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Why airlines aren't supermarkets & why investing in a new airline in Australia is stupid
And what would change our mind!
Feb 24
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Is the Jetstar to Sri Lanka rumour credible?
We hate speculation and we really hate speculation surrounding new routes.
Nov 3
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Five and a half years!
That's what is took Australian international airline capacity to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic
Oct 21
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Chart of the week #26: Australian international airline seat capacity finally reaches its pre-COVID level
This morning, BITRE released July 2025’s international aviation data, revealing an important milestone: international airline seat capacity has finally…
Oct 13
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Two years of Analytic Flying
Around this time last year we wrote an honest (and grumpy) review of our first year of Analytic Flying.
Oct 8
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Chart of the week #26: Australian international airline seat capacity finally reaches its pre-COVID level
This morning, BITRE released July 2025’s international aviation data, revealing an important milestone: international airline seat capacity has finally…
Oct 13
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Chart of the week #25: How Gulf carriers came to dominate the Australia-UK market
Our last chart of the week looked at the most recent Australia-Europe market shares, showing Emirates and Qatar Airways to be the clear market leaders…
Aug 20
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Chart of the week #24: Australia-Europe market share
Last week, Virgin Australia Qatar Airways returned to the long-haul skies with their first flight to Doha under their new joint venture partnership and…
Jun 16
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Chart of the week #23: How the point of departure of US-Australia flights has & hasn't changed over time
Earlier this month, United Airlines announced a new seasonal service between San Fransisco and Adelaide, starting in December 2025.
Apr 21
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Chart of the week #22: Where Australians traveled in 2024
Now that we’re well into 2025 we’re starting to get the final data updates completing the 2024 calendar year.
Mar 23
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