Airline Operations

Previously, we examined what NFTs and the metaverse mean for airlines, and a lot has happened since then! Therefore, we thought now would be a great time to provide updates.

Skyapls plans to make Bolzano airport into a niche hub connecting Northern and Southern Europe. 

Rather than sorting through a dozen or more ancillary features, travelers can with one click easily book a bundle of amenities that meets their travel needs.

Flyv aims to use the most efficient form of flying to connect secondary markets with a fleet of electric aircraft.

By combining departmental processes and optimizing them around a common goal to run faster and smarter, airlines can execute their strategy AND take advantage of Enterprise AI.

Distribution 3.0 creates opportunities to assert the power of airlines in the distribution system by walking away from both MFN provisions and FCAs.

Hospitio's Andrea Rader writes about how airlines can rethink their hiring and organizational structure to fit today's work and travel environment. 

Hèléne Millet shares her insights from the "Growing Revenue in Travel" Club's discussion on the New Perspective for Revenue Management.

Competitive fare tracking now includes screen scraping other airline websites and other distribution channels to see what fares are actually available for customer purchase.

Two of the most talked about emerging technologies have been NFTs and the metaverse. These new trends will shape the future of airline loyalty programs.

Airlines simply must get a better handle on how they approach their most basic business imperative: Where to fly, when, how often, with what aircraft and at what price.

The Chaise Longue is the first seat aiming for a double-decker economy cabin that takes advantage of the vertical space and gets rid of the overhead storage bins.

Increasingly, Ancillary Pricing offers yet a third process for customer segmentation and revenue optimization, which needs to integrate with pricing and RM.

Here's a closer look at the progress being made across Asia, as many Governments ready to re-open for travel.

Pricing and revenue management must work together on both the lowest fares (proper restrictions, limited inventory) and the highest fares (maximum fares, “just enough” inventory).

Ancillaries give both the traveler and the airline greater flexibility in constructing the ideal travel journey. Here's a closer look at what they are and how they are classified.

This summer we saw unprecedented numbers of cancelled and rescheduled flights leading to long lines, long waits and upset customers. What can airlines do better?

Sustainability is possibly the biggest revolution air transport will see since the start of the jet age. Building a carbon-neutral future requires a transformation in operations.

Fresh off a second-round of funding, Hans Airways plans to start serving passengers in the fall, connecting the U.K. to secondary airports in the Punjab region of India.

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.