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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 [...]

Data analytics is key to airline success. Highly developed models have been created to forecast demand and thus predict future seat load factor and yield. Yet the challenge is:  Algorithms that form the base for these forecasts are no longer valid. So, what to do in a situation in which [...]

Air transport is an important contributor to a globalized world. However, its contribution to human-induced CO2 emission is seen as a threat to sustainability. With the flying shame movement from Sweden (“flygskam”), airline emissions have gained focus in the sustainability debate. In all fairness, air traffic contributes only around 2% [...]

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 [...]

High status levels mean a lot to frequent travellers. Not only because they come with some very valuable privileges but also as a symbol of being someone special. What does it do to these customers if they lose their status because of Corona? The airlines’ network offering is significantly down. [...]

As most of the world has benefited from the low fare, ultra-low-cost carrier model, the U.S. remains a notable exception. In most mature short-haul markets around the world, ULCCs typically command 30% passenger market shares.  However, in the U.S. ULCC penetration has hovered around 5%, but that dramatically changed in 2020 [...]