation against Mexico reversed. The background is that the US FAA downgraded Mexico’s air safety rating to a category 2 in May 2021. This had a huge impact on the market share of the Mexican airlines in the US-Mexico market. This week, the air …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
