US Big Four capacity growth has pushed the…

The US domestic airline market is getting tougher for new entrants as the Big Four grow ever larger. In defining the Big Four we combined appropriate pre-merger fleets for the period to allow for a…

US airline market concentration at 3Y18

Consolidation among US airlines has seen a sharp rise in the market power of a few very big companies. Looking only at the 3Y18 numbers we see the following. The big three account for over…

2018: Worst year for European ATC delays and…

Airlines for Europe (A4E) released news that should be read and digested. The EU experiment remains a work in progress. The “seamless European sky” is still a fantasy.  For the full year, A4E reports Eurocontrol…

Taxi times are growing

Flying in the US is not only crowded it is also taking more time.  The time airlines take to move aircraft around on the ground is rising. It is worth considering what this means to…