Books to consider for Christmas

By Scott Hamilton Nov. 29, 2024, © Leeham News: In America, it’s the day after Thanksgiving and this means the official start of Christmas shopping season. Air Wars Air Wars, The Global Combat Between Airbus and Boeing, by…me…. Read More

Union scourge Frank Lorenzo at last tells his story in “Flying for Peanuts”

By Scott Hamilton Sept. 10, 2024, © Leeham News: Thursday is the day the touch-labor union at Boeing, the IAM 751, will vote on a new contract. The militant union is loaded for bear. Members are voting on… Read More

Odds and Ends: Lorenzo weighs in support AA-US merger; lawsuit could delay AA RJ replacement; 93% airport concentration

Lorenzo supports AA-US merger: In a radio interview with Bloomberg news, Frank Lorenzo supports mergers in the US airline industry and the proposed one between American Airlines and US Airways. Lorenzo is the former CEO of Texas Air… Read More

Missing Bob Crandall

The link to a video of Bob Crandall on the Charlie Rose show speaking to airline industry issues, and the bankruptcy at American Airlines, spurred some comments from our readers. The most interesting comment came from a Doug… Read More