Aviation Data Stories

How Amazon Air’s rapid growth threatens competition with FedEx and UPS

Amazon Air is still a newcomer to the air cargo space, but Spire’s aviation data shows how they have rapidly grown their operations over the last year. And other strategic decisions, such as transporting third party goods, suggests there is potential for it to compete with FedEx and UPS in future.

Airlines plan for the future of air travel: Better fuel economy and smaller capacity planes are leading the way

The changing landscape of passenger air travel combined with COVID-19 restrictions have left airlines scrambling to find profitable pathways to move forward. One casualty of the pandemic and reduced travelling is large commercial aircraft, like the A380. These large capacity planes have proven difficult to fill, costly to maintain, and carry with them environmental impacts that are challenging to mitigate. Is the future of passenger air travel smaller planes that are more fuel efficient?

How the B747F remains the undisputed workhorse of the global air cargo and logistics sector

Boeing 737 MAX flies again: Data reveals the timeline and pattern in the MAX groundings and relaunch

Air Traffic Data Reveals Flight Traffic Waves At Vital Tourist Destinations And Shift In Airline Strategy

How Airline dynamics have changed in the US during the pandemic

Airlines are ramping up activity in Europe

Air Traffic Data Shows Signs of a Comeback: Green Shoots Appear in the Middle East

Air Traffic Data Shows Signs of a Comeback: First Green Shoots Appear in China

World's Heaviest Aircraft is Reborn: Tackles Critical Air Cargo Demand