Airline Operations

It’s a perfect storm for LCCs, especially startups: idle aircraft and other aviation assets, combined with cheap capital, have lowered the barriers to entry.

Here are some of the baseline metrics to help analysts measure the effectiveness of their revenue management tactics.

How can airlines forecast demand when our historical data is meaningless? Many are turning to intent data to fill this gap.

Because of COVID-19 and its effects on travel and human behavior, revenue management teams have been dealing with entirely new passenger segments with unique booking trends.

Historical data used to be the go-to source of data, but because of COVID-19, it’s essentially been rendered useless. So, what information and tactics can airlines turn to instead?

Without accurate historical data, airlines are faced with finding new ways to forecast pricing and revenue. Here's what they can do.

There are three types of inventory controls when it comes to revenue management systems — O&D, leg and hybrid. Which approach is best for your airline?

When it comes to revenue management, there are two competing optimization strategies — origin and destination (O&D) and segments. Let's take a look at them.

Airlines have traditionally used a segmentation mechanism know as fare buckets or fare classes, but that practice is slowly changing for more dynamic solutions.

Check out this infographic from #rebootaviation which outlines how airlines can leverage holistic commercial thinking to manage pandemic urgencies.

How can your airline handle slow business travel recovery? Reduced travel by business customers requires new strategies stretching far beyond revenue management.

A panel of four experts explores what is needed to navigate the emerging new landscape of airline commercial realities in a pandemic environment.

Cluster analysis and classification schemas are not the sexiest parts of revenue management. But they are vital parts of optimizing RM performance.

For airlines to find commercial success in the post-COVID world, old techniques must fall by the wayside in favor of democratized data and inter-departmental collaboration.

How can airlines test the demand waters before committing to flights that may not sell at sufficient volume or yield to break even?

The airline is evolving its business model and processes, securing strategic expansion and investing in digital innovation, while keeping an optimistic outlook for 2021.

Given the low demand levels and hesitancy of many people to fly, ancillaries are an effective way for airlines to generate income and increase immediate cashflow.

There may not be many frequent fliers now, but loyalty can still give airlines security.

How has Covid-19 impacted airlines' On-Time Performance the past few months?

Megan Vigfusson, reflects on her time within Revenue Management departments, reminiscing about a representative workweek

Glimmers of hope are starting to appear at some airport shops.

Shoring up weaker carriers at the expense of more vibrant competitors will weaken the continent’s travel market recovery.

In these uncertain times, the World Aviation Festival is offering its community a way to stay connected and share ideas.

International aviation industry consultant René Armas Maes on the immediate tasks carriers can undertake to get through this phase of the coronavirus crisis.

Like so many things, the COVID-19 crisis suggests it’s time airlines rethink elite status.