As people line up to Monday morning quarterback the NK/F9 results, I find the conclusions lacking. This wasn't unexpected. Remember the chuckles this summer for our RASM and overcapacity warnings? visualapproach.io/the-singular-r…

The acute pilot shortage is rapidly reaching its conclusion in the U.S., but the chronic shortage may have just been made worse. Research report: visualapproach.io/acute-u-s-pilo…

Cranky old man thought of the day: It bugs me that the A321LR gets the 'NX' designator while the A321XLR gets 'NY.'

Engine OEMs will get their revenues somehow. As new-gen engines falter, the reliable kit is getting more expensive. visualapproach.io/cfm56-shop-vis…

"Our long-term expectation of the Canadian market is for two large carriers, one ULCC, and a continually self-sufficient Air Transat." visualapproach.io/canadian-airli…

What benefits are there for the Alaska/Hawaiian merger? Brett Snyder and I penned this deep dive four years ago. visualapproach.io/alaska-airline…

To the person making phishing complaints from our free newsletter you explicitly signed up for, we see what you're doing. Perhaps try competing on value rather than making false complaints. It's not as anonymous as you think.

American Airlines deferred ten 787s. Why? We have theories. visualapproach.io/american-airli…

One of my favorite people on Earth, Henry Harteveldt is a guest on Courtney Miller’s Time on Wing podcast. Amazing and wonderful. youtu.be/CWaXxXe-jec?si…

I will now be simply forwarding this tweet to every aviation"expert" who complains about my forecasts while simply repeating the term "revenge travel" for the past three and a half years.

The value of an aircraft drops as soon as you taxi it off the lot. Boeing aircraft have better retained that value over Airbus. Will it continue? visualapproach.io/boeing-narrowb…

Each additional negative word in a headline = 2.3% increase in click-through rate Most frequent negative words in headlines : 1. Wrong 2. Bad 3. Awful 4. Hate 5. War 6. Worst 7. Sick 8. Fight 9. Scary 10. Hell nature.com/articles/s4156…

Lou Conter, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died. Conter died Monday at his home in Grass Valley, California, his daughter said. He was 102. trib.al/lxJmoQJ

Anyone who intends to teach anything to anyone needs to enjoy one of Jeffrey Wray's @Laracasts courses. It doesn't matter which one and doesn't matter what you want to learn. Just watch and learn how to teach. Hands down, the best online instruction anywhere... for anything.

Aircraft squawking 1200 over USA right now

Are there really more things going wrong on airplanes? vox.com/future-perfect… (via Vox)

Rob Dewar tells the C Series / A220 stories you've probably never heard. Full podcast is available (if you're into that sort of thing): timeonwingpodcast.com/2127612/154579…

Contrary to popular belief, airfares and fuel prices are not directly linked. weekly.visualapproach.io/p/higher-fuel-…