Airline, Airport and Aviation Route News & Analysis

Star Feature // 28 May 2020

Ryanair Development Director’s webinar signs 500++, Loganair CEO’s passes 600; Billund and Shannon sponsor

“Time to get Ryanair flying again”: The webinar on Europe’s biggest airline takes place just days before Ryanair’s July restart of 40% of normal flight schedules from most of its 80 bases. Taking place 14.00-14.30 on 25 June 2020.

Star Feature // 28 May 2020

Loganair CEO’s “post-C19 network” webinar; 600++ sign up – we’re now taking great questions

Over 600 have signed up for the 11 June 2020 webinar centrally-featuring Loganair CEO, Jonathan Hinkles, entitled: “Loganair’s post-COVID network and airport partnership aspirations.” We are now taking amazingly intelligent questions in advance.

Airline Analysis // 4 Jun 2020

easyJet to cut network; Germany worst-performing with ~£84m estimated loss in past year, RDC’s Apex shows

With easyJet cutting its fleet size and reducing its network, we look at its top- and worst-performing countries and country-pairs using RDC’s Apex tool.

Market Trends // 4 Jun 2020

Free download: FTE post-COVID passenger experience think tank

Future Travel Experience – a sister business unit to anna.aero – has unveiled the post-COVID-19 passenger experience think tank, co-created with the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) and progressive airlines and airports.

Airline Route News

30,000 New routes reported since 2007

Airport Analysis // 3 Jun 2020

Consultants’ Corner: Airport terminals in a post-COVID-19 world

Few think about airport cleaning, yet it’ll be crucial post-COVID-19. Siobhan Boyle, from Veovo, looks at how it’ll change in this compelling article.

Airline Analysis // 2 Jun 2020

Southwest reveals 11 routes; Denver and Atlanta get three each

11 additional routes are coming from this winter. Involving 16 US airports, all but one has existing non-stop competition. We look at what’s happening.

Airline Analysis // 1 Jun 2020

Wizz Air announces 55 new routes and three new bases from this summer

With new bases at Milan Malpensa, Larnaca, and Tirana, we look at Wizz Air’s 55 new routes. Almost half have direct competition, with big easyJet fight.

Airline Analysis // 26 May 2020

Bangalore – Shanghai key unserved; RDC’s Apex shows low breakeven for IndiGo & China Eastern

With 39,000 existing passengers and a decent average fare, we look at the breakeven performance of one LCC and one FSC on Bangalore – Shanghai using RDC’s Apex tool.

Airline Analysis // 27 May 2020

Volotea’s summer sizzler as 41 new routes announced

Volotea has put on sale 41 new routes, with all but one domestic. Almost all start in early July, and 66% will have direct competition.

Airline Analysis // 22 May 2020

Air France immediately & permanently withdraws A380s; a very sensible decision

Air France phasing out A380s also means the end of its quads. We look into why this is very good, together with exploring its A380 operations.

Airline Analysis // 21 May 2020

Bamboo Airways to serve USA next year? Los Angeles likely, but with big problem

As Vietnam’s very fast-growing carrier says it’ll serve the US next year, Los Angeles stands out with 193,000 passengers. We look into the opportunity.

Airline Analysis // 20 May 2020

Consultants’ Corner: Ultra-long-haul: An emerging business model in the post-COVID-19 era?

While there are enormous challenges and few ‘golden opportunities’, ultra-long-haul may have an increased role post-COVID-19. Linus Benjamin Bauer looks at why.

Airport Analysis // 20 May 2020

Düsseldorf Airport CEO chats to us: “the crisis will affect air traffic long-term”

Thomas Schnalke, Düsseldorf CEO, says the crisis will affect demand long-term and is using its experience in coordinating very closely with the industry.

Star Feature // 19 May 2020

Finnair and Spirit CEO live headline tomorrow’s “Post-COVID-19 Airlines & Aircraft” virtual event

971 people watched last week’s first webinar. Tomorrow, it’s airlines: Finnair CEO gives the European hub carrier view & Spirit CEO the US LCC perspective.