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Regional aircraft recovery stalls after early pandemic rebound

Courtney Miller·January 6, 2022

Today, the same intuition that initially drove the networks to preserve breadth – the points on route maps – through flying smaller aircraft has shown a recent shift away from the regional aircraft. The recent new trend signals a potential change for the regional aircraft industry, and for the small communities that rely on a connection to the world’s aviation system.

Three Points: Compass & Breeze, China overtakes the U.S., SpaceX video podcast

Jon Ostrower·June 5, 2020

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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...

Inseparable allies, Japan and Boeing, now find themselves in competition

Jon Ostrower·June 26, 2019

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Aerospace settles into persistent single-aisle feast and twin-aisle famine

Courtney Miller·August 4, 2022

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Mitsubishi faces a rising monopoly as the sun sets on Bombardier

Jon Ostrower·May 9, 2019

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Regional loss points United toward Embraer’s E2

Courtney Miller·September 13, 2022

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Republic Airways is nearing a deal to buy Trans States

Jon Ostrower·August 1, 2018

Republic Airways is nearing a deal to acquire U.S. regional airline Trans States Holdings, according to three people briefed on...

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%.

Embraer can survive solo, but outlook mixed after Boeing breakup

Courtney Miller·May 1, 2020

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A very real pilot shortage threatens to upend the U.S. airline recovery

Courtney Miller·October 28, 2021

In this TAC Analysis, we revisit the potential re-arrival of a pilot shortage, and how it may quickly become the limiting factor in the recovery. Crucially, while regional airlines were a welcome source of strength during the COVID pandemic, the lack of pilots in the United States could quickly turn the strongest regional jet market on its head. At play are both the near-term effects of staffing flight decks affecting the world, as well as the long-term challenges unique to the United States -- where pilot supply issues have already exposed an acute operational strain on the system.

Resurgent U.S. mercantilism upsets an aviation system engineered for globalization

Jon Ostrower·April 4, 2025

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