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The global aircraft fleet recovery is a tale of trifurcation

Courtney Miller·April 21, 2021

The global airline fleet is not recovering evenly. With global scheduled capacity up over 92% from April 2020, that metric serves better to illustrate just how terrible last April was than how good we find it in 2021. Compared to 2019, the global fleet is producing 53% fewer seat-miles. We’re a long way from where we were before the pandemic.

Three Points: U.S.-China tariff fight, 737 Max at two months, WestJet, Onex (& Delta?)

Jon Ostrower·May 13, 2019

Trade War Ping-Pong Diplomacy Before the U.S. stock market opened on Monday, the China’s Ministry of Finance added the latest tit-for-tat escalation...

On Dec. 22 Boeing and Alaska Airlines announced a restructured deal for 68 firm 737 Max aircraft.

Alaska maps its 2020s with Boeing and leaves Virgin strategy behind

Jon Ostrower·January 14, 2021

Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateJanuary 14, 2021Alaska maps its 2020s with Boeing and leaves Virgin strategy...

The journey to green flying is about the diversion, not the destination

Jon Ostrower·November 8, 2021

As it prepares to fly a hybrid-electric demonstrator in 2024, De Havilland Aircraft of Canada says it’s all about designing an aircraft for a bad day.

Boeing slows way down on Chinese 737 Max production

Jon Ostrower·April 1, 2022

Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateApril 1, 2022Boeing slows way down on Chinese 737 Max productionPurchase a...

Fares tell the tale of seasonality as airports stay packed

Courtney Miller·December 1, 2022

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The last leg of the U.S. airline recovery is going to be the hardest

Courtney Miller·November 29, 2021

TAC Analysis details its 2022 forecast in two parts, continuing with the obstacles and opportunities facing airlines heading into the new year. The United States traffic doubled in 2021, rebounding as passengers continue to return to the skies, but the remaining recovery will be paced by the airlines’ ability to accept it. Touching 89% of 2019 levels on Thanksgiving weekend, we expect the recovery to stall, ending 2022 still below 100%.

Alaska adds another Amazon HQ2 city to its network

Jon Ostrower·August 29, 2018

Air service as HQ2 bellwether: Alaska Airlines on Wednesday announced they will launch new flights from Seattle to Columbus, Ohio...

The pilot shortage is spreading beyond the regional airlines

Courtney Miller·May 12, 2022

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Three Points: Alaska, Delta & Air Canada fleet notes, MU5735’s dive in context, Whisper Drone

Jon Ostrower and Elan Head·March 25, 2022

It's been a frenetic week for fleet moves. Alaska Air is formally removing the asterisk on its Proudly All Boeing moniker, Delta got an all-new aircraft type, Air Canada's getting in line for early A321XLRs and the FAA is putting a significant question mark over the availability of the 737 Max 10. After the crash of China Eastern 5736, The Air Current compares historical high rates of descent for key air accidents. It's an important dose of perspective in the early phases of the investigation into what brought down the 737-800. Whisper Drone charts a course for high-speed electric flight. TAC spoke with Whisper Aero founder Mark Moore about its new drone testbed and its prospects as a promising early application for its ultra-quiet electric propulsors.