It was inevitable – LCC/ULCC consolidation is required to enable them to compete more effectively with the big 3 domestic carriers who together control more than 75% of domestic seat capacity. If you include strategic alliances (The NE alliance, AA/AS on Westcoast) and the fact that major airlines tend to dominate their respective hubs, the …
American Airlines Group has largest number of regional flights in total as well as percentage of its total departures. However, the picture changes when you filter only on 50 seat gauge departures. You can select the gauge in the Flights by Gauge chart below and see impact on other charts. United Airlines has almost twice …
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As measured by Revenue Ton Miles, UAL, DAL and AAL represent a large portion of US cargo capacity. No surprise that Cargo market was severely impact by passenger airline capacity cuts forced by the pandemic.
When comparing fuel burn efficiency across large US airline operators, we used BTS data to compare gallons consumed per available ton mile (ATM) for each aircraft type in operation in Q2, 2020. The A220-100 as well as A220-300 stood out at most efficient not only in their respective gauge categories but they also produce better …
