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Airlines Facts Flashcards

1
Q

What aircraft companies make up American Airlines fleet?

A

Airbus
Boeing
CRJ - Bombardier
ERJ - Embraer

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American Airbus fleet plane types

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  1. A319
  2. A320
  3. A321
  4. A321 tranco
  5. A321 Neo
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American Boeing fleet plane type:

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  1. 737-800
  2. 737 Max
  3. 777-200
  4. 777-300ER
  5. 787-8
  6. 787-9
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American CRJ fleet plane types:

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CRJ-700
CRJ-900

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American ERJ fleet plane type:

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  1. ERJ-145
  2. ERJ-170
  3. ERJ-175
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Why airlines are cutting smaller stations (airport)? Ie. not have flights to/from there.

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  1. Pilot shortage
  2. Parket regional aircrafts
  3. Those small airports were served by all-economy 50-seater regionals
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Why is the all-economy regional jets are dying out?

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  1. Low ceiling/cramped conditions
  2. Does not support business travel (one-class)
  3. Costly in terms of seat-miles (same cost generating lower revenue)
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8
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What does RJ stand for?

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Regional Jets

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9
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How many flights are booked for September 2022 world wide for RJs?

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270K

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10
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How much of the worlds RJ traffic is based in the USA?

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70% (187 out of 269)
Followed by Russia

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Top 5 RJ traffic countries in Sep. 2022:

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  1. USA: 187K
  2. Russia: 12K
  3. China: 11.1K
  4. Canada: 8.8K
  5. Japan: 8.7K
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12
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RJ traffic in the US, Sep 2019 vs. Sep 2022

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258 vs. 187
Drop of 28%

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Top 5 RJ flights airports (all in the US):

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  1. Chicago O’Hare: 26K - 14%
  2. DFW: 18K - 10%
  3. Charlotte: 16K - 8%
  4. NY LaGuardia: 15K - 8%
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14
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In terms of regional jet flights, what is the rank of Detroit?

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8 with 9K flights in Sept. (5%)

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15
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How many passengers made their way through TSA security checkpoints in the US during Labor Day weekend?

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8.76M (that surpasses 2019 numbers)

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16
Q

How could an airline reduce disruption during busy season?

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Reduce capacity. This allows airlines to focus on the scheduled flights and operate at a wide margin

17
Q

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?

A

Delta

4 flights per week

B767-300

United & Pragusa.one

18
Q

When is the best time to book a cheap flight that turned out to be myth?

A

Tuesday around midnight

19
Q

By how much are flights booked for Mon, Tue, Wed cheaper than weekends? Saving excluding international destinations?

A

12% (According to Google flights data between Aug 2017 and Aug 1 2022)

20% excluding international destinations

20
Q

By how much before departure prices bottom out?

A

44 days (although 3 to 8 weeks before also yield cheap prices)

21
Q

ByWhen should I book a flight to EU?

A

130 days

22
Q

When should I book for a summer vacation?

A

21 days out

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