Plano, Texas — Boeing has completed development of the revised software for the 737 Max, but now it is in...
Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateApril 23, 2020Coronavirus will force airlines to make familiar asks of pilots...
If certain contractual issues, particularly around the CFM engines, can’t be overcome in this pre-campaign period, a head-to-head competition will follow and likely give the edge to Airbus and the A220.
In the middle of the single most acute crisis to hit the airline business in the history of flying, U.S. airlines are seemingly trapped playing a cascading series of one upmanship games as they chase market share, risking further destabilizing their airlines at a time when the industry’s very survival hangs in the balance.
Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateSeptember 13, 2022Regional loss points United toward Embraer’s E2Purchase a PDF of...
Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateJune 2, 2022Inside the convoluted politics of certifying the last 737 Max...
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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.
Southwest Airlines will activate new Angle of Attack (AOA) indicators on the large display screens for its upcoming 737 Max...
Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateApril 23, 2019737 Max grounding tests Southwest's relationship with BoeingPurchase a PDF...
Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateNovember 8, 2019Southwest wants a small airplane from Boeing or Airbus and...
TAC Analysis details its 2022 forecast in two parts, beginning with an examination of how 2021 unfolded. Domestic U.S. load factors returned to 2019 levels during the summer season, filling the available capacity to the brim. As demand continues to return without sufficient capacity to keep pace, fares have already returned to 2019 levels, a trend expected to continue in 2022.
