by Brant | Mar 15, 2020 | Airline, Airline Pilot Supply, Commentary, Fleet Plans, Pilot Career, Pilot Demand Modeling and Supply, Pilot Employement
(Updated: to reflect the effect of cumulative retirements) At the time of this article the following are the current capacity reductions announced publicly by other carriers. These are changing rapidly almost hourly, and it is very difficult to keep up with the...
by Brant | Mar 12, 2020 | Airline, Airline Pilot Supply, Commentary, Fleet Plans, Pilot Career, Pilot Demand Modeling and Supply, Pilot Employement
https://www.bts.gov/archive/publications/special_reports_and_issue_briefs/issue_briefs/number_13/figure_01 Updated: (Model extended to 3 years and adjusted to reflect cumulative impact of pilot retirements, fixed the MAX benefit for southwest) The data from the first...
by Brant | Feb 27, 2020 | Airline, Airline Pilot Supply, Commentary, Fleet Plans, Pilot Career, Pilot Demand Modeling and Supply, Pilot Employement
From https://articles2.marketrealist.com/2014/10/must-know-sars-impact-airline-industry/ Note – Please see article for a more updated worst case bound/ While it may not be fully known the impact this virus will have on air travel and subsequently pilot demand ,...
by Brant | Feb 20, 2020 | Airline, Commentary, Fleet Plans, Pilot Career, Pilot Employement
Have you ever wondered why Airlines focus so much on alliances and codeshare networks especially in the last few years? Would it seem more rational to keep profits in house rather than allowing them to go to other networks? The answer is “it depends.” We...
by Brant | Feb 13, 2020 | Airline, Airline Pilot Supply, Commentary, Fleet Plans, Pilot Career, Pilot Employement
With so much incomplete information in the news and in analyst or financial commentary it was time to start a more regular educational blog about the Aviation and Airline industry. Using better data and fresh perspective provided by the website. Please feel free to...
by Brant | Nov 22, 2019 | Airline, Airline Pilot Supply, Commentary, Fleet Plans, Pilot Career, Pilot Employement, Uncategorized
Was surprised at the results from this brief study, after expecting to see more difference between carriers on seat size. The numbers speak for themselves. They include the avg based off of the number of aircraft in the fleet, the most common aircraft configuration,...