# airline industry (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover airline industry. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Decision Intelligence Lab Podcast](https://swelbar.substack.com/p/the-decision-intelligence-lab-podcast) _2026-08-24 · William Swelbar · Swelbar on Airlines_ I sat with Vijay Mehrotra and Michael Watson to talk about Operations Research and the evolution of the U.S. airline industry ## [The Airline Data Project at 2Q 2026](https://swelbar.substack.com/p/the-airline-data-project-at-2q-2026) _2026-08-20 · William Swelbar · Swelbar on Airlines_ Easier display of data by area of focus ## [For U.S. Airlines - No More Get Out of Jail Free Cards](https://swelbar.substack.com/p/for-us-airlines-no-more-get-out-of) _2026-08-03 · William Swelbar · Swelbar on Airlines_ 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](https://swelbar.substack.com/p/wsj-reports-that-united-airlines) _2026-07-26 · William Swelbar · Swelbar on Airlines_ 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](https://swelbar.substack.com/p/class-warfare-redefining-todays-airline) _2026-07-06 · William Swelbar · Swelbar on Airlines_ 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 ...](https://swelbar.substack.com/p/a4a-airlines-need-the-value-airline) _2026-06-23 · William Swelbar · Swelbar on Airlines_ Anticipating tomorrow's hearing on airline competition ## [The U.S. Airline Industry and U.S. Open Golf](https://swelbar.substack.com/p/the-us-airline-industry-and-us-open) _2026-06-17 · William Swelbar · Swelbar on Airlines_ 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](https://swelbar.substack.com/p/my-harsh-response-to-the-recent-hearing) _2026-06-09 · William Swelbar · Swelbar on Airlines_ 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?](https://swelbar.substack.com/p/what-is-the-definition-of-true-and) _2026-06-02 · William Swelbar · Swelbar on Airlines_ 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](https://swelbar.substack.com/p/talking-spirit-and-the-airline-industry) _2026-05-27 · William Swelbar · Swelbar on Airlines_ No nonsense questions allowing no nonsense responses. ## [Hire AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/c6NmHEtcAj4e) _2026-05-27 · **Sponsored**_ Browse public gigs, message candidates, and run video interviews — free to start. ## [Spirit's Chapter 7 Is but One Story; The Cost of Jet Fuel Is Another Story; There Is At Least Two More](https://swelbar.substack.com/p/spirits-chapter-7-is-but-one-story) _2026-05-17 · William Swelbar · Swelbar on Airlines_ 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](https://swelbar.substack.com/p/no-obituary-a-spirited-postmortem) _2026-05-04 · William Swelbar · Swelbar on Airlines_ 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