Airlines Facts Flashcards
What aircraft companies make up American Airlines fleet?
Airbus
Boeing
CRJ - Bombardier
ERJ - Embraer
American Airbus fleet plane types
- A319
- A320
- A321
- A321 tranco
- A321 Neo
American Boeing fleet plane type:
- 737-800
- 737 Max
- 777-200
- 777-300ER
- 787-8
- 787-9
American CRJ fleet plane types:
CRJ-700
CRJ-900
American ERJ fleet plane type:
- ERJ-145
- ERJ-170
- ERJ-175
Why airlines are cutting smaller stations (airport)? Ie. not have flights to/from there.
- Pilot shortage
- Parket regional aircrafts
- Those small airports were served by all-economy 50-seater regionals
Why is the all-economy regional jets are dying out?
- Low ceiling/cramped conditions
- Does not support business travel (one-class)
- Costly in terms of seat-miles (same cost generating lower revenue)
What does RJ stand for?
Regional Jets
How many flights are booked for September 2022 world wide for RJs?
270K
How much of the worlds RJ traffic is based in the USA?
70% (187 out of 269)
Followed by Russia
Top 5 RJ traffic countries in Sep. 2022:
- USA: 187K
- Russia: 12K
- China: 11.1K
- Canada: 8.8K
- Japan: 8.7K
RJ traffic in the US, Sep 2019 vs. Sep 2022
258 vs. 187
Drop of 28%
Top 5 RJ flights airports (all in the US):
- Chicago O’Hare: 26K - 14%
- DFW: 18K - 10%
- Charlotte: 16K - 8%
- NY LaGuardia: 15K - 8%
In terms of regional jet flights, what is the rank of Detroit?
8 with 9K flights in Sept. (5%)
How many passengers made their way through TSA security checkpoints in the US during Labor Day weekend?
8.76M (that surpasses 2019 numbers)
How could an airline reduce disruption during busy season?
Reduce capacity. This allows airlines to focus on the scheduled flights and operate at a wide margin
What carrier had a nonstop service from JFK to Croatia during the summer of 2021 (we took the flight to Dubrovnik)?
How many flights per week
Airplane type?
Other carriers?
Delta
4 flights per week
B767-300
United & Pragusa.one
When is the best time to book a cheap flight that turned out to be myth?
Tuesday around midnight
By how much are flights booked for Mon, Tue, Wed cheaper than weekends? Saving excluding international destinations?
12% (According to Google flights data between Aug 2017 and Aug 1 2022)
20% excluding international destinations
By how much before departure prices bottom out?
44 days (although 3 to 8 weeks before also yield cheap prices)
ByWhen should I book a flight to EU?
130 days
When should I book for a summer vacation?
21 days out
