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Swelbar on Airlines
An unvarnished, analytically supported view on the most talked-about issues in the airline business: the people running the airlines, labor unions, competition, Wall Street, and government's influence in one of the world's most interesting industries.
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The Airline Data Project at 2Q 2026
Easier display of data by area of focus
For U.S. Airlines - No More Get Out of Jail Free Cards
Can Tennessee Avenue or St. James Place work when Boardwalk and Park Place are not available?
WSJ Reports that United Airlines Discussed a Merger with Delta Air Lines
A Deregulation Gift of Airport Real Estate Assets to the Incumbent Carriers Is on a Path of Becoming a Growth Liability
Class Warfare: Redefining Today's Airline Industry Structure
The Consumer's Income Class v. An Airline's Class of Service for Sale
A4A Airlines Need the Value Airline Sector to be Durable, Sustainable ...
Anticipating tomorrow's hearing on airline competition
The U.S. Airline Industry and U.S. Open Golf
A tradition at Swelbar on Airlines is to write on golf and airlines before each golf major.
My Harsh Response to the Recent Hearing on Rural Air Service - Just Another Rehash
Sharing my note to GAO's Derrick Collins after release of a report on nonhub airport commercial air service on December 17, 2025
What Is the Definition of True and Sustainable Commercial Airline Passenger Demand?
The narrative is that demand for air travel is strong and remains strong. But what is strong?
Talking Spirit and the Airline Industry with the Market Insider Show
No nonsense questions allowing no nonsense responses.
Spirit's Chapter 7 Is but One Story; The Cost of Jet Fuel Is Another Story; There Is At Least Two More
Cowen's Tom Fitzgerald expresses the way too quiet concern for the 2nd half of 2026
No Obituary - A Spirited Postmortem; The Value Airline Sector is 2 Models - not 1; A4A's CEO
The Value Airline Sector Is Comprised of 2 Models and the Spill-based Model Is on Life Support, If Not Dead - Not the Seasonal/Less than Daily Model