Boeing cut to BAA3 from BAA2 by Moody's, outlook negative.
Source: Markets & Mayhem
THIS IS VERY FASCINATING:
BOEING AND AIRBUS EACH HAVE AROUND A 50% MARKET SHARE BUT BOEING PLANES HAVE ALMOST 4 TIMES MORE “INCIDENT’S” THAN AIRBUS PLANES Source: Gurgavin, Visual Capitalist
Low-Cost carriers are world's least-polluting airlines
The low-cost business model that democratized air travel in recent decades has now become an unlikely template for reducing pollution. That’s because budget airlines’ obsession with lowering weight in order to save fuel also happens to produce the best emissions metrics in the skies.
Source Bloomberg, Envest Global
Labor unions are pushing for big pay rise…
e.g Southwest Airlines pilot pay would increase 50pct under new labor contract. A wage-inflation spiral remains a threat (even if overall job creations are plunging) Source: CNBC
The world's most expensive commercial airplane ticket is a one-way flight on Etihad Airways from New York City/JFK to Abu Dhabi
Their first-class "The Residence" offers a separate bedroom and private bathroom. This flight lasts 12 hours and 30 minutes, costing approximately $88 per minute. Source: Genuine Impact
What are the best airlines? This depends on how you quantify the best.
Source: Genuine Impact
