Frequent Flying: How might the COVID-19 pandemic affect this?

It’s the question on every frequent flyer’s mind – when can we get on a plane again? With the global lockdown of the passenger aviation industry imposed by governments to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, there are a number of unanswered questions about how and when it will be possible to board an international flight. […]

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Into the Unknown: Passenger Aviation in the age of Coronavirus

Around 6 years ago, I completed my last post on developments in passenger aviation. While there were periodic liquidations of airlines, the industry was beginning to converge on a long-term equilibrium: a progressive hybridization of the core business model – merging elements of low-cost carriers with core features of legacy airline services. Consolidation at the […]

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Airline News in Brief: Insanity at Lufthansa Group; Violence at Air France and Turkish Airlines on a Slippery Slope

The seeming deafness to passenger demandsĀ of senior management at Lufthansa Group continues. At numerous airports outside of their home bases, the cost cutting madness gripping LH group means that local ticketing and rebooking staff will be removed such that if passengers have to rearrange their flights (due to flight cancellations), they will have to call […]

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Are traditional airlines commoditising themselves in their core markets?

They are all trying it. Air France/KLM, Lufthansa Group and IAG are all trying to copy Europe’s leading LCCs by launching their own ‘budget’ brand. From the outset, history is against them. Rarely in strategy analysis can the word ‘never’ be said with 100 percent certainty: full-service carriers (FSCs) have never been able to launch […]

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European Aviation Restructuring Continues: Cyprus Airways exits, Aer Lingus holds off British Airways

In European passenger aviation 2015 began much as expected – further pressure for restructuring. Two events this week presaged much of what we can expect in the coming twelve months. First, Cyprus Airways was grounded indefinitely when the EU Commission’s State Aid investigation led to a ruling requiring the company to repay 65 million Euro […]

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