Airline Formations and Mergers
While the recent tug-of-war between Frontier and Jetblue for the acquisition of Spirit Airlines, with Jetblue being the ultimate Victor, it is clear that the…
The Aviation Industry Must Not Mistake A Recession
Over the past few months we have written in this newsletter about various economic challenges for the aviation industry. These range from the heavy use…
Pilot ‘Seasoning’: Degradation of Flying Skills
According to The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (2005), human skill-based errors account for over 80% of general aviation accidents. Over 80% of general aviation (GA)…
The Pilot Shortage: Lawmakers To The ‘Rescue’?
Many aviation professionals and enthusiasts are not surprised by the news that Lawmakers are looking to intervene to “help” alleviate the pilot shortage. Equally, many…
How The Aviation Industry Needs To Look At Inflation
In recent months we have written a couple of articles on inflation and its effects on the aviation industry. We have also written articles that…
Aviation: So much going on.
The past week has provided a myriad of articles and stories on important developments in the aviation community, for both military and civilian. In this…
G.A. Accidents: Transitioning to ‘Glass Cockpits’
According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), in 2006 alone, 66% of all light airplane accidents were in airplanes with electronic cockpits. With the…
Is Air Travel In Trouble?
Over the past two years the aviation industry, particularly the airlines, has been struggling to get back to pre-pandemic levels of operations. However, it is…
Scheduling: The New ‘Strategic Nexus’
It is no secret that for aviation businesses scheduling is an important part of their daily operations. Take flight schools, for example, most of what…
Interesting Times In Aviation
There have been some noteworthy developments in aviation over the past week. In this week’s Digest, we wanted to share a few of them. The…