Airline Analysis

With the news of a possible vaccine on the way, we very well may be inching closer to that long-awaited time. Fortunately for airlines, there is still ample time to prepare.

The Lufthansa Group has launched an industry-first “continuous pricing” (CP) solution. This means the group’s carriers can offer a theoretically infinite number of distinct prices.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic demand has shrunk to unthinkable lows and the entire industry has been turned upside down, presenting airline executives with all new challenges.

Waiting until demand returns means missing out on a competitive advantage and leveraging the low-risk scenario of making a change when demand is slow.

A narrative has been taking shape that COVID-19 upended airlines' commercial model, but airline commercial processes have been broken long before the pandemic.

Airline and airport executives have recently expressed interest in “digital immunity passports” to certify non-Covid-19 travelers

American revives its NY/Boston presence, while JetBlue gets a chance to build up its premium appeal.

As the airline industry resets, a shakeout is sure to result in a shift in the dominant business models between full-service carriers and low-cost carriers.

LCCs serving the two regions are likely to emerge stronger from the crisis, says Dr. Volodymyr Bilotkach.

Daily bookings with destinations for Spain, for example, increased by 33 percent within one week.

Leisure travelers tell J.D. Power that info on cleaning/hygiene and daily updates on the state of the pandemic in the area they will be visiting are key to contentment in the air.

Airlines still have a long trek toward digital optimization, a Diggintravel report shows.

Like free lunch, there’s no such thing as a free vacant middle seat.

Flight operations among the Aero 80 carriers through 15 June continue to show mostly cautious reintroductions of capacity.

Restoring “Willingness To Fly” will depend on costly hygienic and cleaning processes.

Many of the seats are still out there. You can buy them. But that ‘90 percent of capacity’ really is a short term indicator.

The best way to encourage booking behavior is to mitigate risk. Jay Sorensen offers airlines some thoughts on how best to do that.

Even while cash-strapped along with every other business, carriers can implement their own multi-billion dollar stimulus plan for consumers using mileage points.

When the lockdowns end, business travel will be the first to return, with a tentative inclusion of leisure.

Reforming the industry can only have meaning if we assure its survival.

The histories that factor into route planning mean zero now.

Uncertainty is abundant, but aviation industry shocks over the past 20 years offer guideposts.

Airlines need to up their loyalty game now more than ever.

“Outside the airshow, the normally bustling city-state of Singapore took on an eerie quiet that felt like the slowest of public holidays rather than a normal workday.”

The expansion of the existing codeshare agreement presents clear advantages for both carriers – and a new challenge for Delta in Seattle.