Research & insights

Notes from the desk.

Working analyses on aviation demand, aircraft economics, and market cycles. Method-forward, and open about assumptions.


Method noteJul 2026

Forecasting U.S. domestic flight volumes

Comparing SARIMAX and ETS on monthly departures — what the seasonality tells you, and where each model earns its keep.

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In preparation

Reading an airline through its cost stack

Turning a carrier's fixed and variable costs into a unit-economics view a lender can use.

Forthcoming
In preparation

What a DCF really says about an aircraft

A walk-through of enterprise valuation for an operator, and where the sensitivity actually lives.

Forthcoming