Buy When Others Are Fearful! Lufthansa Buys B787 & A350 Amid COVID
At the beginning of May, Germany’s flag carrier Lufthansa announced the acquisition of ten new aircraft: 5 Boeing 787-9 and five A350-900. The news surprised the industry, given the fact that Lufthansa still largely suffers from the pandemic situation. Here’s the background!
COVID: 3rd Wave Urged Europe’s Airlines to Ground Another 1,000 Aircraft
In May 2021, Europe’s airlines can slowly see the light at the end of the Covid-tunnel. First, however, the COVID’s third wave hit the continent hard and urged European airlines —at the peak— to ground almost 1,000 additional aircraft.
Europe’s Halving: How Corona Changed Global Airline Traffic
In the first three months of 2021, Europe’s share of the world’s airline traffic halved. At the same time, Asia’s traffic has grown to almost 50% of the global traffic.
Why Emirates Isn’t Middle East’s Biggest Airline Anymore (and who’s now!)
For many years, Emirates has been proud to call itself the biggest airline in the Middle East. Moreover, the airline achieved top results in terms of global size rankings. However, Corona seems to changes everything — at least temporarily. Here’s why and which airline stole the prestigious award of being Middle East’s biggest airline.
The most Comprehensive Airline Benchmark
Discover the most comprehensive airline benchmark, including 15 of the world’s leading airlines. We put together figures and information from all areas such as fleet, network, operations, safety, and financials to provide you with an easy-to-access benchmark.
Sustainable Aviation: Here are the Top 15 Environment-Friendly Airlines
Sustainability and sustainable aviation are becoming increasingly essential for airlines. But which airlines are taking the topic seriously? We gathered data and analyzed the world’s top 15 environment-friendly airlines.
How Corona (Temporarily) Turned the Aviation Industry Upside Down!
The Corona pandemic hit the aviation industry with a mighty clash and reshuffled it completely — at least temporarily. We take a closer look at airline and airport rankings and how traffic has changed.
Attention Airlines: Here’s an Upcoming Standard you Should Evaluate!
The pandemic accelerated the digital transformation of airlines around the globe. Due to the industry’s interconnected processes and various stakeholders, the transformation drives new standards. Here’s one of the standards airlines should evaluate!
Untapped Potential: How the Airline Industry can Reduce Operating Costs by $100,000,000
During the pandemic, airlines have to utilize all possibilities to save money. Besides prominent measures, untapped potential holds an enormous savings potential for the industry. Continue reading to find out everything about a measure that can reduce the airline industry’s operating costs by more than $100 mil.
Cutting Costs: Why Airlines Overpay Fuel Bills and how to Prevent it!
Most airlines constantly overpay fuel bills. Not because they want to, but they lack alternatives. I genuinely believe that a digital fueling infrastructure makes fuel bill overpayment unnecessary and obsolete. Here’s how that works and how it helps airlines.
The Unknown Approach to Reducing Airline Turnaround Times!
Reducing the turnaround time is one of the ultimate goals for every airline — especially in such testing times with growing complexity. With this blog post, we introduce an approach to reduce turnaround time sustainably. Moreover, this approach is feasible for every airline!
The Most Essential Airline KPIs — A Post-Pandemic Assessment
With one of my first-ever blog posts, I’ve introduced and discussed the essential airline operations KPIs. Almost three years later, the world has turned upside down. A pandemic hit airlines with a mighty clash and disrupts the entire industry. Therefore, it is time to reassess and check whether the (former) most essential KPIs are still relevant.
The Punctuality Debate: Is Airline On-Time Performance Still Relevant?
The world is changing, and airlines must acknowledge re-examining certain long-held beliefs. Undoubtedly, no one blames airlines for the current situation due to COVID-19. However, many airlines are stuck doing things in an outdated way that leads to inefficiency. For example, one thing I often observe when talking to airlines is the quasi-religious focus on punctuality.
How CORONA Changes Airline KPIs Radically!
CORONA is the dominating topic of the airline and aviation industry for many months now. Unprecedented, devastating, and destructive are just a few adjectives that describe the airline nation’s state at this moment. However, we want to take another perspective on CORONA and the airline industry with this blog post.
Travelers’ Experience in COVID-19 Times
After asking people around the world, their perception and willingness to travel during Corona times, I wanted to see the perspective of people who have already taken the step and traveled during COVID-19 times. Therefore, I decided to interview four different persons who have traveled during Corona times to various destinations and consider multiple trip categories.
5 Aircraft Maintenance KPIs Every Airline Should Monitor In Real-Time
There are only a few areas that are equally important for an airline’s safety than aircraft maintenance. Therefore, airlines operate sophisticated reporting systems to ensure the highest level of safety and quality of their aircraft. This article introduces five specific aircraft maintenance KPIs every airline should monitor in real-time.
COVID Travel Survey: Are You Ready To Travel Under The New Normal?
After my first experience traveling, I was inquisitive about people’s perception of traveling during COVID-19 times. Therefore, I decided to generate a COVID Travel Survey and distribute it to people from different nationalities. My main objective was to understand if the perception was similar or had significant variations depending on the participants’ regions.
Pyjamas & 5 Other Crazy Ideas How Airlines Try To Make Money During The Crisis!
Since the beginning of the Coronacrisis, airlines have been burning cash every day. And the longer the pandemic takes, the airlines are getting more creative when it comes to revenue sources. Here are six of the craziest ideas!
Are We At The Beginning Of A Chinese Aviation & Airline Decade?
COVID-19 turned the airline and aviation industry upside down. Moreover, the aftermath of COVID-19 will redefine the entire industry. Up to now, Chinese airlines seem to handle the pandemic much better than competitors from Europe and the US. What does that mean for the future of the aviation and airline industry?
30 Of The Craziest Aviation Facts!
I was looking forward to this blog post for quite a time. And today, I can finally announce the start of our ultimate source for crazy aviation facts. Sounds bold? Well, it will definitely take some time — but as you know, Rome wasn’t built in a day 😉
Master Data Management Strategy: Here’s The Most Important Advice!
If search for Master Data Management Strategy, Google presents you 519 Million results. Even when we put the hyphens around the phrase “Master Data Management Strategy,” we can choose between 176,000 results. Both numbers are fascinating. However, I genuinely believe that 97% of the results won’t tell you about the most critical advice concerning Master Data Management Strategy.
Implementing Master Data Management Systems — 5 Lessons I Learned!
I think I’m not exaggerating when saying that Master Data Management Systems (MDS) has a dull image. No fancy user interface, no AI, no nothing. Not sexy at all. And I’m not exaggerating when stating that many Master Data Management Systems projects last much longer than expected, don’t achieve set goals, or fail completely.
Social Media Dashboards — 5 Stunning Examples You Should Check Out!
In today’s world, many companies utilize social media channels, like Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. And undoubtedly, focusing on social media channels has become an essential pillar of a company’s success. Therefore, a considerable number of companies try to set up social media dashboards, including their most crucial Key Performance Indicators (KPI).
47 Key Performance Indicator Examples — KPIs You Definitely Must Track!
Regardless of the business, you operate or your company’s size, Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are essential for sustainable success and growth. Moreover, monitoring the right set of Key Performance Indicators help to reach business and strategic goals massively. That’s why we put together the most relevant Key Performance Indicator Examples.