A year and a half ago we published a blog with a similar title, and last year we updated it. At the outset of a third Covid year, it is timely to look back at our earlier thinking and to offer some predictions for 2022. Our thesis in 2020 was that Covid would profoundly change [...]
One year ago, we published an article with the same title. It was our view on emerging trends in aviation post-Covid. As consultants, we have a duty to look back at our past guidance to see what we got right and where we missed the mark. Our clients expect no less. Prediction: Profound change [...]
Airlines around the world have received immense financial aid since the onset of Covid. New York Times estimates that Washington paid $600,000 for each airline job saved. The reason is obvious: Governments are justly concerned about the vital role of airlines to the economy. After all, civil aviation is a highly specialized complex system which, [...]
As you board your next flight isn’t it reassuring to know that two well trained pilots will be operating your airplane safely to its destination? But how does this emotion reconcile with statistics whereby 90 percent of recorded incidents in aviation accidents being human errors, according to Tom Enders, Ex-CEO of Airbus? Do multiple humans [...]
Adapting to Post-Covid Fear-of-Flying By Brock Friesen and Horst Findeisen In the pre-Covid-19 world, economic success in the airline business was largely driven by superior network planning and revenue management – schedule and price. In the post-Covid-19 world, schedule and price will become even more important to airline survival and success. The biggest new [...]
Is my Alliance still working for me? UNEX alliance expert Horst Findeisen on the value of alliances in today's marketplace. https://vimeo.com/379675289
by Horst Findeisen and Brock Friesen, September 2020 Abandoned airport terminals are an eerie sight. Airlines will not bring back capacity as long as passengers are afraid of flying. Such adversity necessitates fresh approaches. Opportunities do exist that were not available previously. Even impenetrable mega hubs will see changes. Creative airports, large or small, will [...]
“Airline alliances are useless.” A very common statement. Let’s check it out! Nearly 100 airlines are members of a branded airline alliance today, both legacy and LCC. Many of these joined their respective alliance 20 years and several CEO generations ago. Arguably, a re-evaluation is overdue. Prudent airline leaders, even if they believe in the merits of partnering, are looking for answers to these questions: Is my strategic alliance still working in my favor? Should I [...]
Airline Alliances – Best Practice or Doomed for Failure? When partnering among competitors became fashionable in the 1990s it was the airline industry which first embraced the concept and went on to develop global multi partner ecosystems. At the time many pundits proclaimed that airline alliances were merely short-lived marketing gimmicks doomed to fail. [...]
Single-Pilot Cockpit: Predictable resistance - predictable outcome U.S. pilot labor groups are very busy these days. They are lobbying congress to remove from a piece of legislation a provision that would enable NASA and FAA to research single-piloted commercial aircraft. But the underlying issue, a real hot potato, is a global one. This discussion reminds [...]