LCCs chase American Airlines from Boston-San Francisco

It is absolutely not news that low-cost carriers have had – and continue to have – a profound impact on the airline industry. Now, comes news that American Airlines is abandoning the Boston-San Francisco nonstop market after 12 years, with plans to cut the twice daily roundtrips in Nov-2010. [749 words]

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This report contains the following charts and tables:

• Historical yield - American system compared to BOS-SFO
• Airline capacity (ASMs): Jan-2009 to Mar-2010
• US airline load factors (%): Jan-2009 to Mar-2010
• Capacity (ASMs) compared to average fares: 1Q2009 to 1Q2010
• Airline system yield compared to BOS-SFO