The Air Current

Courtney Miller is Managing Director of Analysis for The Air Current. Miller most recently spent 10-years with Bombardier Aerospace, serving as director, North America sales for the company’s commercial aircraft line and led airline marketing and analysis for the western hemisphere for airlines in North and South America and the community of global aircraft lessors. Miller is also founder of visualapproach.io, where he merged industry history and analysis with insightful and beautiful data visualization to illustrate contemporary trends. Miller is a 3,000-hour U.S. airline pilot and began his career flying for U.S. regional airline Comair. He holds a Masters of Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle University and a Bachelors of Science in Aviation Technology from Purdue University. He is based in the Dallas, Texas Metroplex.

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  • Courtney Miller
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Rising interest rates give aircraft lessors heartburn

Despite a roaring travel recovery, lessors face unique challenges moving their aircraft.
  • Analysis
  • Courtney Miller
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Not-so “doomed” ULCC airlines offer sharp warning to legacy giants

Previewing 2023, the low-cost airlines are finding strong growth in large cities — exactly where the...
  • Analysis
  • Courtney Miller
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Fares tell the tale of seasonality as airports stay packed

Without enough seats on U.S. airlines, the seasonality typically witnessed is now found in fares, with...
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  • Courtney Miller
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Widebodies finally join the global airline recovery

The long-expected rebound of twin-aisle aircraft is finally here, as regional aircraft continue deeper...
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  • Courtney Miller
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Trouble is brewing in the global economy – just don’t tell the airlines

The forces of economic gravity aren’t acting on the airlines the way you might imagine.
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  • Courtney Miller
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Boeing officially passes the long-haul narrowbody torch to Airbus

With a Boeing clean sheet pushed to 2035, Airbus and its A321XLR is left alone to grab the long-haul...
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  • Courtney Miller
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The U.S. has a 50-seat jet problem

What future remains for the aircraft we all love to hate but can’t seem to live without?
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  • Courtney Miller
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Widebody aircraft rebound awaits a powerful catalyst that may not arrive

The twin-aisle jetliner finds itself fighting against time. Each month that passes without broad...
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  • Courtney Miller
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Regional loss points United toward Embraer’s E2

How the dogfight over old Bombardier aircraft could end with much-needed boost for Embraer’s E2
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  • Courtney Miller
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Signs of a cooling air freight market after record heat

A return to normal means declining altitude for air cargo.
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