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With arrivals permitted throughout the day - although restricted late at night and early in the morning - the growth pattern is slightly different from that of departures. Reflective of Gatwick increasingly serving the local outbound demand the 39 arrivals between 05:00 and 08:00 this year are considerably below the 67 of 2000 when the airport was still a major arrival point for flights from the United States with services from Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Charlotte among the markets served.
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The increasing local market position of Gatwick is also reflected in what were two of the quietest late hours of the day (22:00 & 23:00) when only four flights were scheduled to arrive in 2000, now handle 59 services, much to the pleasure of the handlers meeting those flights and clearing the baggage!
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London Gatwick’s busiest scheduled hour of the day this year will be 13:00 when 54 flights are planned, which is very similar to the 12:00 peak in 2000. However, the departing and arriving points of those flights are very different to twenty-five years ago with a greater focus on European markets.
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As a case study in maximising asset utilisation London Gatwick has done a great job in filling in the gaps and maximising their passenger throughput and of course revenues while at the same time firmly reaching a point where no more flights can be handled; after all, 54 in one hour is impressive on a single runway by any measure. Every airport in the world strives to replicate the growth and success that Gatwick has seen and that is precisely why airport CEOs are always reminding their commercial teams to “mind the gap”.
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Airports are extremely expensive to operate, and while every airport around the world has its peak hours of operation - there are equally as many hours of the day when many are like ghost towns, as they await their next flights and passengers. Even for airports such as Dubai and Atlanta that serve as major hubs connecting travellers across the globe, there are moments of relative calm. For smaller regional airports these quiet moments can be quite pronounced.
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Ultimately, airports are assets and like any asset maximising its utilisation is crucial. This means filling those quiet moments of the day becomes crucial for every airport planning team. To highlight how that can be done we’ve focused on one airport that has been particularly successful in recent times and all on one runway: London Gatwick (LGW).
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London Gatwick is widely regarded as having the busiest single runway in the world, although with a planning application likely to be approved that may change in the next decade. In 2024 the airport handled 43.2 million passengers and some 262,000 movements, a far cry from the 26.8 million handled in 2000 - significant growth achieved without any new runway or terminal expansion.
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The chart below shows the number of scheduled flights departing each hour for the busiest day of those years between 05:00 and 23:00. Each line shows the growth in departures driven by new airlines operating at the airport and existing airlines such as easyJet, Wizzair and British Airways launching new routes and bases. Not surprisingly, the peak departure hour of 06:00 has seen the largest growth from just 5 departures to Tenerife, Brussels, Faro, Edinburgh and Paris in 2000 to 36 this year - with easyJet alone planning 27 departures. In total there are 439 scheduled departures on the busiest day compared to 301 departures in 2000, an impressive 45% growth in scheduled movements.
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Intriguingly the peak hour for departures in 2000 was 11:00 with 28, in 2025 that hour now has less departures with 22, although in the same hour arrivals have increased by nearly 40% so actual usage of the runway has increased to 47 movements in the hour.
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With arrivals permitted throughout the day - although restricted late at night and early in the morning - the growth pattern is slightly different from that of departures. Reflective of Gatwick increasingly serving the local outbound demand the 39 arrivals between 05:00 and 08:00 this year are considerably below the 67 of 2000 when the airport was still a major arrival point for flights from the United States with services from Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Charlotte among the markets served.
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The increasing local market position of Gatwick is also reflected in what were two of the quietest late hours of the day (22:00 & 23:00) when only four flights were scheduled to arrive in 2000, now handle 59 services, much to the pleasure of the handlers meeting those flights and clearing the baggage!
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London Gatwick’s busiest scheduled hour of the day this year will be 13:00 when 54 flights are planned, which is very similar to the 12:00 peak in 2000. However, the departing and arriving points of those flights are very different to twenty-five years ago with a greater focus on European markets.
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As a case study in maximising asset utilisation London Gatwick has done a great job in filling in the gaps and maximising their passenger throughput and of course revenues while at the same time firmly reaching a point where no more flights can be handled; after all, 54 in one hour is impressive on a single runway by any measure. Every airport in the world strives to replicate the growth and success that Gatwick has seen and that is precisely why airport CEOs are always reminding their commercial teams to “mind the gap”.
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Airports are extremely expensive to operate, and while every airport around the world has its peak hours of operation - there are equally as many hours of the day when many are like ghost towns, as they await their next flights and passengers. Even for airports such as Dubai and Atlanta that serve as major hubs connecting travellers across the globe, there are moments of relative calm. For smaller regional airports these quiet moments can be quite pronounced.
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Ultimately, airports are assets and like any asset maximising its utilisation is crucial. This means filling those quiet moments of the day becomes crucial for every airport planning team. To highlight how that can be done we’ve focused on one airport that has been particularly successful in recent times and all on one runway: London Gatwick (LGW).
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London Gatwick is widely regarded as having the busiest single runway in the world, although with a planning application likely to be approved that may change in the next decade. In 2024 the airport handled 43.2 million passengers and some 262,000 movements, a far cry from the 26.8 million handled in 2000 - significant growth achieved without any new runway or terminal expansion.
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The chart below shows the number of scheduled flights departing each hour for the busiest day of those years between 05:00 and 23:00. Each line shows the growth in departures driven by new airlines operating at the airport and existing airlines such as easyJet, Wizzair and British Airways launching new routes and bases. Not surprisingly, the peak departure hour of 06:00 has seen the largest growth from just 5 departures to Tenerife, Brussels, Faro, Edinburgh and Paris in 2000 to 36 this year - with easyJet alone planning 27 departures. In total there are 439 scheduled departures on the busiest day compared to 301 departures in 2000, an impressive 45% growth in scheduled movements.
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Intriguingly the peak hour for departures in 2000 was 11:00 with 28, in 2025 that hour now has less departures with 22, although in the same hour arrivals have increased by nearly 40% so actual usage of the runway has increased to 47 movements in the hour.
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With arrivals permitted throughout the day - although restricted late at night and early in the morning - the growth pattern is slightly different from that of departures. Reflective of Gatwick increasingly serving the local outbound demand the 39 arrivals between 05:00 and 08:00 this year are considerably below the 67 of 2000 when the airport was still a major arrival point for flights from the United States with services from Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Charlotte among the markets served.
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The increasing local market position of Gatwick is also reflected in what were two of the quietest late hours of the day (22:00 & 23:00) when only four flights were scheduled to arrive in 2000, now handle 59 services, much to the pleasure of the handlers meeting those flights and clearing the baggage!
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London Gatwick’s busiest scheduled hour of the day this year will be 13:00 when 54 flights are planned, which is very similar to the 12:00 peak in 2000. However, the departing and arriving points of those flights are very different to twenty-five years ago with a greater focus on European markets.
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As a case study in maximising asset utilisation London Gatwick has done a great job in filling in the gaps and maximising their passenger throughput and of course revenues while at the same time firmly reaching a point where no more flights can be handled; after all, 54 in one hour is impressive on a single runway by any measure. Every airport in the world strives to replicate the growth and success that Gatwick has seen and that is precisely why airport CEOs are always reminding their commercial teams to “mind the gap”.
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Airports are extremely expensive to operate, and while every airport around the world has its peak hours of operation - there are equally as many hours of the day when many are like ghost towns, as they await their next flights and passengers. Even for airports such as Dubai and Atlanta that serve as major hubs connecting travellers across the globe, there are moments of relative calm. For smaller regional airports these quiet moments can be quite pronounced.
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Ultimately, airports are assets and like any asset maximising its utilisation is crucial. This means filling those quiet moments of the day becomes crucial for every airport planning team. To highlight how that can be done we’ve focused on one airport that has been particularly successful in recent times and all on one runway: London Gatwick (LGW).
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London Gatwick is widely regarded as having the busiest single runway in the world, although with a planning application likely to be approved that may change in the next decade. In 2024 the airport handled 43.2 million passengers and some 262,000 movements, a far cry from the 26.8 million handled in 2000 - significant growth achieved without any new runway or terminal expansion.
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The chart below shows the number of scheduled flights departing each hour for the busiest day of those years between 05:00 and 23:00. Each line shows the growth in departures driven by new airlines operating at the airport and existing airlines such as easyJet, Wizzair and British Airways launching new routes and bases. Not surprisingly, the peak departure hour of 06:00 has seen the largest growth from just 5 departures to Tenerife, Brussels, Faro, Edinburgh and Paris in 2000 to 36 this year - with easyJet alone planning 27 departures. In total there are 439 scheduled departures on the busiest day compared to 301 departures in 2000, an impressive 45% growth in scheduled movements.
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Intriguingly the peak hour for departures in 2000 was 11:00 with 28, in 2025 that hour now has less departures with 22, although in the same hour arrivals have increased by nearly 40% so actual usage of the runway has increased to 47 movements in the hour.
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With arrivals permitted throughout the day - although restricted late at night and early in the morning - the growth pattern is slightly different from that of departures. Reflective of Gatwick increasingly serving the local outbound demand the 39 arrivals between 05:00 and 08:00 this year are considerably below the 67 of 2000 when the airport was still a major arrival point for flights from the United States with services from Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Charlotte among the markets served.
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The increasing local market position of Gatwick is also reflected in what were two of the quietest late hours of the day (22:00 & 23:00) when only four flights were scheduled to arrive in 2000, now handle 59 services, much to the pleasure of the handlers meeting those flights and clearing the baggage!
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London Gatwick’s busiest scheduled hour of the day this year will be 13:00 when 54 flights are planned, which is very similar to the 12:00 peak in 2000. However, the departing and arriving points of those flights are very different to twenty-five years ago with a greater focus on European markets.
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As a case study in maximising asset utilisation London Gatwick has done a great job in filling in the gaps and maximising their passenger throughput and of course revenues while at the same time firmly reaching a point where no more flights can be handled; after all, 54 in one hour is impressive on a single runway by any measure. Every airport in the world strives to replicate the growth and success that Gatwick has seen and that is precisely why airport CEOs are always reminding their commercial teams to “mind the gap”.
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Airports are extremely expensive to operate, and while every airport around the world has its peak hours of operation - there are equally as many hours of the day when many are like ghost towns, as they await their next flights and passengers. Even for airports such as Dubai and Atlanta that serve as major hubs connecting travellers across the globe, there are moments of relative calm. For smaller regional airports these quiet moments can be quite pronounced.
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Ultimately, airports are assets and like any asset maximising its utilisation is crucial. This means filling those quiet moments of the day becomes crucial for every airport planning team. To highlight how that can be done we’ve focused on one airport that has been particularly successful in recent times and all on one runway: London Gatwick (LGW).
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London Gatwick is widely regarded as having the busiest single runway in the world, although with a planning application likely to be approved that may change in the next decade. In 2024 the airport handled 43.2 million passengers and some 262,000 movements, a far cry from the 26.8 million handled in 2000 - significant growth achieved without any new runway or terminal expansion.
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The chart below shows the number of scheduled flights departing each hour for the busiest day of those years between 05:00 and 23:00. Each line shows the growth in departures driven by new airlines operating at the airport and existing airlines such as easyJet, Wizzair and British Airways launching new routes and bases. Not surprisingly, the peak departure hour of 06:00 has seen the largest growth from just 5 departures to Tenerife, Brussels, Faro, Edinburgh and Paris in 2000 to 36 this year - with easyJet alone planning 27 departures. In total there are 439 scheduled departures on the busiest day compared to 301 departures in 2000, an impressive 45% growth in scheduled movements.
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Intriguingly the peak hour for departures in 2000 was 11:00 with 28, in 2025 that hour now has less departures with 22, although in the same hour arrivals have increased by nearly 40% so actual usage of the runway has increased to 47 movements in the hour.
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With arrivals permitted throughout the day - although restricted late at night and early in the morning - the growth pattern is slightly different from that of departures. Reflective of Gatwick increasingly serving the local outbound demand the 39 arrivals between 05:00 and 08:00 this year are considerably below the 67 of 2000 when the airport was still a major arrival point for flights from the United States with services from Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Charlotte among the markets served.
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The increasing local market position of Gatwick is also reflected in what were two of the quietest late hours of the day (22:00 & 23:00) when only four flights were scheduled to arrive in 2000, now handle 59 services, much to the pleasure of the handlers meeting those flights and clearing the baggage!
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London Gatwick’s busiest scheduled hour of the day this year will be 13:00 when 54 flights are planned, which is very similar to the 12:00 peak in 2000. However, the departing and arriving points of those flights are very different to twenty-five years ago with a greater focus on European markets.
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As a case study in maximising asset utilisation London Gatwick has done a great job in filling in the gaps and maximising their passenger throughput and of course revenues while at the same time firmly reaching a point where no more flights can be handled; after all, 54 in one hour is impressive on a single runway by any measure. Every airport in the world strives to replicate the growth and success that Gatwick has seen and that is precisely why airport CEOs are always reminding their commercial teams to “mind the gap”.
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Since then, a wave of new AI-powered innovations has hit the aviation sector, revealing how fast the space is moving from theory to real-world implementation.
\n
So this month’s edition zooms in on AI’s growing impact across the travel journey, from the front end of travel discovery and booking, all the way through to back-end airport and airline operations. And we’re not just talking about incremental updates. Some of these launches point to deep structural shifts in how the industry will function going forward.
\n
Let’s get into it.
\n
Innovation #1: Google Unveils AI Mode: A Critical Shift in Travel Search and Booking?
\n
Announced at the 2025 I/O Developer Conference at the end of May, Google’s new AI Mode may be the most consequential AI development in travel this year, even though it hasn’t fully launched yet. Google CEO Sundar Pichai positioned it as a fundamental reinvention of how users interact with search, one that blends natural language queries, deep personalization, and agentic booking capabilities into a single interface.
\n
The key takeaway: This isn't just a smarter search bar. It clearly suggests a full-on transformation of travel discovery and booking as we know it.
\n
Some industry observers have gone so far as to call this “the biggest transformation” since the dawn of online booking. And for good reason. AI Mode threatens to disrupt the travel funnel as we know it, displacing OTAs, flattening SEO, and bringing booking closer to the search experience than ever before.
\n
Here is how it (likely) works:
\n
\n
Users can soon type (or verbally express) complex, multi-layered prompts like: “Plan a five-day food and museum trip to London for three friends who like quirky neighborhoods.”
\n
The AI understands the context, preferences, and constraints, and generates personalized results instantly. Importantly, a new dedicated AI search tab and chat interface replace the traditional “top 10 blue links” with a single, generated summary of what Google deems the most accurate and relevant answer.
\n
Users can also link Google apps like Gmail and Docs to give the system access to past travel plans, preferences, or contextual information, fueling even deeper, real-time personalization.
\n
Through Project Mariner and the Gemini API, Google’s AI will then take actions on your behalf (even though the concrete specs are still unclear), such as booking a restaurant, buying tickets, or soon, reserving flights and hotels, without ever leaving the search interface.
\n
\n
Why does this innovation stand out?
\n
Quite obviously, this is not a simple UI tweak. It’s a rewrite of the trillion-dollar global e-commerce stack, and travel is one of the first battlegrounds.
\n
\n
For travel brands, being “searchable” is no longer enough. In the AI-first funnel, the question becomes: Is your product structured and authoritative enough for Google’s AI to recommend?
\n
It collapses the booking funnel as Google is finally positioning itself to capture transaction value directly, after decades of handing it off to intermediaries. That changes the game for OTAs, metasearch engines, and even airline.coms.
\n
It’s hyper-personalized and action-oriented: By fusing user context, live inventory data, and agentic tools, Google is creating an intelligent travel assistant, not just a discovery engine.
\n
\n
The rollout is expected to begin this summer. While some uncertainties remain, such as agent verification, fraud controls, and supplier onboarding, the strategic direction is clear.
\n
And if Google does follow through, the impact on the industry will be profound. Airlines and travel tech platforms should begin preparing now.
\n
\n
Innovation #2: iGA Istanbul Airport Goes All-In on Smart Operations
\n
While most of Google's AI-enabled travel features are still on the horizon, others are already live and operating at remarkable scale. One standout is iGA Istanbul Airport, which has committed to one of the most comprehensive smart airport implementations globally.
\n
What exactly is iGA Istanbul Airport doing?
\n
The airport has rolled out a full suite of AI and smart technologies to simultaneously ensure more stable operations and a seamless passenger experience. The initiatives span nearly every aspect of the airport’s ecosystem, including:
\n
\n
An AI-powered chatbot with advanced natural language processing to assist travelers.
\n
Over 7,000 iBeacon devices enabling precise indoor navigation throughout the terminal.
\n
An advanced Airport Operations Center (APOC) designed for real-time coordination across all key airport stakeholders.
\n
AI-driven crowd analytics to monitor and manage passenger flow across terminals.
\n
RFID baggage tracking across a 42-kilometer conveyor belt system for more accurate and reliable handling.
\n
\n
Why does this innovation stand out?
\n
This isn’t just a flashy tech showcase. It’s arguably a blueprint for the future of large-scale airport operations (keep in mind: iGA handles over 1,400 daily flights and more than 80 million passengers annually as the second most connected airport in the world).
\n
\n
First, it’s a reminder that AI in aviation is already here and working. We explored this shift in our recent joint research with Microsoft, and iGA’s case brings it vividly to life.
\n
Second, iGA is proving that AI can solve real-world challenges at the airport level, helping manage complex infrastructure and logistics while also elevating the passenger journey, from smoother wayfinding to faster baggage handling and more responsive assistance.
\n
\n
As airports around the world look to modernize aging infrastructure, iGA Istanbul sets a powerful benchmark: a smart, scalable, and traveler-centric approach to airport ops.
\n
\n
Innovation #3: British Airways Uses Digital Twins to Tackle the Industry’s Delay Crisis
\n
While much of the aviation industry continues to struggle with stubbornly high delay rates, especially at major hubs, British Airways is showing that real progress is possible.
\n
\n
The carrier has reduced its delay rate at Heathrow Airport (measured as flights delayed by at least 60 minutes) from 12% earlier this year to just 8% today, clearly outperforming its peers at one of the world’s busiest airports.
\n
What exactly is British Airways doing?
\n
At the heart of BA’s punctuality gains lies a powerful use of digital twin technology. Working with UK-based Emu Analytics, British Airways has implemented a real-time operational intelligence platform as part of its Mission Control Center to improve one of the most overlooked but critical components of hub operations: aircraft towing.
\n
At a complex hub like London Heathrow, aircraft frequently need to be repositioned across the airfield, from engineering hangars to gates or between remote stands. These movements must be tightly choreographed to avoid knock-on delays, and that’s where BA’s new digital twin platform comes in.
\n
Emu’s powered Mission Control gives BA real-time tracking of every aircraft on the ground, enabling the airline to:
\n
\n
Monitor towing operations down to the second.
\n
Identify bottlenecks and delay hotspots.
\n
Perform trend analysis and feed insights into future planning.
\n
Optimize towing movements based on operational data.
\n
\n
Why does this innovation stand out?
\n
BA’s improved towing coordination may be happening behind the scenes, but its impact is very real for passengers: smoother turnarounds, more on-time departures, and less terminal congestion.
\n
This development is significant for three key reasons:
\n
\n
As our latest On-Time Performance Airline Ranking shows, many of the world’s largest carriers at major hubs are failing to achieve top-tier punctuality. BA’s progress at Heathrow offers a rare example of meaningful, data-driven improvement.
\n
The success of this initiative highlights how British Airways’ broader £7 billion technology investment, including its 100+ in-house data scientists and AI-powered forecasting tools, is beginning to deliver tangible operational gains.
\n
Travelers may never notice the aircraft towing operation, but they certainly benefit from the downstream effects: fewer missed connections, more predictable schedules, and less time stuck on the tarmac.
\n
\n
In a world where most airline tech investments remain invisible or ambiguous in their payoff, BA is offering a rare, measurable success story.
\n
\n
This wraps up our June edition.
\n
With AI fast becoming a strategic lever across every layer of the travel stack, it’s clear the pace of innovation isn’t slowing down.
\n
We’ll continue tracking how these developments are rewriting the rules of the game in aviation.
\n
And if you need a refresher on just how far AI has already come in our industry, don’t forget to check out our latest AI in Aviation primer, released in collaboration with Microsoft.
Since then, a wave of new AI-powered innovations has hit the aviation sector, revealing how fast the space is moving from theory to real-world implementation.
\n
So this month’s edition zooms in on AI’s growing impact across the travel journey, from the front end of travel discovery and booking, all the way through to back-end airport and airline operations. And we’re not just talking about incremental updates. Some of these launches point to deep structural shifts in how the industry will function going forward.
\n
Let’s get into it.
\n
Innovation #1: Google Unveils AI Mode: A Critical Shift in Travel Search and Booking?
\n
Announced at the 2025 I/O Developer Conference at the end of May, Google’s new AI Mode may be the most consequential AI development in travel this year, even though it hasn’t fully launched yet. Google CEO Sundar Pichai positioned it as a fundamental reinvention of how users interact with search, one that blends natural language queries, deep personalization, and agentic booking capabilities into a single interface.
\n
The key takeaway: This isn't just a smarter search bar. It clearly suggests a full-on transformation of travel discovery and booking as we know it.
\n
Some industry observers have gone so far as to call this “the biggest transformation” since the dawn of online booking. And for good reason. AI Mode threatens to disrupt the travel funnel as we know it, displacing OTAs, flattening SEO, and bringing booking closer to the search experience than ever before.
\n
Here is how it (likely) works:
\n
\n
Users can soon type (or verbally express) complex, multi-layered prompts like: “Plan a five-day food and museum trip to London for three friends who like quirky neighborhoods.”
\n
The AI understands the context, preferences, and constraints, and generates personalized results instantly. Importantly, a new dedicated AI search tab and chat interface replace the traditional “top 10 blue links” with a single, generated summary of what Google deems the most accurate and relevant answer.
\n
Users can also link Google apps like Gmail and Docs to give the system access to past travel plans, preferences, or contextual information, fueling even deeper, real-time personalization.
\n
Through Project Mariner and the Gemini API, Google’s AI will then take actions on your behalf (even though the concrete specs are still unclear), such as booking a restaurant, buying tickets, or soon, reserving flights and hotels, without ever leaving the search interface.
\n
\n
Why does this innovation stand out?
\n
Quite obviously, this is not a simple UI tweak. It’s a rewrite of the trillion-dollar global e-commerce stack, and travel is one of the first battlegrounds.
\n
\n
For travel brands, being “searchable” is no longer enough. In the AI-first funnel, the question becomes: Is your product structured and authoritative enough for Google’s AI to recommend?
\n
It collapses the booking funnel as Google is finally positioning itself to capture transaction value directly, after decades of handing it off to intermediaries. That changes the game for OTAs, metasearch engines, and even airline.coms.
\n
It’s hyper-personalized and action-oriented: By fusing user context, live inventory data, and agentic tools, Google is creating an intelligent travel assistant, not just a discovery engine.
\n
\n
The rollout is expected to begin this summer. While some uncertainties remain, such as agent verification, fraud controls, and supplier onboarding, the strategic direction is clear.
\n
And if Google does follow through, the impact on the industry will be profound. Airlines and travel tech platforms should begin preparing now.
\n
\n
Innovation #2: iGA Istanbul Airport Goes All-In on Smart Operations
\n
While most of Google's AI-enabled travel features are still on the horizon, others are already live and operating at remarkable scale. One standout is iGA Istanbul Airport, which has committed to one of the most comprehensive smart airport implementations globally.
\n
What exactly is iGA Istanbul Airport doing?
\n
The airport has rolled out a full suite of AI and smart technologies to simultaneously ensure more stable operations and a seamless passenger experience. The initiatives span nearly every aspect of the airport’s ecosystem, including:
\n
\n
An AI-powered chatbot with advanced natural language processing to assist travelers.
\n
Over 7,000 iBeacon devices enabling precise indoor navigation throughout the terminal.
\n
An advanced Airport Operations Center (APOC) designed for real-time coordination across all key airport stakeholders.
\n
AI-driven crowd analytics to monitor and manage passenger flow across terminals.
\n
RFID baggage tracking across a 42-kilometer conveyor belt system for more accurate and reliable handling.
\n
\n
Why does this innovation stand out?
\n
This isn’t just a flashy tech showcase. It’s arguably a blueprint for the future of large-scale airport operations (keep in mind: iGA handles over 1,400 daily flights and more than 80 million passengers annually as the second most connected airport in the world).
\n
\n
First, it’s a reminder that AI in aviation is already here and working. We explored this shift in our recent joint research with Microsoft, and iGA’s case brings it vividly to life.
\n
Second, iGA is proving that AI can solve real-world challenges at the airport level, helping manage complex infrastructure and logistics while also elevating the passenger journey, from smoother wayfinding to faster baggage handling and more responsive assistance.
\n
\n
As airports around the world look to modernize aging infrastructure, iGA Istanbul sets a powerful benchmark: a smart, scalable, and traveler-centric approach to airport ops.
\n
\n
Innovation #3: British Airways Uses Digital Twins to Tackle the Industry’s Delay Crisis
\n
While much of the aviation industry continues to struggle with stubbornly high delay rates, especially at major hubs, British Airways is showing that real progress is possible.
\n
\n
The carrier has reduced its delay rate at Heathrow Airport (measured as flights delayed by at least 60 minutes) from 12% earlier this year to just 8% today, clearly outperforming its peers at one of the world’s busiest airports.
\n
What exactly is British Airways doing?
\n
At the heart of BA’s punctuality gains lies a powerful use of digital twin technology. Working with UK-based Emu Analytics, British Airways has implemented a real-time operational intelligence platform as part of its Mission Control Center to improve one of the most overlooked but critical components of hub operations: aircraft towing.
\n
At a complex hub like London Heathrow, aircraft frequently need to be repositioned across the airfield, from engineering hangars to gates or between remote stands. These movements must be tightly choreographed to avoid knock-on delays, and that’s where BA’s new digital twin platform comes in.
\n
Emu’s powered Mission Control gives BA real-time tracking of every aircraft on the ground, enabling the airline to:
\n
\n
Monitor towing operations down to the second.
\n
Identify bottlenecks and delay hotspots.
\n
Perform trend analysis and feed insights into future planning.
\n
Optimize towing movements based on operational data.
\n
\n
Why does this innovation stand out?
\n
BA’s improved towing coordination may be happening behind the scenes, but its impact is very real for passengers: smoother turnarounds, more on-time departures, and less terminal congestion.
\n
This development is significant for three key reasons:
\n
\n
As our latest On-Time Performance Airline Ranking shows, many of the world’s largest carriers at major hubs are failing to achieve top-tier punctuality. BA’s progress at Heathrow offers a rare example of meaningful, data-driven improvement.
\n
The success of this initiative highlights how British Airways’ broader £7 billion technology investment, including its 100+ in-house data scientists and AI-powered forecasting tools, is beginning to deliver tangible operational gains.
\n
Travelers may never notice the aircraft towing operation, but they certainly benefit from the downstream effects: fewer missed connections, more predictable schedules, and less time stuck on the tarmac.
\n
\n
In a world where most airline tech investments remain invisible or ambiguous in their payoff, BA is offering a rare, measurable success story.
\n
\n
This wraps up our June edition.
\n
With AI fast becoming a strategic lever across every layer of the travel stack, it’s clear the pace of innovation isn’t slowing down.
\n
We’ll continue tracking how these developments are rewriting the rules of the game in aviation.
\n
And if you need a refresher on just how far AI has already come in our industry, don’t forget to check out our latest AI in Aviation primer, released in collaboration with Microsoft.
\n
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Since then, a wave of new AI-powered innovations has hit the aviation sector, revealing how fast the space is moving from theory to real-world implementation.
\n
So this month’s edition zooms in on AI’s growing impact across the travel journey, from the front end of travel discovery and booking, all the way through to back-end airport and airline operations. And we’re not just talking about incremental updates. Some of these launches point to deep structural shifts in how the industry will function going forward.
\n
Let’s get into it.
\n
Innovation #1: Google Unveils AI Mode: A Critical Shift in Travel Search and Booking?
\n
Announced at the 2025 I/O Developer Conference at the end of May, Google’s new AI Mode may be the most consequential AI development in travel this year, even though it hasn’t fully launched yet. Google CEO Sundar Pichai positioned it as a fundamental reinvention of how users interact with search, one that blends natural language queries, deep personalization, and agentic booking capabilities into a single interface.
\n
The key takeaway: This isn't just a smarter search bar. It clearly suggests a full-on transformation of travel discovery and booking as we know it.
\n
Some industry observers have gone so far as to call this “the biggest transformation” since the dawn of online booking. And for good reason. AI Mode threatens to disrupt the travel funnel as we know it, displacing OTAs, flattening SEO, and bringing booking closer to the search experience than ever before.
\n
Here is how it (likely) works:
\n
\n
Users can soon type (or verbally express) complex, multi-layered prompts like: “Plan a five-day food and museum trip to London for three friends who like quirky neighborhoods.”
\n
The AI understands the context, preferences, and constraints, and generates personalized results instantly. Importantly, a new dedicated AI search tab and chat interface replace the traditional “top 10 blue links” with a single, generated summary of what Google deems the most accurate and relevant answer.
\n
Users can also link Google apps like Gmail and Docs to give the system access to past travel plans, preferences, or contextual information, fueling even deeper, real-time personalization.
\n
Through Project Mariner and the Gemini API, Google’s AI will then take actions on your behalf (even though the concrete specs are still unclear), such as booking a restaurant, buying tickets, or soon, reserving flights and hotels, without ever leaving the search interface.
\n
\n
Why does this innovation stand out?
\n
Quite obviously, this is not a simple UI tweak. It’s a rewrite of the trillion-dollar global e-commerce stack, and travel is one of the first battlegrounds.
\n
\n
For travel brands, being “searchable” is no longer enough. In the AI-first funnel, the question becomes: Is your product structured and authoritative enough for Google’s AI to recommend?
\n
It collapses the booking funnel as Google is finally positioning itself to capture transaction value directly, after decades of handing it off to intermediaries. That changes the game for OTAs, metasearch engines, and even airline.coms.
\n
It’s hyper-personalized and action-oriented: By fusing user context, live inventory data, and agentic tools, Google is creating an intelligent travel assistant, not just a discovery engine.
\n
\n
The rollout is expected to begin this summer. While some uncertainties remain, such as agent verification, fraud controls, and supplier onboarding, the strategic direction is clear.
\n
And if Google does follow through, the impact on the industry will be profound. Airlines and travel tech platforms should begin preparing now.
\n
\n
Innovation #2: iGA Istanbul Airport Goes All-In on Smart Operations
\n
While most of Google's AI-enabled travel features are still on the horizon, others are already live and operating at remarkable scale. One standout is iGA Istanbul Airport, which has committed to one of the most comprehensive smart airport implementations globally.
\n
What exactly is iGA Istanbul Airport doing?
\n
The airport has rolled out a full suite of AI and smart technologies to simultaneously ensure more stable operations and a seamless passenger experience. The initiatives span nearly every aspect of the airport’s ecosystem, including:
\n
\n
An AI-powered chatbot with advanced natural language processing to assist travelers.
\n
Over 7,000 iBeacon devices enabling precise indoor navigation throughout the terminal.
\n
An advanced Airport Operations Center (APOC) designed for real-time coordination across all key airport stakeholders.
\n
AI-driven crowd analytics to monitor and manage passenger flow across terminals.
\n
RFID baggage tracking across a 42-kilometer conveyor belt system for more accurate and reliable handling.
\n
\n
Why does this innovation stand out?
\n
This isn’t just a flashy tech showcase. It’s arguably a blueprint for the future of large-scale airport operations (keep in mind: iGA handles over 1,400 daily flights and more than 80 million passengers annually as the second most connected airport in the world).
\n
\n
First, it’s a reminder that AI in aviation is already here and working. We explored this shift in our recent joint research with Microsoft, and iGA’s case brings it vividly to life.
\n
Second, iGA is proving that AI can solve real-world challenges at the airport level, helping manage complex infrastructure and logistics while also elevating the passenger journey, from smoother wayfinding to faster baggage handling and more responsive assistance.
\n
\n
As airports around the world look to modernize aging infrastructure, iGA Istanbul sets a powerful benchmark: a smart, scalable, and traveler-centric approach to airport ops.
\n
\n
Innovation #3: British Airways Uses Digital Twins to Tackle the Industry’s Delay Crisis
\n
While much of the aviation industry continues to struggle with stubbornly high delay rates, especially at major hubs, British Airways is showing that real progress is possible.
\n
\n
The carrier has reduced its delay rate at Heathrow Airport (measured as flights delayed by at least 60 minutes) from 12% earlier this year to just 8% today, clearly outperforming its peers at one of the world’s busiest airports.
\n
What exactly is British Airways doing?
\n
At the heart of BA’s punctuality gains lies a powerful use of digital twin technology. Working with UK-based Emu Analytics, British Airways has implemented a real-time operational intelligence platform as part of its Mission Control Center to improve one of the most overlooked but critical components of hub operations: aircraft towing.
\n
At a complex hub like London Heathrow, aircraft frequently need to be repositioned across the airfield, from engineering hangars to gates or between remote stands. These movements must be tightly choreographed to avoid knock-on delays, and that’s where BA’s new digital twin platform comes in.
\n
Emu’s powered Mission Control gives BA real-time tracking of every aircraft on the ground, enabling the airline to:
\n
\n
Monitor towing operations down to the second.
\n
Identify bottlenecks and delay hotspots.
\n
Perform trend analysis and feed insights into future planning.
\n
Optimize towing movements based on operational data.
\n
\n
Why does this innovation stand out?
\n
BA’s improved towing coordination may be happening behind the scenes, but its impact is very real for passengers: smoother turnarounds, more on-time departures, and less terminal congestion.
\n
This development is significant for three key reasons:
\n
\n
As our latest On-Time Performance Airline Ranking shows, many of the world’s largest carriers at major hubs are failing to achieve top-tier punctuality. BA’s progress at Heathrow offers a rare example of meaningful, data-driven improvement.
\n
The success of this initiative highlights how British Airways’ broader £7 billion technology investment, including its 100+ in-house data scientists and AI-powered forecasting tools, is beginning to deliver tangible operational gains.
\n
Travelers may never notice the aircraft towing operation, but they certainly benefit from the downstream effects: fewer missed connections, more predictable schedules, and less time stuck on the tarmac.
\n
\n
In a world where most airline tech investments remain invisible or ambiguous in their payoff, BA is offering a rare, measurable success story.
\n
\n
This wraps up our June edition.
\n
With AI fast becoming a strategic lever across every layer of the travel stack, it’s clear the pace of innovation isn’t slowing down.
\n
We’ll continue tracking how these developments are rewriting the rules of the game in aviation.
\n
And if you need a refresher on just how far AI has already come in our industry, don’t forget to check out our latest AI in Aviation primer, released in collaboration with Microsoft.
Since then, a wave of new AI-powered innovations has hit the aviation sector, revealing how fast the space is moving from theory to real-world implementation.
\n
So this month’s edition zooms in on AI’s growing impact across the travel journey, from the front end of travel discovery and booking, all the way through to back-end airport and airline operations. And we’re not just talking about incremental updates. Some of these launches point to deep structural shifts in how the industry will function going forward.
\n
Let’s get into it.
\n
Innovation #1: Google Unveils AI Mode: A Critical Shift in Travel Search and Booking?
\n
Announced at the 2025 I/O Developer Conference at the end of May, Google’s new AI Mode may be the most consequential AI development in travel this year, even though it hasn’t fully launched yet. Google CEO Sundar Pichai positioned it as a fundamental reinvention of how users interact with search, one that blends natural language queries, deep personalization, and agentic booking capabilities into a single interface.
\n
The key takeaway: This isn't just a smarter search bar. It clearly suggests a full-on transformation of travel discovery and booking as we know it.
\n
Some industry observers have gone so far as to call this “the biggest transformation” since the dawn of online booking. And for good reason. AI Mode threatens to disrupt the travel funnel as we know it, displacing OTAs, flattening SEO, and bringing booking closer to the search experience than ever before.
\n
Here is how it (likely) works:
\n
\n
Users can soon type (or verbally express) complex, multi-layered prompts like: “Plan a five-day food and museum trip to London for three friends who like quirky neighborhoods.”
\n
The AI understands the context, preferences, and constraints, and generates personalized results instantly. Importantly, a new dedicated AI search tab and chat interface replace the traditional “top 10 blue links” with a single, generated summary of what Google deems the most accurate and relevant answer.
\n
Users can also link Google apps like Gmail and Docs to give the system access to past travel plans, preferences, or contextual information, fueling even deeper, real-time personalization.
\n
Through Project Mariner and the Gemini API, Google’s AI will then take actions on your behalf (even though the concrete specs are still unclear), such as booking a restaurant, buying tickets, or soon, reserving flights and hotels, without ever leaving the search interface.
\n
\n
Why does this innovation stand out?
\n
Quite obviously, this is not a simple UI tweak. It’s a rewrite of the trillion-dollar global e-commerce stack, and travel is one of the first battlegrounds.
\n
\n
For travel brands, being “searchable” is no longer enough. In the AI-first funnel, the question becomes: Is your product structured and authoritative enough for Google’s AI to recommend?
\n
It collapses the booking funnel as Google is finally positioning itself to capture transaction value directly, after decades of handing it off to intermediaries. That changes the game for OTAs, metasearch engines, and even airline.coms.
\n
It’s hyper-personalized and action-oriented: By fusing user context, live inventory data, and agentic tools, Google is creating an intelligent travel assistant, not just a discovery engine.
\n
\n
The rollout is expected to begin this summer. While some uncertainties remain, such as agent verification, fraud controls, and supplier onboarding, the strategic direction is clear.
\n
And if Google does follow through, the impact on the industry will be profound. Airlines and travel tech platforms should begin preparing now.
\n
\n
Innovation #2: iGA Istanbul Airport Goes All-In on Smart Operations
\n
While most of Google's AI-enabled travel features are still on the horizon, others are already live and operating at remarkable scale. One standout is iGA Istanbul Airport, which has committed to one of the most comprehensive smart airport implementations globally.
\n
What exactly is iGA Istanbul Airport doing?
\n
The airport has rolled out a full suite of AI and smart technologies to simultaneously ensure more stable operations and a seamless passenger experience. The initiatives span nearly every aspect of the airport’s ecosystem, including:
\n
\n
An AI-powered chatbot with advanced natural language processing to assist travelers.
\n
Over 7,000 iBeacon devices enabling precise indoor navigation throughout the terminal.
\n
An advanced Airport Operations Center (APOC) designed for real-time coordination across all key airport stakeholders.
\n
AI-driven crowd analytics to monitor and manage passenger flow across terminals.
\n
RFID baggage tracking across a 42-kilometer conveyor belt system for more accurate and reliable handling.
\n
\n
Why does this innovation stand out?
\n
This isn’t just a flashy tech showcase. It’s arguably a blueprint for the future of large-scale airport operations (keep in mind: iGA handles over 1,400 daily flights and more than 80 million passengers annually as the second most connected airport in the world).
\n
\n
First, it’s a reminder that AI in aviation is already here and working. We explored this shift in our recent joint research with Microsoft, and iGA’s case brings it vividly to life.
\n
Second, iGA is proving that AI can solve real-world challenges at the airport level, helping manage complex infrastructure and logistics while also elevating the passenger journey, from smoother wayfinding to faster baggage handling and more responsive assistance.
\n
\n
As airports around the world look to modernize aging infrastructure, iGA Istanbul sets a powerful benchmark: a smart, scalable, and traveler-centric approach to airport ops.
\n
\n
Innovation #3: British Airways Uses Digital Twins to Tackle the Industry’s Delay Crisis
\n
While much of the aviation industry continues to struggle with stubbornly high delay rates, especially at major hubs, British Airways is showing that real progress is possible.
\n
\n
The carrier has reduced its delay rate at Heathrow Airport (measured as flights delayed by at least 60 minutes) from 12% earlier this year to just 8% today, clearly outperforming its peers at one of the world’s busiest airports.
\n
What exactly is British Airways doing?
\n
At the heart of BA’s punctuality gains lies a powerful use of digital twin technology. Working with UK-based Emu Analytics, British Airways has implemented a real-time operational intelligence platform as part of its Mission Control Center to improve one of the most overlooked but critical components of hub operations: aircraft towing.
\n
At a complex hub like London Heathrow, aircraft frequently need to be repositioned across the airfield, from engineering hangars to gates or between remote stands. These movements must be tightly choreographed to avoid knock-on delays, and that’s where BA’s new digital twin platform comes in.
\n
Emu’s powered Mission Control gives BA real-time tracking of every aircraft on the ground, enabling the airline to:
\n
\n
Monitor towing operations down to the second.
\n
Identify bottlenecks and delay hotspots.
\n
Perform trend analysis and feed insights into future planning.
\n
Optimize towing movements based on operational data.
\n
\n
Why does this innovation stand out?
\n
BA’s improved towing coordination may be happening behind the scenes, but its impact is very real for passengers: smoother turnarounds, more on-time departures, and less terminal congestion.
\n
This development is significant for three key reasons:
\n
\n
As our latest On-Time Performance Airline Ranking shows, many of the world’s largest carriers at major hubs are failing to achieve top-tier punctuality. BA’s progress at Heathrow offers a rare example of meaningful, data-driven improvement.
\n
The success of this initiative highlights how British Airways’ broader £7 billion technology investment, including its 100+ in-house data scientists and AI-powered forecasting tools, is beginning to deliver tangible operational gains.
\n
Travelers may never notice the aircraft towing operation, but they certainly benefit from the downstream effects: fewer missed connections, more predictable schedules, and less time stuck on the tarmac.
\n
\n
In a world where most airline tech investments remain invisible or ambiguous in their payoff, BA is offering a rare, measurable success story.
\n
\n
This wraps up our June edition.
\n
With AI fast becoming a strategic lever across every layer of the travel stack, it’s clear the pace of innovation isn’t slowing down.
\n
We’ll continue tracking how these developments are rewriting the rules of the game in aviation.
\n
And if you need a refresher on just how far AI has already come in our industry, don’t forget to check out our latest AI in Aviation primer, released in collaboration with Microsoft.
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Since then, a wave of new AI-powered innovations has hit the aviation sector, revealing how fast the space is moving from theory to real-world implementation.
\n
So this month’s edition zooms in on AI’s growing impact across the travel journey, from the front end of travel discovery and booking, all the way through to back-end airport and airline operations. And we’re not just talking about incremental updates. Some of these launches point to deep structural shifts in how the industry will function going forward.
\n
Let’s get into it.
\n
Innovation #1: Google Unveils AI Mode: A Critical Shift in Travel Search and Booking?
\n
Announced at the 2025 I/O Developer Conference at the end of May, Google’s new AI Mode may be the most consequential AI development in travel this year, even though it hasn’t fully launched yet. Google CEO Sundar Pichai positioned it as a fundamental reinvention of how users interact with search, one that blends natural language queries, deep personalization, and agentic booking capabilities into a single interface.
\n
The key takeaway: This isn't just a smarter search bar. It clearly suggests a full-on transformation of travel discovery and booking as we know it.
\n
Some industry observers have gone so far as to call this “the biggest transformation” since the dawn of online booking. And for good reason. AI Mode threatens to disrupt the travel funnel as we know it, displacing OTAs, flattening SEO, and bringing booking closer to the search experience than ever before.
\n
Here is how it (likely) works:
\n
\n
Users can soon type (or verbally express) complex, multi-layered prompts like: “Plan a five-day food and museum trip to London for three friends who like quirky neighborhoods.”
\n
The AI understands the context, preferences, and constraints, and generates personalized results instantly. Importantly, a new dedicated AI search tab and chat interface replace the traditional “top 10 blue links” with a single, generated summary of what Google deems the most accurate and relevant answer.
\n
Users can also link Google apps like Gmail and Docs to give the system access to past travel plans, preferences, or contextual information, fueling even deeper, real-time personalization.
\n
Through Project Mariner and the Gemini API, Google’s AI will then take actions on your behalf (even though the concrete specs are still unclear), such as booking a restaurant, buying tickets, or soon, reserving flights and hotels, without ever leaving the search interface.
\n
\n
Why does this innovation stand out?
\n
Quite obviously, this is not a simple UI tweak. It’s a rewrite of the trillion-dollar global e-commerce stack, and travel is one of the first battlegrounds.
\n
\n
For travel brands, being “searchable” is no longer enough. In the AI-first funnel, the question becomes: Is your product structured and authoritative enough for Google’s AI to recommend?
\n
It collapses the booking funnel as Google is finally positioning itself to capture transaction value directly, after decades of handing it off to intermediaries. That changes the game for OTAs, metasearch engines, and even airline.coms.
\n
It’s hyper-personalized and action-oriented: By fusing user context, live inventory data, and agentic tools, Google is creating an intelligent travel assistant, not just a discovery engine.
\n
\n
The rollout is expected to begin this summer. While some uncertainties remain, such as agent verification, fraud controls, and supplier onboarding, the strategic direction is clear.
\n
And if Google does follow through, the impact on the industry will be profound. Airlines and travel tech platforms should begin preparing now.
\n
\n
Innovation #2: iGA Istanbul Airport Goes All-In on Smart Operations
\n
While most of Google's AI-enabled travel features are still on the horizon, others are already live and operating at remarkable scale. One standout is iGA Istanbul Airport, which has committed to one of the most comprehensive smart airport implementations globally.
\n
What exactly is iGA Istanbul Airport doing?
\n
The airport has rolled out a full suite of AI and smart technologies to simultaneously ensure more stable operations and a seamless passenger experience. The initiatives span nearly every aspect of the airport’s ecosystem, including:
\n
\n
An AI-powered chatbot with advanced natural language processing to assist travelers.
\n
Over 7,000 iBeacon devices enabling precise indoor navigation throughout the terminal.
\n
An advanced Airport Operations Center (APOC) designed for real-time coordination across all key airport stakeholders.
\n
AI-driven crowd analytics to monitor and manage passenger flow across terminals.
\n
RFID baggage tracking across a 42-kilometer conveyor belt system for more accurate and reliable handling.
\n
\n
Why does this innovation stand out?
\n
This isn’t just a flashy tech showcase. It’s arguably a blueprint for the future of large-scale airport operations (keep in mind: iGA handles over 1,400 daily flights and more than 80 million passengers annually as the second most connected airport in the world).
\n
\n
First, it’s a reminder that AI in aviation is already here and working. We explored this shift in our recent joint research with Microsoft, and iGA’s case brings it vividly to life.
\n
Second, iGA is proving that AI can solve real-world challenges at the airport level, helping manage complex infrastructure and logistics while also elevating the passenger journey, from smoother wayfinding to faster baggage handling and more responsive assistance.
\n
\n
As airports around the world look to modernize aging infrastructure, iGA Istanbul sets a powerful benchmark: a smart, scalable, and traveler-centric approach to airport ops.
\n
\n
Innovation #3: British Airways Uses Digital Twins to Tackle the Industry’s Delay Crisis
\n
While much of the aviation industry continues to struggle with stubbornly high delay rates, especially at major hubs, British Airways is showing that real progress is possible.
\n
\n
The carrier has reduced its delay rate at Heathrow Airport (measured as flights delayed by at least 60 minutes) from 12% earlier this year to just 8% today, clearly outperforming its peers at one of the world’s busiest airports.
\n
What exactly is British Airways doing?
\n
At the heart of BA’s punctuality gains lies a powerful use of digital twin technology. Working with UK-based Emu Analytics, British Airways has implemented a real-time operational intelligence platform as part of its Mission Control Center to improve one of the most overlooked but critical components of hub operations: aircraft towing.
\n
At a complex hub like London Heathrow, aircraft frequently need to be repositioned across the airfield, from engineering hangars to gates or between remote stands. These movements must be tightly choreographed to avoid knock-on delays, and that’s where BA’s new digital twin platform comes in.
\n
Emu’s powered Mission Control gives BA real-time tracking of every aircraft on the ground, enabling the airline to:
\n
\n
Monitor towing operations down to the second.
\n
Identify bottlenecks and delay hotspots.
\n
Perform trend analysis and feed insights into future planning.
\n
Optimize towing movements based on operational data.
\n
\n
Why does this innovation stand out?
\n
BA’s improved towing coordination may be happening behind the scenes, but its impact is very real for passengers: smoother turnarounds, more on-time departures, and less terminal congestion.
\n
This development is significant for three key reasons:
\n
\n
As our latest On-Time Performance Airline Ranking shows, many of the world’s largest carriers at major hubs are failing to achieve top-tier punctuality. BA’s progress at Heathrow offers a rare example of meaningful, data-driven improvement.
\n
The success of this initiative highlights how British Airways’ broader £7 billion technology investment, including its 100+ in-house data scientists and AI-powered forecasting tools, is beginning to deliver tangible operational gains.
\n
Travelers may never notice the aircraft towing operation, but they certainly benefit from the downstream effects: fewer missed connections, more predictable schedules, and less time stuck on the tarmac.
\n
\n
In a world where most airline tech investments remain invisible or ambiguous in their payoff, BA is offering a rare, measurable success story.
\n
\n
This wraps up our June edition.
\n
With AI fast becoming a strategic lever across every layer of the travel stack, it’s clear the pace of innovation isn’t slowing down.
\n
We’ll continue tracking how these developments are rewriting the rules of the game in aviation.
\n
And if you need a refresher on just how far AI has already come in our industry, don’t forget to check out our latest AI in Aviation primer, released in collaboration with Microsoft.
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As the BBC’s popular Race Across The World reaches its final stage this week with the contestants heading to the tip of India, we have taken up a similar challenge - a race across the world in the shortest possible time.
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As the BBC’s popular Race Across The World reaches its final stage this week with the contestants heading to the tip of India, we have taken up a similar challenge - a race across the world in the shortest possible time.
\n\n
The rules are simple:
\n
\n
No backhauls permitted
\n
Unless there are no other options, a change of airline for each sector has to be made
\n
\n
To make it even more interesting, we’re going to take two trips; one flying only low-cost and one with legacy airlines. Which will take us around the world in the shortest time? What will the difference in total airfares be? With the rules in place, we set off on our challenge to find out!
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Race Across The World: Legacy Airline Routing
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Starting the journey in London Gatwick and travelling in an easterly direction, we initially headed off towards Jeddah, arriving late at night before waiting a few hours to connect to Dubai where a civilised arrival time of 07:55 provided an opportunity for a stretch of the legs and breakfast before switching terminals to continue onwards to Asia, specifically to Delhi.
\n
A lunchtime departure with Air India results in an early evening arrival in Delhi and then a five-hour connection before joining the Thai International overnight service to Bangkok which arrives at 05:05. This just allows enough time for some food and a freshen up before connecting onto the next flight heading to Tokyo Narita. The planned Japan Air Lines service provides a welcome daylight flight with another civilised arrival in Tokyo at 16:15 and a four-hour connection onto the All Nippon Airways service to Honolulu at 20:10. Travelling to Honolulu is an important part of the routing, as we crucially cross the international date line, travelling back in time.
\n
Arriving in Honolulu before we left Tokyo at 08:10 may feel a bit odd, but gaining twenty-four hours in the race makes all the difference, especially when a quick three hour connection puts us on a United Airlines service to Los Angeles where we can have a quick dinner at 19:46. A change of terminals in Los Angeles and a short connection may make dinner a “grab and go” experience as the American Airlines trans-continental service departs at 21:21. On a classic red-eye we arrive in JFK at 05:55 which connects perfectly with the British Airways 07:50 daylight service to London Heathrow scheduled to arrive at 19:45 but regularly early for anyone wanting to catch a late show in London after that trip!
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Result: We calculated air fares for this round trip to be around £3,200. This is based on last minute airfares, and of course airfares vary so this is just a rough benchmark to compare with our low-cost journey. Departing mid-afternoon on Tuesday and back in London by Friday evening seems an efficient routing at around 76 hours, but can a low-cost route beat that?
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Race Across The World: Low-Cost Carrier Routing
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The low-cost round the world routing follows the same journey and airports as the legacy schedule, with the exception of the final destination changing from London Heathrow to London Gatwick on the low-cost route. The low-cost journey starts with a late afternoon departure from London Gatwick to Jeddah on the new daily Wizzair service. After an overnight stay in the airport, a FlyNAS service connects to Dubai where another lengthy layover is required before catching the first of two Indigo services which arrives at 03:10 in the morning. At this point it’s clear that the frequency of low-cost airline services is not as high as their legacy competitors as another seven hour wait in Delhi provides plenty of time to catch up on some food and rest before continuing with IndiGo to Bangkok, arriving in Thailand at 15:55.
\n
The calmness of Bangkok Airport provides an opportunity for another lengthy connection before leaving for Tokyo Narita with ZipAir, an overnight service arriving at 07:30 followed by a near twelve-hour layover before connecting onwards to Honolulu with the same airline - so there is no need to worry about running for your next flight. Again, arriving before you’ve left may seem odd but the 07:45 arrival in Honolulu means another connection of over six hours before jumping on a Southwest Airlines service to Los Angeles.
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While the Southwest service may offer the benefits of a daylight flight, it also results in an arrival at 23:25 in Los Angeles and another over-night stop before connecting to JetBlue and their service to New York JFK, which arrives at 16:32. A rapid terminal change and race around JFK should make the onward connection with Norse to London possible, before finally collapsing on another overnight service back to London Gatwick with an arrival time of 06:20am.
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Result: In total a journey around the world using low-cost airlines takes closer to 110 hours; 34 hours longer than the legacy option (76 hours) with the main difference being longer connecting times and sleepovers in airport terminals on the LCC option. For this trip, the total fare was £1,800, £1,400 less than the legacy version.
\n
While it may be very possible to travel around the world within one week with either a legacy or low-cost airline, let’s not forget that the point of travel is to experience new sights and sounds. So unless comparing seat 32A on various airlines is of interest perhaps a more leisurely ‘race’ would make sense for most people!
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As the BBC’s popular Race Across The World reaches its final stage this week with the contestants heading to the tip of India, we have taken up a similar challenge - a race across the world in the shortest possible time.
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As the BBC’s popular Race Across The World reaches its final stage this week with the contestants heading to the tip of India, we have taken up a similar challenge - a race across the world in the shortest possible time.
\n\n
The rules are simple:
\n
\n
No backhauls permitted
\n
Unless there are no other options, a change of airline for each sector has to be made
\n
\n
To make it even more interesting, we’re going to take two trips; one flying only low-cost and one with legacy airlines. Which will take us around the world in the shortest time? What will the difference in total airfares be? With the rules in place, we set off on our challenge to find out!
\n
\n
Race Across The World: Legacy Airline Routing
\n
\n
\n
Starting the journey in London Gatwick and travelling in an easterly direction, we initially headed off towards Jeddah, arriving late at night before waiting a few hours to connect to Dubai where a civilised arrival time of 07:55 provided an opportunity for a stretch of the legs and breakfast before switching terminals to continue onwards to Asia, specifically to Delhi.
\n
A lunchtime departure with Air India results in an early evening arrival in Delhi and then a five-hour connection before joining the Thai International overnight service to Bangkok which arrives at 05:05. This just allows enough time for some food and a freshen up before connecting onto the next flight heading to Tokyo Narita. The planned Japan Air Lines service provides a welcome daylight flight with another civilised arrival in Tokyo at 16:15 and a four-hour connection onto the All Nippon Airways service to Honolulu at 20:10. Travelling to Honolulu is an important part of the routing, as we crucially cross the international date line, travelling back in time.
\n
Arriving in Honolulu before we left Tokyo at 08:10 may feel a bit odd, but gaining twenty-four hours in the race makes all the difference, especially when a quick three hour connection puts us on a United Airlines service to Los Angeles where we can have a quick dinner at 19:46. A change of terminals in Los Angeles and a short connection may make dinner a “grab and go” experience as the American Airlines trans-continental service departs at 21:21. On a classic red-eye we arrive in JFK at 05:55 which connects perfectly with the British Airways 07:50 daylight service to London Heathrow scheduled to arrive at 19:45 but regularly early for anyone wanting to catch a late show in London after that trip!
\n
Result: We calculated air fares for this round trip to be around £3,200. This is based on last minute airfares, and of course airfares vary so this is just a rough benchmark to compare with our low-cost journey. Departing mid-afternoon on Tuesday and back in London by Friday evening seems an efficient routing at around 76 hours, but can a low-cost route beat that?
\n
Race Across The World: Low-Cost Carrier Routing
\n
\n
The low-cost round the world routing follows the same journey and airports as the legacy schedule, with the exception of the final destination changing from London Heathrow to London Gatwick on the low-cost route. The low-cost journey starts with a late afternoon departure from London Gatwick to Jeddah on the new daily Wizzair service. After an overnight stay in the airport, a FlyNAS service connects to Dubai where another lengthy layover is required before catching the first of two Indigo services which arrives at 03:10 in the morning. At this point it’s clear that the frequency of low-cost airline services is not as high as their legacy competitors as another seven hour wait in Delhi provides plenty of time to catch up on some food and rest before continuing with IndiGo to Bangkok, arriving in Thailand at 15:55.
\n
The calmness of Bangkok Airport provides an opportunity for another lengthy connection before leaving for Tokyo Narita with ZipAir, an overnight service arriving at 07:30 followed by a near twelve-hour layover before connecting onwards to Honolulu with the same airline - so there is no need to worry about running for your next flight. Again, arriving before you’ve left may seem odd but the 07:45 arrival in Honolulu means another connection of over six hours before jumping on a Southwest Airlines service to Los Angeles.
\n
While the Southwest service may offer the benefits of a daylight flight, it also results in an arrival at 23:25 in Los Angeles and another over-night stop before connecting to JetBlue and their service to New York JFK, which arrives at 16:32. A rapid terminal change and race around JFK should make the onward connection with Norse to London possible, before finally collapsing on another overnight service back to London Gatwick with an arrival time of 06:20am.
\n
Result: In total a journey around the world using low-cost airlines takes closer to 110 hours; 34 hours longer than the legacy option (76 hours) with the main difference being longer connecting times and sleepovers in airport terminals on the LCC option. For this trip, the total fare was £1,800, £1,400 less than the legacy version.
\n
While it may be very possible to travel around the world within one week with either a legacy or low-cost airline, let’s not forget that the point of travel is to experience new sights and sounds. So unless comparing seat 32A on various airlines is of interest perhaps a more leisurely ‘race’ would make sense for most people!
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As the BBC’s popular Race Across The World reaches its final stage this week with the contestants heading to the tip of India, we have taken up a similar challenge - a race across the world in the shortest possible time.
\n\n
The rules are simple:
\n
\n
No backhauls permitted
\n
Unless there are no other options, a change of airline for each sector has to be made
\n
\n
To make it even more interesting, we’re going to take two trips; one flying only low-cost and one with legacy airlines. Which will take us around the world in the shortest time? What will the difference in total airfares be? With the rules in place, we set off on our challenge to find out!
\n
\n
Race Across The World: Legacy Airline Routing
\n
\n
\n
Starting the journey in London Gatwick and travelling in an easterly direction, we initially headed off towards Jeddah, arriving late at night before waiting a few hours to connect to Dubai where a civilised arrival time of 07:55 provided an opportunity for a stretch of the legs and breakfast before switching terminals to continue onwards to Asia, specifically to Delhi.
\n
A lunchtime departure with Air India results in an early evening arrival in Delhi and then a five-hour connection before joining the Thai International overnight service to Bangkok which arrives at 05:05. This just allows enough time for some food and a freshen up before connecting onto the next flight heading to Tokyo Narita. The planned Japan Air Lines service provides a welcome daylight flight with another civilised arrival in Tokyo at 16:15 and a four-hour connection onto the All Nippon Airways service to Honolulu at 20:10. Travelling to Honolulu is an important part of the routing, as we crucially cross the international date line, travelling back in time.
\n
Arriving in Honolulu before we left Tokyo at 08:10 may feel a bit odd, but gaining twenty-four hours in the race makes all the difference, especially when a quick three hour connection puts us on a United Airlines service to Los Angeles where we can have a quick dinner at 19:46. A change of terminals in Los Angeles and a short connection may make dinner a “grab and go” experience as the American Airlines trans-continental service departs at 21:21. On a classic red-eye we arrive in JFK at 05:55 which connects perfectly with the British Airways 07:50 daylight service to London Heathrow scheduled to arrive at 19:45 but regularly early for anyone wanting to catch a late show in London after that trip!
\n
Result: We calculated air fares for this round trip to be around £3,200. This is based on last minute airfares, and of course airfares vary so this is just a rough benchmark to compare with our low-cost journey. Departing mid-afternoon on Tuesday and back in London by Friday evening seems an efficient routing at around 76 hours, but can a low-cost route beat that?
\n
Race Across The World: Low-Cost Carrier Routing
\n
\n
The low-cost round the world routing follows the same journey and airports as the legacy schedule, with the exception of the final destination changing from London Heathrow to London Gatwick on the low-cost route. The low-cost journey starts with a late afternoon departure from London Gatwick to Jeddah on the new daily Wizzair service. After an overnight stay in the airport, a FlyNAS service connects to Dubai where another lengthy layover is required before catching the first of two Indigo services which arrives at 03:10 in the morning. At this point it’s clear that the frequency of low-cost airline services is not as high as their legacy competitors as another seven hour wait in Delhi provides plenty of time to catch up on some food and rest before continuing with IndiGo to Bangkok, arriving in Thailand at 15:55.
\n
The calmness of Bangkok Airport provides an opportunity for another lengthy connection before leaving for Tokyo Narita with ZipAir, an overnight service arriving at 07:30 followed by a near twelve-hour layover before connecting onwards to Honolulu with the same airline - so there is no need to worry about running for your next flight. Again, arriving before you’ve left may seem odd but the 07:45 arrival in Honolulu means another connection of over six hours before jumping on a Southwest Airlines service to Los Angeles.
\n
While the Southwest service may offer the benefits of a daylight flight, it also results in an arrival at 23:25 in Los Angeles and another over-night stop before connecting to JetBlue and their service to New York JFK, which arrives at 16:32. A rapid terminal change and race around JFK should make the onward connection with Norse to London possible, before finally collapsing on another overnight service back to London Gatwick with an arrival time of 06:20am.
\n
Result: In total a journey around the world using low-cost airlines takes closer to 110 hours; 34 hours longer than the legacy option (76 hours) with the main difference being longer connecting times and sleepovers in airport terminals on the LCC option. For this trip, the total fare was £1,800, £1,400 less than the legacy version.
\n
While it may be very possible to travel around the world within one week with either a legacy or low-cost airline, let’s not forget that the point of travel is to experience new sights and sounds. So unless comparing seat 32A on various airlines is of interest perhaps a more leisurely ‘race’ would make sense for most people!
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As the BBC’s popular Race Across The World reaches its final stage this week with the contestants heading to the tip of India, we have taken up a similar challenge - a race across the world in the shortest possible time.
\n\n
The rules are simple:
\n
\n
No backhauls permitted
\n
Unless there are no other options, a change of airline for each sector has to be made
\n
\n
To make it even more interesting, we’re going to take two trips; one flying only low-cost and one with legacy airlines. Which will take us around the world in the shortest time? What will the difference in total airfares be? With the rules in place, we set off on our challenge to find out!
\n
\n
Race Across The World: Legacy Airline Routing
\n
\n
\n
Starting the journey in London Gatwick and travelling in an easterly direction, we initially headed off towards Jeddah, arriving late at night before waiting a few hours to connect to Dubai where a civilised arrival time of 07:55 provided an opportunity for a stretch of the legs and breakfast before switching terminals to continue onwards to Asia, specifically to Delhi.
\n
A lunchtime departure with Air India results in an early evening arrival in Delhi and then a five-hour connection before joining the Thai International overnight service to Bangkok which arrives at 05:05. This just allows enough time for some food and a freshen up before connecting onto the next flight heading to Tokyo Narita. The planned Japan Air Lines service provides a welcome daylight flight with another civilised arrival in Tokyo at 16:15 and a four-hour connection onto the All Nippon Airways service to Honolulu at 20:10. Travelling to Honolulu is an important part of the routing, as we crucially cross the international date line, travelling back in time.
\n
Arriving in Honolulu before we left Tokyo at 08:10 may feel a bit odd, but gaining twenty-four hours in the race makes all the difference, especially when a quick three hour connection puts us on a United Airlines service to Los Angeles where we can have a quick dinner at 19:46. A change of terminals in Los Angeles and a short connection may make dinner a “grab and go” experience as the American Airlines trans-continental service departs at 21:21. On a classic red-eye we arrive in JFK at 05:55 which connects perfectly with the British Airways 07:50 daylight service to London Heathrow scheduled to arrive at 19:45 but regularly early for anyone wanting to catch a late show in London after that trip!
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Result: We calculated air fares for this round trip to be around £3,200. This is based on last minute airfares, and of course airfares vary so this is just a rough benchmark to compare with our low-cost journey. Departing mid-afternoon on Tuesday and back in London by Friday evening seems an efficient routing at around 76 hours, but can a low-cost route beat that?
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Race Across The World: Low-Cost Carrier Routing
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The low-cost round the world routing follows the same journey and airports as the legacy schedule, with the exception of the final destination changing from London Heathrow to London Gatwick on the low-cost route. The low-cost journey starts with a late afternoon departure from London Gatwick to Jeddah on the new daily Wizzair service. After an overnight stay in the airport, a FlyNAS service connects to Dubai where another lengthy layover is required before catching the first of two Indigo services which arrives at 03:10 in the morning. At this point it’s clear that the frequency of low-cost airline services is not as high as their legacy competitors as another seven hour wait in Delhi provides plenty of time to catch up on some food and rest before continuing with IndiGo to Bangkok, arriving in Thailand at 15:55.
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The calmness of Bangkok Airport provides an opportunity for another lengthy connection before leaving for Tokyo Narita with ZipAir, an overnight service arriving at 07:30 followed by a near twelve-hour layover before connecting onwards to Honolulu with the same airline - so there is no need to worry about running for your next flight. Again, arriving before you’ve left may seem odd but the 07:45 arrival in Honolulu means another connection of over six hours before jumping on a Southwest Airlines service to Los Angeles.
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While the Southwest service may offer the benefits of a daylight flight, it also results in an arrival at 23:25 in Los Angeles and another over-night stop before connecting to JetBlue and their service to New York JFK, which arrives at 16:32. A rapid terminal change and race around JFK should make the onward connection with Norse to London possible, before finally collapsing on another overnight service back to London Gatwick with an arrival time of 06:20am.
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Result: In total a journey around the world using low-cost airlines takes closer to 110 hours; 34 hours longer than the legacy option (76 hours) with the main difference being longer connecting times and sleepovers in airport terminals on the LCC option. For this trip, the total fare was £1,800, £1,400 less than the legacy version.
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While it may be very possible to travel around the world within one week with either a legacy or low-cost airline, let’s not forget that the point of travel is to experience new sights and sounds. So unless comparing seat 32A on various airlines is of interest perhaps a more leisurely ‘race’ would make sense for most people!
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As the BBC’s popular Race Across The World reaches its final stage this week with the contestants heading to the tip of India, we have taken up a similar challenge - a race across the world in the shortest possible time.
As the BBC’s popular Race Across The World reaches its final stage this week with the contestants heading to the tip of India, we have taken up a similar challenge - a race across the world in the shortest possible time.
As the BBC’s popular Race Across The World reaches its final stage this week with the contestants heading to the tip of India, we have taken up a similar challenge - a race across the world in the shortest possible time.
As the BBC’s popular Race Across The World reaches its final stage this week with the contestants heading to the tip of India, we have taken up a similar challenge - a race across the world in the shortest possible time.
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As the BBC’s popular Race Across The World reaches its final stage this week with the contestants heading to the tip of India, we have taken up a similar challenge - a race across the world in the shortest possible time.
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The rules are simple:
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No backhauls permitted
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Unless there are no other options, a change of airline for each sector has to be made
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To make it even more interesting, we’re going to take two trips; one flying only low-cost and one with legacy airlines. Which will take us around the world in the shortest time? What will the difference in total airfares be? With the rules in place, we set off on our challenge to find out!
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Race Across The World: Legacy Airline Routing
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Starting the journey in London Gatwick and travelling in an easterly direction, we initially headed off towards Jeddah, arriving late at night before waiting a few hours to connect to Dubai where a civilised arrival time of 07:55 provided an opportunity for a stretch of the legs and breakfast before switching terminals to continue onwards to Asia, specifically to Delhi.
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A lunchtime departure with Air India results in an early evening arrival in Delhi and then a five-hour connection before joining the Thai International overnight service to Bangkok which arrives at 05:05. This just allows enough time for some food and a freshen up before connecting onto the next flight heading to Tokyo Narita. The planned Japan Air Lines service provides a welcome daylight flight with another civilised arrival in Tokyo at 16:15 and a four-hour connection onto the All Nippon Airways service to Honolulu at 20:10. Travelling to Honolulu is an important part of the routing, as we crucially cross the international date line, travelling back in time.
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Arriving in Honolulu before we left Tokyo at 08:10 may feel a bit odd, but gaining twenty-four hours in the race makes all the difference, especially when a quick three hour connection puts us on a United Airlines service to Los Angeles where we can have a quick dinner at 19:46. A change of terminals in Los Angeles and a short connection may make dinner a “grab and go” experience as the American Airlines trans-continental service departs at 21:21. On a classic red-eye we arrive in JFK at 05:55 which connects perfectly with the British Airways 07:50 daylight service to London Heathrow scheduled to arrive at 19:45 but regularly early for anyone wanting to catch a late show in London after that trip!
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Result: We calculated air fares for this round trip to be around £3,200. This is based on last minute airfares, and of course airfares vary so this is just a rough benchmark to compare with our low-cost journey. Departing mid-afternoon on Tuesday and back in London by Friday evening seems an efficient routing at around 76 hours, but can a low-cost route beat that?
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Race Across The World: Low-Cost Carrier Routing
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The low-cost round the world routing follows the same journey and airports as the legacy schedule, with the exception of the final destination changing from London Heathrow to London Gatwick on the low-cost route. The low-cost journey starts with a late afternoon departure from London Gatwick to Jeddah on the new daily Wizzair service. After an overnight stay in the airport, a FlyNAS service connects to Dubai where another lengthy layover is required before catching the first of two Indigo services which arrives at 03:10 in the morning. At this point it’s clear that the frequency of low-cost airline services is not as high as their legacy competitors as another seven hour wait in Delhi provides plenty of time to catch up on some food and rest before continuing with IndiGo to Bangkok, arriving in Thailand at 15:55.
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The calmness of Bangkok Airport provides an opportunity for another lengthy connection before leaving for Tokyo Narita with ZipAir, an overnight service arriving at 07:30 followed by a near twelve-hour layover before connecting onwards to Honolulu with the same airline - so there is no need to worry about running for your next flight. Again, arriving before you’ve left may seem odd but the 07:45 arrival in Honolulu means another connection of over six hours before jumping on a Southwest Airlines service to Los Angeles.
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While the Southwest service may offer the benefits of a daylight flight, it also results in an arrival at 23:25 in Los Angeles and another over-night stop before connecting to JetBlue and their service to New York JFK, which arrives at 16:32. A rapid terminal change and race around JFK should make the onward connection with Norse to London possible, before finally collapsing on another overnight service back to London Gatwick with an arrival time of 06:20am.
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Result: In total a journey around the world using low-cost airlines takes closer to 110 hours; 34 hours longer than the legacy option (76 hours) with the main difference being longer connecting times and sleepovers in airport terminals on the LCC option. For this trip, the total fare was £1,800, £1,400 less than the legacy version.
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While it may be very possible to travel around the world within one week with either a legacy or low-cost airline, let’s not forget that the point of travel is to experience new sights and sounds. So unless comparing seat 32A on various airlines is of interest perhaps a more leisurely ‘race’ would make sense for most people!
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This executive summary distills the key findings from our full report, “Can AI and the Right Data Rewrite the Rules of Airline Performance?,” created by OAG in cooperation with Microsoft. While aviation’s operational complexity continues to grow, driven primarily by surging passenger demand, AI is beginning to prove its value, not as a futuristic concept, but as a tangible force for solving real-world problems today.
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In this summary, we present nine of the industry’s most persistent operational challenges, aligned by their place in the operational journey, from pre-flight to post-flight. For each, we highlight a real-world AI solution that is already delivering impact:
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1. Labor Shortages Across Critical Aviation Roles
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The problem: Aviation demand is rising, but the skilled workforce is not keeping pace. The U.S. alone faces shortfalls of 17,000 pilots, 12,800 mechanics, and 3,000 air traffic controllers. This structural talent gap is expected to worsen over the next decade.
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AI in action: Japan Airlines' JAL-AI Report app reduces post-flight reporting time from 60 to 20 minutes, freeing crew capacity and improving administrative efficiency even with limited staffing.
The problem: Last-minute crew shortages frequently delay flights. Traditional systems can’t adjust schedules dynamically.
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AI in action: Air India’s Copilot-enabled flight ops assistant empowers operations teams to reallocate crew quickly via natural language queries into performance and staffing data.
The problem: A short-haul turnaround window is only 60 minutes. A 15-minute delay eats up 25% of that time, risking further delays across the network.
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AI in action: Eindhoven Airport’s Deep Turnaround system, developed with Schiphol, uses AI and apron cameras to predict departure readiness and optimize crew coordination in real time.
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4. Limited Visibility Into Real-Time Turnaround Progress
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The problem: Ground teams often lack visibility into what’s happening at the gate, making it hard to prevent delays before they escalate.
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AI in action: Assaia’s ApronAI at Rome Fiumicino tracks turnaround events using video analytics, improving real-time readiness predictions and cutting delays by 6%.
The problem: Traditional maintenance often requires technicians to manually search through thousands of pages of documentation, slowing repairs and increasing aircraft downtime.
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AI in action: Textron Aviation’s “TAMI” assistant, built with Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, enables technicians to access 60,000+ pages of maintenance data in seconds, cutting troubleshooting time from 20 minutes to just 2.
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6. Maintenance Records Are Fragmented and Hard to Search
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The problem: Compliance documents and repair histories are buried across legacy systems, slowing decision-making.
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AI in action: GE Aerospace’s generative AI platform unlocks instant access to maintenance and asset data, helping stakeholders quickly assess technical status and compliance risks.
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7. Fragmented Systems Slowing Cross-Team Collaboration
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The problem: Airports, airlines, and ATC often operate in disconnected silos, complicating operations and increasing error rates.
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AI in action: Frankfurt Airport’s FraportGPT brings AI assistance to employees across departments, improving data access, legal compliance, and operational planning.
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8. Gate Assignment Inefficiencies Driving Excess Taxi Times
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The problem: Poor gate coordination leads to longer taxi times, fuel waste, and missed passenger connections.
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AI in action: American Airlines’ AI-powered gate assignment tool at DFW saves 10 hours of taxi time daily and cuts fuel use by 870,000 gallons per year.
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9. Weather Disruptions Catching Airlines Off Guard
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The problem: Sudden storms and weather shifts still catch many operators off guard, despite modern radar and meteorological tools.
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AI in action: Tomorrow.io’s AI-enhanced forecasts help airlines like United and JetBlue predict severe weather conditions with high granularity, enabling proactive flight planning and rerouting.
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Closing Thought
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AI is already solving real problems in airline operations today, from reducing delays and turnaround bottlenecks to forecasting maintenance and enhancing decision-making across stakeholders. But none of this works without a strong data foundation.
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That’s why this report emphasizes not just the power of AI, but the critical role of trusted, high-quality data in scaling these solutions. Together, AI and data are redefining what operational resilience looks like in aviation.
This executive summary distills the key findings from our full report, “Can AI and the Right Data Rewrite the Rules of Airline Performance?,” created by OAG in cooperation with Microsoft. While aviation’s operational complexity continues to grow, driven primarily by surging passenger demand, AI is beginning to prove its value, not as a futuristic concept, but as a tangible force for solving real-world problems today.
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In this summary, we present nine of the industry’s most persistent operational challenges, aligned by their place in the operational journey, from pre-flight to post-flight. For each, we highlight a real-world AI solution that is already delivering impact:
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1. Labor Shortages Across Critical Aviation Roles
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The problem: Aviation demand is rising, but the skilled workforce is not keeping pace. The U.S. alone faces shortfalls of 17,000 pilots, 12,800 mechanics, and 3,000 air traffic controllers. This structural talent gap is expected to worsen over the next decade.
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AI in action: Japan Airlines' JAL-AI Report app reduces post-flight reporting time from 60 to 20 minutes, freeing crew capacity and improving administrative efficiency even with limited staffing.
The problem: Last-minute crew shortages frequently delay flights. Traditional systems can’t adjust schedules dynamically.
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AI in action: Air India’s Copilot-enabled flight ops assistant empowers operations teams to reallocate crew quickly via natural language queries into performance and staffing data.
The problem: A short-haul turnaround window is only 60 minutes. A 15-minute delay eats up 25% of that time, risking further delays across the network.
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AI in action: Eindhoven Airport’s Deep Turnaround system, developed with Schiphol, uses AI and apron cameras to predict departure readiness and optimize crew coordination in real time.
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4. Limited Visibility Into Real-Time Turnaround Progress
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The problem: Ground teams often lack visibility into what’s happening at the gate, making it hard to prevent delays before they escalate.
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AI in action: Assaia’s ApronAI at Rome Fiumicino tracks turnaround events using video analytics, improving real-time readiness predictions and cutting delays by 6%.
The problem: Traditional maintenance often requires technicians to manually search through thousands of pages of documentation, slowing repairs and increasing aircraft downtime.
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AI in action: Textron Aviation’s “TAMI” assistant, built with Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, enables technicians to access 60,000+ pages of maintenance data in seconds, cutting troubleshooting time from 20 minutes to just 2.
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6. Maintenance Records Are Fragmented and Hard to Search
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The problem: Compliance documents and repair histories are buried across legacy systems, slowing decision-making.
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AI in action: GE Aerospace’s generative AI platform unlocks instant access to maintenance and asset data, helping stakeholders quickly assess technical status and compliance risks.
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7. Fragmented Systems Slowing Cross-Team Collaboration
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The problem: Airports, airlines, and ATC often operate in disconnected silos, complicating operations and increasing error rates.
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AI in action: Frankfurt Airport’s FraportGPT brings AI assistance to employees across departments, improving data access, legal compliance, and operational planning.
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8. Gate Assignment Inefficiencies Driving Excess Taxi Times
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The problem: Poor gate coordination leads to longer taxi times, fuel waste, and missed passenger connections.
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AI in action: American Airlines’ AI-powered gate assignment tool at DFW saves 10 hours of taxi time daily and cuts fuel use by 870,000 gallons per year.
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9. Weather Disruptions Catching Airlines Off Guard
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The problem: Sudden storms and weather shifts still catch many operators off guard, despite modern radar and meteorological tools.
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AI in action: Tomorrow.io’s AI-enhanced forecasts help airlines like United and JetBlue predict severe weather conditions with high granularity, enabling proactive flight planning and rerouting.
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Closing Thought
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AI is already solving real problems in airline operations today, from reducing delays and turnaround bottlenecks to forecasting maintenance and enhancing decision-making across stakeholders. But none of this works without a strong data foundation.
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That’s why this report emphasizes not just the power of AI, but the critical role of trusted, high-quality data in scaling these solutions. Together, AI and data are redefining what operational resilience looks like in aviation.
This executive summary distills the key findings from our full report, “Can AI and the Right Data Rewrite the Rules of Airline Performance?,” created by OAG in cooperation with Microsoft. While aviation’s operational complexity continues to grow, driven primarily by surging passenger demand, AI is beginning to prove its value, not as a futuristic concept, but as a tangible force for solving real-world problems today.
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This executive summary distills the key findings from our full report, “Can AI and the Right Data Rewrite the Rules of Airline Performance?,” created by OAG in cooperation with Microsoft. While aviation’s operational complexity continues to grow, driven primarily by surging passenger demand, AI is beginning to prove its value, not as a futuristic concept, but as a tangible force for solving real-world problems today.
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In this summary, we present nine of the industry’s most persistent operational challenges, aligned by their place in the operational journey, from pre-flight to post-flight. For each, we highlight a real-world AI solution that is already delivering impact:
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1. Labor Shortages Across Critical Aviation Roles
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The problem: Aviation demand is rising, but the skilled workforce is not keeping pace. The U.S. alone faces shortfalls of 17,000 pilots, 12,800 mechanics, and 3,000 air traffic controllers. This structural talent gap is expected to worsen over the next decade.
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AI in action: Japan Airlines' JAL-AI Report app reduces post-flight reporting time from 60 to 20 minutes, freeing crew capacity and improving administrative efficiency even with limited staffing.
The problem: Last-minute crew shortages frequently delay flights. Traditional systems can’t adjust schedules dynamically.
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AI in action: Air India’s Copilot-enabled flight ops assistant empowers operations teams to reallocate crew quickly via natural language queries into performance and staffing data.
The problem: A short-haul turnaround window is only 60 minutes. A 15-minute delay eats up 25% of that time, risking further delays across the network.
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AI in action: Eindhoven Airport’s Deep Turnaround system, developed with Schiphol, uses AI and apron cameras to predict departure readiness and optimize crew coordination in real time.
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4. Limited Visibility Into Real-Time Turnaround Progress
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The problem: Ground teams often lack visibility into what’s happening at the gate, making it hard to prevent delays before they escalate.
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AI in action: Assaia’s ApronAI at Rome Fiumicino tracks turnaround events using video analytics, improving real-time readiness predictions and cutting delays by 6%.
The problem: Traditional maintenance often requires technicians to manually search through thousands of pages of documentation, slowing repairs and increasing aircraft downtime.
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AI in action: Textron Aviation’s “TAMI” assistant, built with Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, enables technicians to access 60,000+ pages of maintenance data in seconds, cutting troubleshooting time from 20 minutes to just 2.
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6. Maintenance Records Are Fragmented and Hard to Search
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The problem: Compliance documents and repair histories are buried across legacy systems, slowing decision-making.
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AI in action: GE Aerospace’s generative AI platform unlocks instant access to maintenance and asset data, helping stakeholders quickly assess technical status and compliance risks.
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7. Fragmented Systems Slowing Cross-Team Collaboration
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The problem: Airports, airlines, and ATC often operate in disconnected silos, complicating operations and increasing error rates.
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AI in action: Frankfurt Airport’s FraportGPT brings AI assistance to employees across departments, improving data access, legal compliance, and operational planning.
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8. Gate Assignment Inefficiencies Driving Excess Taxi Times
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The problem: Poor gate coordination leads to longer taxi times, fuel waste, and missed passenger connections.
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AI in action: American Airlines’ AI-powered gate assignment tool at DFW saves 10 hours of taxi time daily and cuts fuel use by 870,000 gallons per year.
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9. Weather Disruptions Catching Airlines Off Guard
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The problem: Sudden storms and weather shifts still catch many operators off guard, despite modern radar and meteorological tools.
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AI in action: Tomorrow.io’s AI-enhanced forecasts help airlines like United and JetBlue predict severe weather conditions with high granularity, enabling proactive flight planning and rerouting.
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Closing Thought
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AI is already solving real problems in airline operations today, from reducing delays and turnaround bottlenecks to forecasting maintenance and enhancing decision-making across stakeholders. But none of this works without a strong data foundation.
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That’s why this report emphasizes not just the power of AI, but the critical role of trusted, high-quality data in scaling these solutions. Together, AI and data are redefining what operational resilience looks like in aviation.
This executive summary distills the key findings from our full report, “Can AI and the Right Data Rewrite the Rules of Airline Performance?,” created by OAG in cooperation with Microsoft. While aviation’s operational complexity continues to grow, driven primarily by surging passenger demand, AI is beginning to prove its value, not as a futuristic concept, but as a tangible force for solving real-world problems today.
\n\n
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In this summary, we present nine of the industry’s most persistent operational challenges, aligned by their place in the operational journey, from pre-flight to post-flight. For each, we highlight a real-world AI solution that is already delivering impact:
\n
1. Labor Shortages Across Critical Aviation Roles
\n
\n
The problem: Aviation demand is rising, but the skilled workforce is not keeping pace. The U.S. alone faces shortfalls of 17,000 pilots, 12,800 mechanics, and 3,000 air traffic controllers. This structural talent gap is expected to worsen over the next decade.
\n
AI in action: Japan Airlines' JAL-AI Report app reduces post-flight reporting time from 60 to 20 minutes, freeing crew capacity and improving administrative efficiency even with limited staffing.
The problem: Last-minute crew shortages frequently delay flights. Traditional systems can’t adjust schedules dynamically.
\n
AI in action: Air India’s Copilot-enabled flight ops assistant empowers operations teams to reallocate crew quickly via natural language queries into performance and staffing data.
The problem: A short-haul turnaround window is only 60 minutes. A 15-minute delay eats up 25% of that time, risking further delays across the network.
\n
AI in action: Eindhoven Airport’s Deep Turnaround system, developed with Schiphol, uses AI and apron cameras to predict departure readiness and optimize crew coordination in real time.
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4. Limited Visibility Into Real-Time Turnaround Progress
\n
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The problem: Ground teams often lack visibility into what’s happening at the gate, making it hard to prevent delays before they escalate.
\n
AI in action: Assaia’s ApronAI at Rome Fiumicino tracks turnaround events using video analytics, improving real-time readiness predictions and cutting delays by 6%.
The problem: Traditional maintenance often requires technicians to manually search through thousands of pages of documentation, slowing repairs and increasing aircraft downtime.
\n
AI in action: Textron Aviation’s “TAMI” assistant, built with Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, enables technicians to access 60,000+ pages of maintenance data in seconds, cutting troubleshooting time from 20 minutes to just 2.
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6. Maintenance Records Are Fragmented and Hard to Search
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The problem: Compliance documents and repair histories are buried across legacy systems, slowing decision-making.
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AI in action: GE Aerospace’s generative AI platform unlocks instant access to maintenance and asset data, helping stakeholders quickly assess technical status and compliance risks.
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7. Fragmented Systems Slowing Cross-Team Collaboration
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The problem: Airports, airlines, and ATC often operate in disconnected silos, complicating operations and increasing error rates.
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AI in action: Frankfurt Airport’s FraportGPT brings AI assistance to employees across departments, improving data access, legal compliance, and operational planning.
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8. Gate Assignment Inefficiencies Driving Excess Taxi Times
\n
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The problem: Poor gate coordination leads to longer taxi times, fuel waste, and missed passenger connections.
\n
AI in action: American Airlines’ AI-powered gate assignment tool at DFW saves 10 hours of taxi time daily and cuts fuel use by 870,000 gallons per year.
\n
\n
9. Weather Disruptions Catching Airlines Off Guard
\n
\n
The problem: Sudden storms and weather shifts still catch many operators off guard, despite modern radar and meteorological tools.
\n
AI in action: Tomorrow.io’s AI-enhanced forecasts help airlines like United and JetBlue predict severe weather conditions with high granularity, enabling proactive flight planning and rerouting.
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Closing Thought
\n
AI is already solving real problems in airline operations today, from reducing delays and turnaround bottlenecks to forecasting maintenance and enhancing decision-making across stakeholders. But none of this works without a strong data foundation.
\n
That’s why this report emphasizes not just the power of AI, but the critical role of trusted, high-quality data in scaling these solutions. Together, AI and data are redefining what operational resilience looks like in aviation.
This executive summary distills the key findings from our full report, “Can AI and the Right Data Rewrite the Rules of Airline Performance?,” created by OAG in cooperation with Microsoft. While aviation’s operational complexity continues to grow, driven primarily by surging passenger demand, AI is beginning to prove its value, not as a futuristic concept, but as a tangible force for solving real-world problems today.
This executive summary distills the key findings from our full report, “Can AI and the Right Data Rewrite the Rules of Airline Performance?,” created by OAG in cooperation with Microsoft. While aviation’s operational complexity continues to grow, driven primarily by surging passenger demand, AI is beginning to prove its value, not as a futuristic concept, but as a tangible force for solving real-world problems today.
This executive summary distills the key findings from our full report, “Can AI and the Right Data Rewrite the Rules of Airline Performance?,” created by OAG in cooperation with Microsoft. While aviation’s operational complexity continues to grow, driven primarily by surging passenger demand, AI is beginning to prove its value, not as a futuristic concept, but as a tangible force for solving real-world problems today.
This executive summary distills the key findings from our full report, “Can AI and the Right Data Rewrite the Rules of Airline Performance?,” created by OAG in cooperation with Microsoft. While aviation’s operational complexity continues to grow, driven primarily by surging passenger demand, AI is beginning to prove its value, not as a futuristic concept, but as a tangible force for solving real-world problems today.
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This executive summary distills the key findings from our full report, “Can AI and the Right Data Rewrite the Rules of Airline Performance?,” created by OAG in cooperation with Microsoft. While aviation’s operational complexity continues to grow, driven primarily by surging passenger demand, AI is beginning to prove its value, not as a futuristic concept, but as a tangible force for solving real-world problems today.
\n\n
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In this summary, we present nine of the industry’s most persistent operational challenges, aligned by their place in the operational journey, from pre-flight to post-flight. For each, we highlight a real-world AI solution that is already delivering impact:
\n
1. Labor Shortages Across Critical Aviation Roles
\n
\n
The problem: Aviation demand is rising, but the skilled workforce is not keeping pace. The U.S. alone faces shortfalls of 17,000 pilots, 12,800 mechanics, and 3,000 air traffic controllers. This structural talent gap is expected to worsen over the next decade.
\n
AI in action: Japan Airlines' JAL-AI Report app reduces post-flight reporting time from 60 to 20 minutes, freeing crew capacity and improving administrative efficiency even with limited staffing.
The problem: Last-minute crew shortages frequently delay flights. Traditional systems can’t adjust schedules dynamically.
\n
AI in action: Air India’s Copilot-enabled flight ops assistant empowers operations teams to reallocate crew quickly via natural language queries into performance and staffing data.
The problem: A short-haul turnaround window is only 60 minutes. A 15-minute delay eats up 25% of that time, risking further delays across the network.
\n
AI in action: Eindhoven Airport’s Deep Turnaround system, developed with Schiphol, uses AI and apron cameras to predict departure readiness and optimize crew coordination in real time.
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4. Limited Visibility Into Real-Time Turnaround Progress
\n
\n
The problem: Ground teams often lack visibility into what’s happening at the gate, making it hard to prevent delays before they escalate.
\n
AI in action: Assaia’s ApronAI at Rome Fiumicino tracks turnaround events using video analytics, improving real-time readiness predictions and cutting delays by 6%.
The problem: Traditional maintenance often requires technicians to manually search through thousands of pages of documentation, slowing repairs and increasing aircraft downtime.
\n
AI in action: Textron Aviation’s “TAMI” assistant, built with Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, enables technicians to access 60,000+ pages of maintenance data in seconds, cutting troubleshooting time from 20 minutes to just 2.
\n
\n
6. Maintenance Records Are Fragmented and Hard to Search
\n
\n
The problem: Compliance documents and repair histories are buried across legacy systems, slowing decision-making.
\n
AI in action: GE Aerospace’s generative AI platform unlocks instant access to maintenance and asset data, helping stakeholders quickly assess technical status and compliance risks.
\n
\n
7. Fragmented Systems Slowing Cross-Team Collaboration
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\n
The problem: Airports, airlines, and ATC often operate in disconnected silos, complicating operations and increasing error rates.
\n
AI in action: Frankfurt Airport’s FraportGPT brings AI assistance to employees across departments, improving data access, legal compliance, and operational planning.
\n
\n
8. Gate Assignment Inefficiencies Driving Excess Taxi Times
\n
\n
The problem: Poor gate coordination leads to longer taxi times, fuel waste, and missed passenger connections.
\n
AI in action: American Airlines’ AI-powered gate assignment tool at DFW saves 10 hours of taxi time daily and cuts fuel use by 870,000 gallons per year.
\n
\n
9. Weather Disruptions Catching Airlines Off Guard
\n
\n
The problem: Sudden storms and weather shifts still catch many operators off guard, despite modern radar and meteorological tools.
\n
AI in action: Tomorrow.io’s AI-enhanced forecasts help airlines like United and JetBlue predict severe weather conditions with high granularity, enabling proactive flight planning and rerouting.
\n
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Closing Thought
\n
AI is already solving real problems in airline operations today, from reducing delays and turnaround bottlenecks to forecasting maintenance and enhancing decision-making across stakeholders. But none of this works without a strong data foundation.
\n
That’s why this report emphasizes not just the power of AI, but the critical role of trusted, high-quality data in scaling these solutions. Together, AI and data are redefining what operational resilience looks like in aviation.
This executive summary distills the key findings from our full report, “Can AI and the Right Data Rewrite the Rules of Airline Performance?,” created by OAG in cooperation with Microsoft. While aviation’s operational complexity continues to grow, driven primarily by surging passenger demand, AI is beginning to prove its value, not as a futuristic concept, but as a tangible force for solving real-world problems today.
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For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Siddharth Narkhede, Head of Airline Analysis at Ishka, to investigate the current operating environment for airlines.
\n\n
The live panel discussed:
\n
\n
With some recent big orders, how are airline fleets evolving? Who is leading in terms of growth, and where?
\n
How will future orders shape global fleets going forward?
\n
Can airlines accurately forecast demand in the current era of tariffs and geopolitical turmoil?
\n
Is lack of investment in infrastructure holding airlines back?
\n
\n\n
A look at growth trends
\n
As usual, the panel began by starting at the top and looking at global growth trends before moving on to this month's subject matter:
\n
\n
The data shows capacity for this summer is expected to be 3.1% ahead of 2024.
\n
For the year to date so far (January - May 2025), capacity is 3.3% ahead of the same months in 2024.
\n
\n
\n
It's a narrowbody world
\n
Next, the panel examined the current composition of capacity from an aircraft group type perspective, grouping current operations into five categories.
\n
\n
Looking at a snapshot of how it breaks down in percentage terms, narrowbodies were almost 70% in 2015, they're now 76% of the market. So while some of the big orders recently have been for widebodies, it's a narrowbody world in terms of how people are travelling.
\n
\n
\n
How will today's orders shape tomorrow's fleets?
\n
Next, the panel looked forward to analyse what is on order as of now, across the same fleet categories:
\n
\n
Asia has the largest fleet currently, accounting for a third of all aircraft. It also has the youngest fleet, with an average aircraft age of 12 years, meaning that more of the aircraft on order will facilitate growth rather than fleet replacement.
\n
For North America and Oceania, many more of the aircraft on order will be for replacement.
\n
\n
\n
Infrastructure bottlenecks
\n
Next, the panel discussed some of the key infrastructure investment challenges emerging, citing ATC as a key example:
For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Siddharth Narkhede, Head of Airline Analysis at Ishka, to investigate the current operating environment for airlines.
For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Siddharth Narkhede, Head of Airline Analysis at Ishka, to investigate the current operating environment for airlines.
\n\n
The live panel discussed:
\n
\n
With some recent big orders, how are airline fleets evolving? Who is leading in terms of growth, and where?
\n
How will future orders shape global fleets going forward?
\n
Can airlines accurately forecast demand in the current era of tariffs and geopolitical turmoil?
\n
Is lack of investment in infrastructure holding airlines back?
\n
\n\n
A look at growth trends
\n
As usual, the panel began by starting at the top and looking at global growth trends before moving on to this month's subject matter:
\n
\n
The data shows capacity for this summer is expected to be 3.1% ahead of 2024.
\n
For the year to date so far (January - May 2025), capacity is 3.3% ahead of the same months in 2024.
\n
\n
\n
It's a narrowbody world
\n
Next, the panel examined the current composition of capacity from an aircraft group type perspective, grouping current operations into five categories.
\n
\n
Looking at a snapshot of how it breaks down in percentage terms, narrowbodies were almost 70% in 2015, they're now 76% of the market. So while some of the big orders recently have been for widebodies, it's a narrowbody world in terms of how people are travelling.
\n
\n
\n
How will today's orders shape tomorrow's fleets?
\n
Next, the panel looked forward to analyse what is on order as of now, across the same fleet categories:
\n
\n
Asia has the largest fleet currently, accounting for a third of all aircraft. It also has the youngest fleet, with an average aircraft age of 12 years, meaning that more of the aircraft on order will facilitate growth rather than fleet replacement.
\n
For North America and Oceania, many more of the aircraft on order will be for replacement.
\n
\n
\n
Infrastructure bottlenecks
\n
Next, the panel discussed some of the key infrastructure investment challenges emerging, citing ATC as a key example:
For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Siddharth Narkhede, Head of Airline Analysis at Ishka, to investigate the current operating environment for airlines.
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For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Siddharth Narkhede, Head of Airline Analysis at Ishka, to investigate the current operating environment for airlines.
\n\n
The live panel discussed:
\n
\n
With some recent big orders, how are airline fleets evolving? Who is leading in terms of growth, and where?
\n
How will future orders shape global fleets going forward?
\n
Can airlines accurately forecast demand in the current era of tariffs and geopolitical turmoil?
\n
Is lack of investment in infrastructure holding airlines back?
\n
\n\n
A look at growth trends
\n
As usual, the panel began by starting at the top and looking at global growth trends before moving on to this month's subject matter:
\n
\n
The data shows capacity for this summer is expected to be 3.1% ahead of 2024.
\n
For the year to date so far (January - May 2025), capacity is 3.3% ahead of the same months in 2024.
\n
\n
\n
It's a narrowbody world
\n
Next, the panel examined the current composition of capacity from an aircraft group type perspective, grouping current operations into five categories.
\n
\n
Looking at a snapshot of how it breaks down in percentage terms, narrowbodies were almost 70% in 2015, they're now 76% of the market. So while some of the big orders recently have been for widebodies, it's a narrowbody world in terms of how people are travelling.
\n
\n
\n
How will today's orders shape tomorrow's fleets?
\n
Next, the panel looked forward to analyse what is on order as of now, across the same fleet categories:
\n
\n
Asia has the largest fleet currently, accounting for a third of all aircraft. It also has the youngest fleet, with an average aircraft age of 12 years, meaning that more of the aircraft on order will facilitate growth rather than fleet replacement.
\n
For North America and Oceania, many more of the aircraft on order will be for replacement.
\n
\n
\n
Infrastructure bottlenecks
\n
Next, the panel discussed some of the key infrastructure investment challenges emerging, citing ATC as a key example:
For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Siddharth Narkhede, Head of Airline Analysis at Ishka, to investigate the current operating environment for airlines.
\n\n
The live panel discussed:
\n
\n
With some recent big orders, how are airline fleets evolving? Who is leading in terms of growth, and where?
\n
How will future orders shape global fleets going forward?
\n
Can airlines accurately forecast demand in the current era of tariffs and geopolitical turmoil?
\n
Is lack of investment in infrastructure holding airlines back?
\n
\n\n
A look at growth trends
\n
As usual, the panel began by starting at the top and looking at global growth trends before moving on to this month's subject matter:
\n
\n
The data shows capacity for this summer is expected to be 3.1% ahead of 2024.
\n
For the year to date so far (January - May 2025), capacity is 3.3% ahead of the same months in 2024.
\n
\n
\n
It's a narrowbody world
\n
Next, the panel examined the current composition of capacity from an aircraft group type perspective, grouping current operations into five categories.
\n
\n
Looking at a snapshot of how it breaks down in percentage terms, narrowbodies were almost 70% in 2015, they're now 76% of the market. So while some of the big orders recently have been for widebodies, it's a narrowbody world in terms of how people are travelling.
\n
\n
\n
How will today's orders shape tomorrow's fleets?
\n
Next, the panel looked forward to analyse what is on order as of now, across the same fleet categories:
\n
\n
Asia has the largest fleet currently, accounting for a third of all aircraft. It also has the youngest fleet, with an average aircraft age of 12 years, meaning that more of the aircraft on order will facilitate growth rather than fleet replacement.
\n
For North America and Oceania, many more of the aircraft on order will be for replacement.
\n
\n
\n
Infrastructure bottlenecks
\n
Next, the panel discussed some of the key infrastructure investment challenges emerging, citing ATC as a key example:
For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Siddharth Narkhede, Head of Airline Analysis at Ishka, to investigate the current operating environment for airlines.
\n\n
The live panel discussed:
\n
\n
With some recent big orders, how are airline fleets evolving? Who is leading in terms of growth, and where?
\n
How will future orders shape global fleets going forward?
\n
Can airlines accurately forecast demand in the current era of tariffs and geopolitical turmoil?
\n
Is lack of investment in infrastructure holding airlines back?
\n
\n\n
A look at growth trends
\n
As usual, the panel began by starting at the top and looking at global growth trends before moving on to this month's subject matter:
\n
\n
The data shows capacity for this summer is expected to be 3.1% ahead of 2024.
\n
For the year to date so far (January - May 2025), capacity is 3.3% ahead of the same months in 2024.
\n
\n
\n
It's a narrowbody world
\n
Next, the panel examined the current composition of capacity from an aircraft group type perspective, grouping current operations into five categories.
\n
\n
Looking at a snapshot of how it breaks down in percentage terms, narrowbodies were almost 70% in 2015, they're now 76% of the market. So while some of the big orders recently have been for widebodies, it's a narrowbody world in terms of how people are travelling.
\n
\n
\n
How will today's orders shape tomorrow's fleets?
\n
Next, the panel looked forward to analyse what is on order as of now, across the same fleet categories:
\n
\n
Asia has the largest fleet currently, accounting for a third of all aircraft. It also has the youngest fleet, with an average aircraft age of 12 years, meaning that more of the aircraft on order will facilitate growth rather than fleet replacement.
\n
For North America and Oceania, many more of the aircraft on order will be for replacement.
\n
\n
\n
Infrastructure bottlenecks
\n
Next, the panel discussed some of the key infrastructure investment challenges emerging, citing ATC as a key example:
For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Siddharth Narkhede, Head of Airline Analysis at Ishka, to investigate the current operating environment for airlines.
For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Siddharth Narkhede, Head of Airline Analysis at Ishka, to investigate the current operating environment for airlines.
\n\n
The live panel discussed:
\n
\n
With some recent big orders, how are airline fleets evolving? Who is leading in terms of growth, and where?
\n
How will future orders shape global fleets going forward?
\n
Can airlines accurately forecast demand in the current era of tariffs and geopolitical turmoil?
\n
Is lack of investment in infrastructure holding airlines back?
\n
\n\n
A look at growth trends
\n
As usual, the panel began by starting at the top and looking at global growth trends before moving on to this month's subject matter:
\n
\n
The data shows capacity for this summer is expected to be 3.1% ahead of 2024.
\n
For the year to date so far (January - May 2025), capacity is 3.3% ahead of the same months in 2024.
\n
\n
\n
It's a narrowbody world
\n
Next, the panel examined the current composition of capacity from an aircraft group type perspective, grouping current operations into five categories.
\n
\n
Looking at a snapshot of how it breaks down in percentage terms, narrowbodies were almost 70% in 2015, they're now 76% of the market. So while some of the big orders recently have been for widebodies, it's a narrowbody world in terms of how people are travelling.
\n
\n
\n
How will today's orders shape tomorrow's fleets?
\n
Next, the panel looked forward to analyse what is on order as of now, across the same fleet categories:
\n
\n
Asia has the largest fleet currently, accounting for a third of all aircraft. It also has the youngest fleet, with an average aircraft age of 12 years, meaning that more of the aircraft on order will facilitate growth rather than fleet replacement.
\n
For North America and Oceania, many more of the aircraft on order will be for replacement.
\n
\n
\n
Infrastructure bottlenecks
\n
Next, the panel discussed some of the key infrastructure investment challenges emerging, citing ATC as a key example:
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For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Siddharth Narkhede, Head of Airline Analysis at Ishka, to investigate the current operating environment for airlines.
\n\n
The live panel discussed:
\n
\n
With some recent big orders, how are airline fleets evolving? Who is leading in terms of growth, and where?
\n
How will future orders shape global fleets going forward?
\n
Can airlines accurately forecast demand in the current era of tariffs and geopolitical turmoil?
\n
Is lack of investment in infrastructure holding airlines back?
\n
\n\n
A look at growth trends
\n
As usual, the panel began by starting at the top and looking at global growth trends before moving on to this month's subject matter:
\n
\n
The data shows capacity for this summer is expected to be 3.1% ahead of 2024.
\n
For the year to date so far (January - May 2025), capacity is 3.3% ahead of the same months in 2024.
\n
\n
\n
It's a narrowbody world
\n
Next, the panel examined the current composition of capacity from an aircraft group type perspective, grouping current operations into five categories.
\n
\n
Looking at a snapshot of how it breaks down in percentage terms, narrowbodies were almost 70% in 2015, they're now 76% of the market. So while some of the big orders recently have been for widebodies, it's a narrowbody world in terms of how people are travelling.
\n
\n
\n
How will today's orders shape tomorrow's fleets?
\n
Next, the panel looked forward to analyse what is on order as of now, across the same fleet categories:
\n
\n
Asia has the largest fleet currently, accounting for a third of all aircraft. It also has the youngest fleet, with an average aircraft age of 12 years, meaning that more of the aircraft on order will facilitate growth rather than fleet replacement.
\n
For North America and Oceania, many more of the aircraft on order will be for replacement.
\n
\n
\n
Infrastructure bottlenecks
\n
Next, the panel discussed some of the key infrastructure investment challenges emerging, citing ATC as a key example:
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For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Ogaga Udjo, MD of ZA Logics, to take a deep dive into Africa's aviation landscape.
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The live panel discussed:
\n
\n
Growth trends - what are the fastest growing markets on the continent?
\n
Airline business models - do those that work elsewhere work for Africa?
\n
What opportunities and challenges lie ahead?
\n
\n
A Look at Growth Trends
\n
First, the panel discussed global growth trends and Africa's capacity and frequency changes:
\n
\n
Capacity for this summer is expected to be 3.3% ahead of 2024
\n
In Africa domestic growth has contracted but international capacity is up by 3.5%
\n
Looking at total capacity growth in Africa by subregion highlights that growth is happening across the continent with the exception of Central/Western Africa. Southern Africa sees the highest growth rate, with an increase in capacity this summer of 9.6% on last summer
\n
Frequency growth follows a similar trend
\n
\n
Ogaga gave his insights on the global outlook:
\n
\n
exploring the Carrier Landscape
\n
Next, the panel discussed the African carrier landscape. There were some interesting points to explore:
\n
\n
In the last 10 years, Ethiopian has moved up to become Africa’s largest carrier, with 17% of African capacity
\n
SAA, once the largest carrier, is now 11th largest in the continent
\n
8 of the Top 20 largest carriers operating in Africa are domiciled outside of the continent
\n
In April 2015 there were 88 African domiciled carriers and today there are 109, but there are 37 carriers in April 2015 which don’t exist today
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Which business model dominates in the continent?
\n
Next, the panel discussed business models:
\n
\n
Africa lags behind the global norm for legacy/LCC capacity shares, where 35% of seats operate on low cost carriers (LCCs). Some regions are considerably higher than that, notably Europe, where 44% of seats operate on LCCs, and Latin America where the comparable share is 40%
\n
The region seeing the fastest degree of LCC penetration is the Middle East where in the last 10 years, LCC shares have grown from 15% to 29%. Africa’s LCC share remains stuck at 16% of all operations, an increase from 9% in 2015. This is largely driven by the growth of European –North Africa services into Morocco
\n
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Will LCCs ever take off in Africa? Or is a different model needed for success?
For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Ogaga Udjo, MD of ZA Logics, to take a deep dive into Africa's aviation landscape.
\n\n
The live panel discussed:
\n
\n
Growth trends - what are the fastest growing markets on the continent?
\n
Airline business models - do those that work elsewhere work for Africa?
\n
What opportunities and challenges lie ahead?
\n
\n
A Look at Growth Trends
\n
First, the panel discussed global growth trends and Africa's capacity and frequency changes:
\n
\n
Capacity for this summer is expected to be 3.3% ahead of 2024
\n
In Africa domestic growth has contracted but international capacity is up by 3.5%
\n
Looking at total capacity growth in Africa by subregion highlights that growth is happening across the continent with the exception of Central/Western Africa. Southern Africa sees the highest growth rate, with an increase in capacity this summer of 9.6% on last summer
\n
Frequency growth follows a similar trend
\n
\n
Ogaga gave his insights on the global outlook:
\n
\n
exploring the Carrier Landscape
\n
Next, the panel discussed the African carrier landscape. There were some interesting points to explore:
\n
\n
In the last 10 years, Ethiopian has moved up to become Africa’s largest carrier, with 17% of African capacity
\n
SAA, once the largest carrier, is now 11th largest in the continent
\n
8 of the Top 20 largest carriers operating in Africa are domiciled outside of the continent
\n
In April 2015 there were 88 African domiciled carriers and today there are 109, but there are 37 carriers in April 2015 which don’t exist today
\n
\n
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Which business model dominates in the continent?
\n
Next, the panel discussed business models:
\n
\n
Africa lags behind the global norm for legacy/LCC capacity shares, where 35% of seats operate on low cost carriers (LCCs). Some regions are considerably higher than that, notably Europe, where 44% of seats operate on LCCs, and Latin America where the comparable share is 40%
\n
The region seeing the fastest degree of LCC penetration is the Middle East where in the last 10 years, LCC shares have grown from 15% to 29%. Africa’s LCC share remains stuck at 16% of all operations, an increase from 9% in 2015. This is largely driven by the growth of European –North Africa services into Morocco
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Will LCCs ever take off in Africa? Or is a different model needed for success?
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For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Ogaga Udjo, MD of ZA Logics, to take a deep dive into Africa's aviation landscape.
\n\n
The live panel discussed:
\n
\n
Growth trends - what are the fastest growing markets on the continent?
\n
Airline business models - do those that work elsewhere work for Africa?
\n
What opportunities and challenges lie ahead?
\n
\n
A Look at Growth Trends
\n
First, the panel discussed global growth trends and Africa's capacity and frequency changes:
\n
\n
Capacity for this summer is expected to be 3.3% ahead of 2024
\n
In Africa domestic growth has contracted but international capacity is up by 3.5%
\n
Looking at total capacity growth in Africa by subregion highlights that growth is happening across the continent with the exception of Central/Western Africa. Southern Africa sees the highest growth rate, with an increase in capacity this summer of 9.6% on last summer
\n
Frequency growth follows a similar trend
\n
\n
Ogaga gave his insights on the global outlook:
\n
\n
exploring the Carrier Landscape
\n
Next, the panel discussed the African carrier landscape. There were some interesting points to explore:
\n
\n
In the last 10 years, Ethiopian has moved up to become Africa’s largest carrier, with 17% of African capacity
\n
SAA, once the largest carrier, is now 11th largest in the continent
\n
8 of the Top 20 largest carriers operating in Africa are domiciled outside of the continent
\n
In April 2015 there were 88 African domiciled carriers and today there are 109, but there are 37 carriers in April 2015 which don’t exist today
\n
\n
\n
Which business model dominates in the continent?
\n
Next, the panel discussed business models:
\n
\n
Africa lags behind the global norm for legacy/LCC capacity shares, where 35% of seats operate on low cost carriers (LCCs). Some regions are considerably higher than that, notably Europe, where 44% of seats operate on LCCs, and Latin America where the comparable share is 40%
\n
The region seeing the fastest degree of LCC penetration is the Middle East where in the last 10 years, LCC shares have grown from 15% to 29%. Africa’s LCC share remains stuck at 16% of all operations, an increase from 9% in 2015. This is largely driven by the growth of European –North Africa services into Morocco
\n
\n
Will LCCs ever take off in Africa? Or is a different model needed for success?
For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Ogaga Udjo, MD of ZA Logics, to take a deep dive into Africa's aviation landscape.
\n\n
The live panel discussed:
\n
\n
Growth trends - what are the fastest growing markets on the continent?
\n
Airline business models - do those that work elsewhere work for Africa?
\n
What opportunities and challenges lie ahead?
\n
\n
A Look at Growth Trends
\n
First, the panel discussed global growth trends and Africa's capacity and frequency changes:
\n
\n
Capacity for this summer is expected to be 3.3% ahead of 2024
\n
In Africa domestic growth has contracted but international capacity is up by 3.5%
\n
Looking at total capacity growth in Africa by subregion highlights that growth is happening across the continent with the exception of Central/Western Africa. Southern Africa sees the highest growth rate, with an increase in capacity this summer of 9.6% on last summer
\n
Frequency growth follows a similar trend
\n
\n
Ogaga gave his insights on the global outlook:
\n
\n
exploring the Carrier Landscape
\n
Next, the panel discussed the African carrier landscape. There were some interesting points to explore:
\n
\n
In the last 10 years, Ethiopian has moved up to become Africa’s largest carrier, with 17% of African capacity
\n
SAA, once the largest carrier, is now 11th largest in the continent
\n
8 of the Top 20 largest carriers operating in Africa are domiciled outside of the continent
\n
In April 2015 there were 88 African domiciled carriers and today there are 109, but there are 37 carriers in April 2015 which don’t exist today
\n
\n
\n
Which business model dominates in the continent?
\n
Next, the panel discussed business models:
\n
\n
Africa lags behind the global norm for legacy/LCC capacity shares, where 35% of seats operate on low cost carriers (LCCs). Some regions are considerably higher than that, notably Europe, where 44% of seats operate on LCCs, and Latin America where the comparable share is 40%
\n
The region seeing the fastest degree of LCC penetration is the Middle East where in the last 10 years, LCC shares have grown from 15% to 29%. Africa’s LCC share remains stuck at 16% of all operations, an increase from 9% in 2015. This is largely driven by the growth of European –North Africa services into Morocco
\n
\n
Will LCCs ever take off in Africa? Or is a different model needed for success?
For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Ogaga Udjo, MD of ZA Logics, to take a deep dive into Africa's aviation landscape.
\n\n
The live panel discussed:
\n
\n
Growth trends - what are the fastest growing markets on the continent?
\n
Airline business models - do those that work elsewhere work for Africa?
\n
What opportunities and challenges lie ahead?
\n
\n
A Look at Growth Trends
\n
First, the panel discussed global growth trends and Africa's capacity and frequency changes:
\n
\n
Capacity for this summer is expected to be 3.3% ahead of 2024
\n
In Africa domestic growth has contracted but international capacity is up by 3.5%
\n
Looking at total capacity growth in Africa by subregion highlights that growth is happening across the continent with the exception of Central/Western Africa. Southern Africa sees the highest growth rate, with an increase in capacity this summer of 9.6% on last summer
\n
Frequency growth follows a similar trend
\n
\n
Ogaga gave his insights on the global outlook:
\n
\n
exploring the Carrier Landscape
\n
Next, the panel discussed the African carrier landscape. There were some interesting points to explore:
\n
\n
In the last 10 years, Ethiopian has moved up to become Africa’s largest carrier, with 17% of African capacity
\n
SAA, once the largest carrier, is now 11th largest in the continent
\n
8 of the Top 20 largest carriers operating in Africa are domiciled outside of the continent
\n
In April 2015 there were 88 African domiciled carriers and today there are 109, but there are 37 carriers in April 2015 which don’t exist today
\n
\n
\n
Which business model dominates in the continent?
\n
Next, the panel discussed business models:
\n
\n
Africa lags behind the global norm for legacy/LCC capacity shares, where 35% of seats operate on low cost carriers (LCCs). Some regions are considerably higher than that, notably Europe, where 44% of seats operate on LCCs, and Latin America where the comparable share is 40%
\n
The region seeing the fastest degree of LCC penetration is the Middle East where in the last 10 years, LCC shares have grown from 15% to 29%. Africa’s LCC share remains stuck at 16% of all operations, an increase from 9% in 2015. This is largely driven by the growth of European –North Africa services into Morocco
\n
\n
Will LCCs ever take off in Africa? Or is a different model needed for success?
For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Ogaga Udjo, MD of ZA Logics, to take a deep dive into Africa's aviation landscape.
For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Ogaga Udjo, MD of ZA Logics, to take a deep dive into Africa's aviation landscape.
\n\n
The live panel discussed:
\n
\n
Growth trends - what are the fastest growing markets on the continent?
\n
Airline business models - do those that work elsewhere work for Africa?
\n
What opportunities and challenges lie ahead?
\n
\n
A Look at Growth Trends
\n
First, the panel discussed global growth trends and Africa's capacity and frequency changes:
\n
\n
Capacity for this summer is expected to be 3.3% ahead of 2024
\n
In Africa domestic growth has contracted but international capacity is up by 3.5%
\n
Looking at total capacity growth in Africa by subregion highlights that growth is happening across the continent with the exception of Central/Western Africa. Southern Africa sees the highest growth rate, with an increase in capacity this summer of 9.6% on last summer
\n
Frequency growth follows a similar trend
\n
\n
Ogaga gave his insights on the global outlook:
\n
\n
exploring the Carrier Landscape
\n
Next, the panel discussed the African carrier landscape. There were some interesting points to explore:
\n
\n
In the last 10 years, Ethiopian has moved up to become Africa’s largest carrier, with 17% of African capacity
\n
SAA, once the largest carrier, is now 11th largest in the continent
\n
8 of the Top 20 largest carriers operating in Africa are domiciled outside of the continent
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In April 2015 there were 88 African domiciled carriers and today there are 109, but there are 37 carriers in April 2015 which don’t exist today
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Which business model dominates in the continent?
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Africa lags behind the global norm for legacy/LCC capacity shares, where 35% of seats operate on low cost carriers (LCCs). Some regions are considerably higher than that, notably Europe, where 44% of seats operate on LCCs, and Latin America where the comparable share is 40%
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The region seeing the fastest degree of LCC penetration is the Middle East where in the last 10 years, LCC shares have grown from 15% to 29%. Africa’s LCC share remains stuck at 16% of all operations, an increase from 9% in 2015. This is largely driven by the growth of European –North Africa services into Morocco
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Will LCCs ever take off in Africa? Or is a different model needed for success?
For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Ogaga Udjo, MD of ZA Logics, to take a deep dive into Africa's aviation landscape.
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For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Ogaga Udjo, MD of ZA Logics, to take a deep dive into Africa's aviation landscape.
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The live panel discussed:
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Growth trends - what are the fastest growing markets on the continent?
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Airline business models - do those that work elsewhere work for Africa?
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What opportunities and challenges lie ahead?
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A Look at Growth Trends
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First, the panel discussed global growth trends and Africa's capacity and frequency changes:
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Capacity for this summer is expected to be 3.3% ahead of 2024
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In Africa domestic growth has contracted but international capacity is up by 3.5%
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Looking at total capacity growth in Africa by subregion highlights that growth is happening across the continent with the exception of Central/Western Africa. Southern Africa sees the highest growth rate, with an increase in capacity this summer of 9.6% on last summer
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Frequency growth follows a similar trend
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Ogaga gave his insights on the global outlook:
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exploring the Carrier Landscape
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Next, the panel discussed the African carrier landscape. There were some interesting points to explore:
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In the last 10 years, Ethiopian has moved up to become Africa’s largest carrier, with 17% of African capacity
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SAA, once the largest carrier, is now 11th largest in the continent
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8 of the Top 20 largest carriers operating in Africa are domiciled outside of the continent
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In April 2015 there were 88 African domiciled carriers and today there are 109, but there are 37 carriers in April 2015 which don’t exist today
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Which business model dominates in the continent?
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Next, the panel discussed business models:
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Africa lags behind the global norm for legacy/LCC capacity shares, where 35% of seats operate on low cost carriers (LCCs). Some regions are considerably higher than that, notably Europe, where 44% of seats operate on LCCs, and Latin America where the comparable share is 40%
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Will LCCs ever take off in Africa? Or is a different model needed for success?
For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Ogaga Udjo, MD of ZA Logics, to take a deep dive into Africa's aviation landscape.
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For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Brett Snyder, President of Cranky Flier, to explore Summer 2025 capacity and frequency trends in the US market. The live panel discussed:
\n\n
\n
Capacity trends - is a domestic slowdown coming?
\n
Key international destinations - where is growth expected?
\n
Airline strategies and fleet decisions - how are they impacting growth plans?
\n
\n
WHAT'S THE SUMMER FORECAST FOR THE AVIATION INDUSTRY?
\n
The panel began by exploring global growth trends:
\n
\n
Capacity for this summer is expected to be 2.3% ahead of 2024
\n
For the year to date so far (January to March 2025), capacity is 2.7% ahead of the same months in 2024
\n
Summer capacity is expected to grow fastest in the Latin America and Asia Pacific regions, with increases of 4.6% and 4.3% respectively on Summer 2024
\n
\n
While discussing the data for the summer season, the panel stressed how this is a constantly evolving time for the industry, and that it's going to ultimately be tricky to predict how the market will behave over the coming months, weeks, and even days:
\n
\n
Despite the uncertainty, at this point in the discussion, John asked, \"Brett, you're very in tune with the market. If you had to give a synopsis of what's happening in the first three months of this year and how the next three months look, what would your perspective be of the current state of the aviation industry?\" (A tricky question to ask when, as Brett puts it, we don't know what's going to happen tomorrow!)
\n
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US Domestic and International Capacity
\n
The panel then dived into the data for US domestic and international capacity:
\n
\n
Some of the fastest growing cities this summer for domestic capacity are in Florida - Fort Myers, West Palm Beach, and Tampa. There is also strong capacity growth in California, San Francisco and Sacramento
\n
In terms of international capacity, Europe remains the most important market, with the UK the largest
\n
Strongest growth is coming from Italy, Ireland, Turkiye, Greece and Finland - all of which have seen double digit capacity growth this summer
\n
\n
Is Domestic Demand Softening?
\n
As the panel discussed the GDP forecast, the conversation turned to factors that may impact demand in the domestic market, including political and economic factors. To what extent will the cost of living and uncertainty in the US political system impact consumer confidence?
\n
\n
TO WATCH THE PANEL DISCUSSION IN FULL, CLICK TO VIEW THE Webinar Here:
Register below to stay informed about future webinars:
\n
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For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Brett Snyder, President of Cranky Flier, to explore Summer 2025 capacity and frequency trends in the US market. The live panel discussed:
\n\n
\n
Capacity trends - is a domestic slowdown coming?
\n
Key international destinations - where is growth expected?
\n
Airline strategies and fleet decisions - how are they impacting growth plans?
\n
\n
WHAT'S THE SUMMER FORECAST FOR THE AVIATION INDUSTRY?
\n
The panel began by exploring global growth trends:
\n
\n
Capacity for this summer is expected to be 2.3% ahead of 2024
\n
For the year to date so far (January to March 2025), capacity is 2.7% ahead of the same months in 2024
\n
Summer capacity is expected to grow fastest in the Latin America and Asia Pacific regions, with increases of 4.6% and 4.3% respectively on Summer 2024
\n
\n
While discussing the data for the summer season, the panel stressed how this is a constantly evolving time for the industry, and that it's going to ultimately be tricky to predict how the market will behave over the coming months, weeks, and even days:
\n
\n
Despite the uncertainty, at this point in the discussion, John asked, \"Brett, you're very in tune with the market. If you had to give a synopsis of what's happening in the first three months of this year and how the next three months look, what would your perspective be of the current state of the aviation industry?\" (A tricky question to ask when, as Brett puts it, we don't know what's going to happen tomorrow!)
\n
\n
US Domestic and International Capacity
\n
The panel then dived into the data for US domestic and international capacity:
\n
\n
Some of the fastest growing cities this summer for domestic capacity are in Florida - Fort Myers, West Palm Beach, and Tampa. There is also strong capacity growth in California, San Francisco and Sacramento
\n
In terms of international capacity, Europe remains the most important market, with the UK the largest
\n
Strongest growth is coming from Italy, Ireland, Turkiye, Greece and Finland - all of which have seen double digit capacity growth this summer
\n
\n
Is Domestic Demand Softening?
\n
As the panel discussed the GDP forecast, the conversation turned to factors that may impact demand in the domestic market, including political and economic factors. To what extent will the cost of living and uncertainty in the US political system impact consumer confidence?
\n
\n
TO WATCH THE PANEL DISCUSSION IN FULL, CLICK TO VIEW THE Webinar Here:
Register below to stay informed about future webinars:
\n
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For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Brett Snyder, President of Cranky Flier, to explore Summer 2025 capacity and frequency trends in the US market. The live panel discussed:
\n\n
\n
Capacity trends - is a domestic slowdown coming?
\n
Key international destinations - where is growth expected?
\n
Airline strategies and fleet decisions - how are they impacting growth plans?
\n
\n
WHAT'S THE SUMMER FORECAST FOR THE AVIATION INDUSTRY?
\n
The panel began by exploring global growth trends:
\n
\n
Capacity for this summer is expected to be 2.3% ahead of 2024
\n
For the year to date so far (January to March 2025), capacity is 2.7% ahead of the same months in 2024
\n
Summer capacity is expected to grow fastest in the Latin America and Asia Pacific regions, with increases of 4.6% and 4.3% respectively on Summer 2024
\n
\n
While discussing the data for the summer season, the panel stressed how this is a constantly evolving time for the industry, and that it's going to ultimately be tricky to predict how the market will behave over the coming months, weeks, and even days:
\n
\n
Despite the uncertainty, at this point in the discussion, John asked, \"Brett, you're very in tune with the market. If you had to give a synopsis of what's happening in the first three months of this year and how the next three months look, what would your perspective be of the current state of the aviation industry?\" (A tricky question to ask when, as Brett puts it, we don't know what's going to happen tomorrow!)
\n
\n
US Domestic and International Capacity
\n
The panel then dived into the data for US domestic and international capacity:
\n
\n
Some of the fastest growing cities this summer for domestic capacity are in Florida - Fort Myers, West Palm Beach, and Tampa. There is also strong capacity growth in California, San Francisco and Sacramento
\n
In terms of international capacity, Europe remains the most important market, with the UK the largest
\n
Strongest growth is coming from Italy, Ireland, Turkiye, Greece and Finland - all of which have seen double digit capacity growth this summer
\n
\n
Is Domestic Demand Softening?
\n
As the panel discussed the GDP forecast, the conversation turned to factors that may impact demand in the domestic market, including political and economic factors. To what extent will the cost of living and uncertainty in the US political system impact consumer confidence?
\n
\n
TO WATCH THE PANEL DISCUSSION IN FULL, CLICK TO VIEW THE Webinar Here:
Register below to stay informed about future webinars:
\n
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For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Brett Snyder, President of Cranky Flier, to explore Summer 2025 capacity and frequency trends in the US market. The live panel discussed:
\n\n
\n
Capacity trends - is a domestic slowdown coming?
\n
Key international destinations - where is growth expected?
\n
Airline strategies and fleet decisions - how are they impacting growth plans?
\n
\n
WHAT'S THE SUMMER FORECAST FOR THE AVIATION INDUSTRY?
\n
The panel began by exploring global growth trends:
\n
\n
Capacity for this summer is expected to be 2.3% ahead of 2024
\n
For the year to date so far (January to March 2025), capacity is 2.7% ahead of the same months in 2024
\n
Summer capacity is expected to grow fastest in the Latin America and Asia Pacific regions, with increases of 4.6% and 4.3% respectively on Summer 2024
\n
\n
While discussing the data for the summer season, the panel stressed how this is a constantly evolving time for the industry, and that it's going to ultimately be tricky to predict how the market will behave over the coming months, weeks, and even days:
\n
\n
Despite the uncertainty, at this point in the discussion, John asked, \"Brett, you're very in tune with the market. If you had to give a synopsis of what's happening in the first three months of this year and how the next three months look, what would your perspective be of the current state of the aviation industry?\" (A tricky question to ask when, as Brett puts it, we don't know what's going to happen tomorrow!)
\n
\n
US Domestic and International Capacity
\n
The panel then dived into the data for US domestic and international capacity:
\n
\n
Some of the fastest growing cities this summer for domestic capacity are in Florida - Fort Myers, West Palm Beach, and Tampa. There is also strong capacity growth in California, San Francisco and Sacramento
\n
In terms of international capacity, Europe remains the most important market, with the UK the largest
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Strongest growth is coming from Italy, Ireland, Turkiye, Greece and Finland - all of which have seen double digit capacity growth this summer
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Is Domestic Demand Softening?
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As the panel discussed the GDP forecast, the conversation turned to factors that may impact demand in the domestic market, including political and economic factors. To what extent will the cost of living and uncertainty in the US political system impact consumer confidence?
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TO WATCH THE PANEL DISCUSSION IN FULL, CLICK TO VIEW THE Webinar Here:
Register below to stay informed about future webinars:
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For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Brett Snyder, President of Cranky Flier, to explore Summer 2025 capacity and frequency trends in the US market. The live panel discussed:
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Capacity trends - is a domestic slowdown coming?
\n
Key international destinations - where is growth expected?
\n
Airline strategies and fleet decisions - how are they impacting growth plans?
\n
\n
WHAT'S THE SUMMER FORECAST FOR THE AVIATION INDUSTRY?
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The panel began by exploring global growth trends:
\n
\n
Capacity for this summer is expected to be 2.3% ahead of 2024
\n
For the year to date so far (January to March 2025), capacity is 2.7% ahead of the same months in 2024
\n
Summer capacity is expected to grow fastest in the Latin America and Asia Pacific regions, with increases of 4.6% and 4.3% respectively on Summer 2024
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\n
While discussing the data for the summer season, the panel stressed how this is a constantly evolving time for the industry, and that it's going to ultimately be tricky to predict how the market will behave over the coming months, weeks, and even days:
\n
\n
Despite the uncertainty, at this point in the discussion, John asked, \"Brett, you're very in tune with the market. If you had to give a synopsis of what's happening in the first three months of this year and how the next three months look, what would your perspective be of the current state of the aviation industry?\" (A tricky question to ask when, as Brett puts it, we don't know what's going to happen tomorrow!)
\n
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US Domestic and International Capacity
\n
The panel then dived into the data for US domestic and international capacity:
\n
\n
Some of the fastest growing cities this summer for domestic capacity are in Florida - Fort Myers, West Palm Beach, and Tampa. There is also strong capacity growth in California, San Francisco and Sacramento
\n
In terms of international capacity, Europe remains the most important market, with the UK the largest
\n
Strongest growth is coming from Italy, Ireland, Turkiye, Greece and Finland - all of which have seen double digit capacity growth this summer
\n
\n
Is Domestic Demand Softening?
\n
As the panel discussed the GDP forecast, the conversation turned to factors that may impact demand in the domestic market, including political and economic factors. To what extent will the cost of living and uncertainty in the US political system impact consumer confidence?
\n
\n
TO WATCH THE PANEL DISCUSSION IN FULL, CLICK TO VIEW THE Webinar Here:
For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Brett Snyder, President of Cranky Flier, to explore Summer 2025 capacity and frequency trends in the US market. The live panel discussed:
For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Brett Snyder, President of Cranky Flier, to explore Summer 2025 capacity and frequency trends in the US market. The live panel discussed:
\n\n
\n
Capacity trends - is a domestic slowdown coming?
\n
Key international destinations - where is growth expected?
\n
Airline strategies and fleet decisions - how are they impacting growth plans?
\n
\n
WHAT'S THE SUMMER FORECAST FOR THE AVIATION INDUSTRY?
\n
The panel began by exploring global growth trends:
\n
\n
Capacity for this summer is expected to be 2.3% ahead of 2024
\n
For the year to date so far (January to March 2025), capacity is 2.7% ahead of the same months in 2024
\n
Summer capacity is expected to grow fastest in the Latin America and Asia Pacific regions, with increases of 4.6% and 4.3% respectively on Summer 2024
\n
\n
While discussing the data for the summer season, the panel stressed how this is a constantly evolving time for the industry, and that it's going to ultimately be tricky to predict how the market will behave over the coming months, weeks, and even days:
\n
\n
Despite the uncertainty, at this point in the discussion, John asked, \"Brett, you're very in tune with the market. If you had to give a synopsis of what's happening in the first three months of this year and how the next three months look, what would your perspective be of the current state of the aviation industry?\" (A tricky question to ask when, as Brett puts it, we don't know what's going to happen tomorrow!)
\n
\n
US Domestic and International Capacity
\n
The panel then dived into the data for US domestic and international capacity:
\n
\n
Some of the fastest growing cities this summer for domestic capacity are in Florida - Fort Myers, West Palm Beach, and Tampa. There is also strong capacity growth in California, San Francisco and Sacramento
\n
In terms of international capacity, Europe remains the most important market, with the UK the largest
\n
Strongest growth is coming from Italy, Ireland, Turkiye, Greece and Finland - all of which have seen double digit capacity growth this summer
\n
\n
Is Domestic Demand Softening?
\n
As the panel discussed the GDP forecast, the conversation turned to factors that may impact demand in the domestic market, including political and economic factors. To what extent will the cost of living and uncertainty in the US political system impact consumer confidence?
\n
\n
TO WATCH THE PANEL DISCUSSION IN FULL, CLICK TO VIEW THE Webinar Here:
For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Brett Snyder, President of Cranky Flier, to explore Summer 2025 capacity and frequency trends in the US market. The live panel discussed:
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\n\n
\n
Capacity trends - is a domestic slowdown coming?
\n
Key international destinations - where is growth expected?
\n
Airline strategies and fleet decisions - how are they impacting growth plans?
\n
\n
WHAT'S THE SUMMER FORECAST FOR THE AVIATION INDUSTRY?
\n
The panel began by exploring global growth trends:
\n
\n
Capacity for this summer is expected to be 2.3% ahead of 2024
\n
For the year to date so far (January to March 2025), capacity is 2.7% ahead of the same months in 2024
\n
Summer capacity is expected to grow fastest in the Latin America and Asia Pacific regions, with increases of 4.6% and 4.3% respectively on Summer 2024
\n
\n
While discussing the data for the summer season, the panel stressed how this is a constantly evolving time for the industry, and that it's going to ultimately be tricky to predict how the market will behave over the coming months, weeks, and even days:
\n
\n
Despite the uncertainty, at this point in the discussion, John asked, \"Brett, you're very in tune with the market. If you had to give a synopsis of what's happening in the first three months of this year and how the next three months look, what would your perspective be of the current state of the aviation industry?\" (A tricky question to ask when, as Brett puts it, we don't know what's going to happen tomorrow!)
\n
\n
US Domestic and International Capacity
\n
The panel then dived into the data for US domestic and international capacity:
\n
\n
Some of the fastest growing cities this summer for domestic capacity are in Florida - Fort Myers, West Palm Beach, and Tampa. There is also strong capacity growth in California, San Francisco and Sacramento
\n
In terms of international capacity, Europe remains the most important market, with the UK the largest
\n
Strongest growth is coming from Italy, Ireland, Turkiye, Greece and Finland - all of which have seen double digit capacity growth this summer
\n
\n
Is Domestic Demand Softening?
\n
As the panel discussed the GDP forecast, the conversation turned to factors that may impact demand in the domestic market, including political and economic factors. To what extent will the cost of living and uncertainty in the US political system impact consumer confidence?
\n
\n
TO WATCH THE PANEL DISCUSSION IN FULL, CLICK TO VIEW THE Webinar Here:
Register below to stay informed about future webinars:
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For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Brendan Sobie, Independent Analyst, Consultant and Writer at Sobie Aviation, to discuss an emerging trend in aviation of enforced capacity discipline and how it's impacting growth this year.
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In the webinar, the live panel take a look at the latest capacity position, how trends in inactive aircraft levels are emerging, and discuss where the greatest geographical impacts may be. They also explore the low cost sector and how that's evolving.
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A LOOK AT GLOBAL TRENDS
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First, the panel take a look at the state of global capacity now and the year ahead. When comparing Q1 2025 against the same quarter last year, capacity is up 5. 2 percent - and that's taking into account adjustments due to the leap year last year, which added an extra day in February. It's a good position to be in, John says - but the devil is in the detail:
\n
\"Asia is still very much in a recovery mode. We see that year on year, with another 10 million seats being added back into Northeast Asia, for example. Southeast Asia, another 10 million seats being added compared to last year. So a lot of the capacity growth is happening there. The consequence of that, though, using some of the data that we have, is that the average selling fares are falling quite significantly on those routes, which is good for travellers in Asia. But it is a bit of a warning about being careful about capacity and discipline.\"
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Regional Variations in Airline Capacity Growth
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The landscape of airline capacity growth is far from uniform, with distinct regional variations shaping the industry. In 2025, regions such as Asia and Latin America are witnessing significant capacity expansions, driven by recovering markets and increasing demand for air travel, but other regional growth is more cautious.
\n
Looking at the graph, the panel note how one of the most interesting data points is North Africa, where we we've got a 7% increase in capacity and slight reduction in number of frequencies. \"So obviously someone is using larger aircraft and that someone tends to be the low cost airlines, and particularly European low cost airlines, who are actively developing their positions in North Africa particularly at this time of year. Then you compare and contrast with North America, where there's some very real concerns about the longevity of the ultra low cost airline model and where that is going and where it will end up. So, that's that's a lot more of a cautious market.\"
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Enforced Capacity Discipline: Causes and ConsequenceS
\n
Enforced capacity discipline is emerging as a significant trend, impacting airline growth strategies globally. This discipline is often a result of factors beyond the airlines' control, such as delays in aircraft deliveries and maintenance issues. Regionally, this has led to varied impacts: while some Asian markets manage oversupply issues, other regions face constraints due to inactive fleets.
For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Brendan Sobie, Independent Analyst, Consultant and Writer at Sobie Aviation, to discuss an emerging trend in aviation of enforced capacity discipline and how it's impacting growth this year.
\n\n
In the webinar, the live panel take a look at the latest capacity position, how trends in inactive aircraft levels are emerging, and discuss where the greatest geographical impacts may be. They also explore the low cost sector and how that's evolving.
\n
A LOOK AT GLOBAL TRENDS
\n
First, the panel take a look at the state of global capacity now and the year ahead. When comparing Q1 2025 against the same quarter last year, capacity is up 5. 2 percent - and that's taking into account adjustments due to the leap year last year, which added an extra day in February. It's a good position to be in, John says - but the devil is in the detail:
\n
\"Asia is still very much in a recovery mode. We see that year on year, with another 10 million seats being added back into Northeast Asia, for example. Southeast Asia, another 10 million seats being added compared to last year. So a lot of the capacity growth is happening there. The consequence of that, though, using some of the data that we have, is that the average selling fares are falling quite significantly on those routes, which is good for travellers in Asia. But it is a bit of a warning about being careful about capacity and discipline.\"
\n
\n
Regional Variations in Airline Capacity Growth
\n
The landscape of airline capacity growth is far from uniform, with distinct regional variations shaping the industry. In 2025, regions such as Asia and Latin America are witnessing significant capacity expansions, driven by recovering markets and increasing demand for air travel, but other regional growth is more cautious.
\n
Looking at the graph, the panel note how one of the most interesting data points is North Africa, where we we've got a 7% increase in capacity and slight reduction in number of frequencies. \"So obviously someone is using larger aircraft and that someone tends to be the low cost airlines, and particularly European low cost airlines, who are actively developing their positions in North Africa particularly at this time of year. Then you compare and contrast with North America, where there's some very real concerns about the longevity of the ultra low cost airline model and where that is going and where it will end up. So, that's that's a lot more of a cautious market.\"
\n
\n
Enforced Capacity Discipline: Causes and ConsequenceS
\n
Enforced capacity discipline is emerging as a significant trend, impacting airline growth strategies globally. This discipline is often a result of factors beyond the airlines' control, such as delays in aircraft deliveries and maintenance issues. Regionally, this has led to varied impacts: while some Asian markets manage oversupply issues, other regions face constraints due to inactive fleets.
For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Brendan Sobie, Independent Analyst, Consultant and Writer at Sobie Aviation, to discuss an emerging trend in aviation of enforced capacity discipline and how it's impacting growth this year.
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For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Brendan Sobie, Independent Analyst, Consultant and Writer at Sobie Aviation, to discuss an emerging trend in aviation of enforced capacity discipline and how it's impacting growth this year.
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In the webinar, the live panel take a look at the latest capacity position, how trends in inactive aircraft levels are emerging, and discuss where the greatest geographical impacts may be. They also explore the low cost sector and how that's evolving.
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A LOOK AT GLOBAL TRENDS
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First, the panel take a look at the state of global capacity now and the year ahead. When comparing Q1 2025 against the same quarter last year, capacity is up 5. 2 percent - and that's taking into account adjustments due to the leap year last year, which added an extra day in February. It's a good position to be in, John says - but the devil is in the detail:
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\"Asia is still very much in a recovery mode. We see that year on year, with another 10 million seats being added back into Northeast Asia, for example. Southeast Asia, another 10 million seats being added compared to last year. So a lot of the capacity growth is happening there. The consequence of that, though, using some of the data that we have, is that the average selling fares are falling quite significantly on those routes, which is good for travellers in Asia. But it is a bit of a warning about being careful about capacity and discipline.\"
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Regional Variations in Airline Capacity Growth
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The landscape of airline capacity growth is far from uniform, with distinct regional variations shaping the industry. In 2025, regions such as Asia and Latin America are witnessing significant capacity expansions, driven by recovering markets and increasing demand for air travel, but other regional growth is more cautious.
\n
Looking at the graph, the panel note how one of the most interesting data points is North Africa, where we we've got a 7% increase in capacity and slight reduction in number of frequencies. \"So obviously someone is using larger aircraft and that someone tends to be the low cost airlines, and particularly European low cost airlines, who are actively developing their positions in North Africa particularly at this time of year. Then you compare and contrast with North America, where there's some very real concerns about the longevity of the ultra low cost airline model and where that is going and where it will end up. So, that's that's a lot more of a cautious market.\"
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Enforced Capacity Discipline: Causes and ConsequenceS
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Enforced capacity discipline is emerging as a significant trend, impacting airline growth strategies globally. This discipline is often a result of factors beyond the airlines' control, such as delays in aircraft deliveries and maintenance issues. Regionally, this has led to varied impacts: while some Asian markets manage oversupply issues, other regions face constraints due to inactive fleets.
For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Brendan Sobie, Independent Analyst, Consultant and Writer at Sobie Aviation, to discuss an emerging trend in aviation of enforced capacity discipline and how it's impacting growth this year.
\n\n
In the webinar, the live panel take a look at the latest capacity position, how trends in inactive aircraft levels are emerging, and discuss where the greatest geographical impacts may be. They also explore the low cost sector and how that's evolving.
\n
A LOOK AT GLOBAL TRENDS
\n
First, the panel take a look at the state of global capacity now and the year ahead. When comparing Q1 2025 against the same quarter last year, capacity is up 5. 2 percent - and that's taking into account adjustments due to the leap year last year, which added an extra day in February. It's a good position to be in, John says - but the devil is in the detail:
\n
\"Asia is still very much in a recovery mode. We see that year on year, with another 10 million seats being added back into Northeast Asia, for example. Southeast Asia, another 10 million seats being added compared to last year. So a lot of the capacity growth is happening there. The consequence of that, though, using some of the data that we have, is that the average selling fares are falling quite significantly on those routes, which is good for travellers in Asia. But it is a bit of a warning about being careful about capacity and discipline.\"
\n
\n
Regional Variations in Airline Capacity Growth
\n
The landscape of airline capacity growth is far from uniform, with distinct regional variations shaping the industry. In 2025, regions such as Asia and Latin America are witnessing significant capacity expansions, driven by recovering markets and increasing demand for air travel, but other regional growth is more cautious.
\n
Looking at the graph, the panel note how one of the most interesting data points is North Africa, where we we've got a 7% increase in capacity and slight reduction in number of frequencies. \"So obviously someone is using larger aircraft and that someone tends to be the low cost airlines, and particularly European low cost airlines, who are actively developing their positions in North Africa particularly at this time of year. Then you compare and contrast with North America, where there's some very real concerns about the longevity of the ultra low cost airline model and where that is going and where it will end up. So, that's that's a lot more of a cautious market.\"
\n
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Enforced Capacity Discipline: Causes and ConsequenceS
\n
Enforced capacity discipline is emerging as a significant trend, impacting airline growth strategies globally. This discipline is often a result of factors beyond the airlines' control, such as delays in aircraft deliveries and maintenance issues. Regionally, this has led to varied impacts: while some Asian markets manage oversupply issues, other regions face constraints due to inactive fleets.
For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Brendan Sobie, Independent Analyst, Consultant and Writer at Sobie Aviation, to discuss an emerging trend in aviation of enforced capacity discipline and how it's impacting growth this year.
\n\n
In the webinar, the live panel take a look at the latest capacity position, how trends in inactive aircraft levels are emerging, and discuss where the greatest geographical impacts may be. They also explore the low cost sector and how that's evolving.
\n
A LOOK AT GLOBAL TRENDS
\n
First, the panel take a look at the state of global capacity now and the year ahead. When comparing Q1 2025 against the same quarter last year, capacity is up 5. 2 percent - and that's taking into account adjustments due to the leap year last year, which added an extra day in February. It's a good position to be in, John says - but the devil is in the detail:
\n
\"Asia is still very much in a recovery mode. We see that year on year, with another 10 million seats being added back into Northeast Asia, for example. Southeast Asia, another 10 million seats being added compared to last year. So a lot of the capacity growth is happening there. The consequence of that, though, using some of the data that we have, is that the average selling fares are falling quite significantly on those routes, which is good for travellers in Asia. But it is a bit of a warning about being careful about capacity and discipline.\"
\n
\n
Regional Variations in Airline Capacity Growth
\n
The landscape of airline capacity growth is far from uniform, with distinct regional variations shaping the industry. In 2025, regions such as Asia and Latin America are witnessing significant capacity expansions, driven by recovering markets and increasing demand for air travel, but other regional growth is more cautious.
\n
Looking at the graph, the panel note how one of the most interesting data points is North Africa, where we we've got a 7% increase in capacity and slight reduction in number of frequencies. \"So obviously someone is using larger aircraft and that someone tends to be the low cost airlines, and particularly European low cost airlines, who are actively developing their positions in North Africa particularly at this time of year. Then you compare and contrast with North America, where there's some very real concerns about the longevity of the ultra low cost airline model and where that is going and where it will end up. So, that's that's a lot more of a cautious market.\"
\n
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Enforced Capacity Discipline: Causes and ConsequenceS
\n
Enforced capacity discipline is emerging as a significant trend, impacting airline growth strategies globally. This discipline is often a result of factors beyond the airlines' control, such as delays in aircraft deliveries and maintenance issues. Regionally, this has led to varied impacts: while some Asian markets manage oversupply issues, other regions face constraints due to inactive fleets.
For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Brendan Sobie, Independent Analyst, Consultant and Writer at Sobie Aviation, to discuss an emerging trend in aviation of enforced capacity discipline and how it's impacting growth this year.
For this month's aviation industry webinar, Deirdre Fulton and John Grant were joined by Brendan Sobie, Independent Analyst, Consultant and Writer at Sobie Aviation, to discuss an emerging trend in aviation of enforced capacity discipline and how it's impacting growth this year.
\n\n
In the webinar, the live panel take a look at the latest capacity position, how trends in inactive aircraft levels are emerging, and discuss where the greatest geographical impacts may be. They also explore the low cost sector and how that's evolving.
\n
A LOOK AT GLOBAL TRENDS
\n
First, the panel take a look at the state of global capacity now and the year ahead. When comparing Q1 2025 against the same quarter last year, capacity is up 5. 2 percent - and that's taking into account adjustments due to the leap year last year, which added an extra day in February. It's a good position to be in, John says - but the devil is in the detail:
\n
\"Asia is still very much in a recovery mode. We see that year on year, with another 10 million seats being added back into Northeast Asia, for example. Southeast Asia, another 10 million seats being added compared to last year. So a lot of the capacity growth is happening there. The consequence of that, though, using some of the data that we have, is that the average selling fares are falling quite significantly on those routes, which is good for travellers in Asia. But it is a bit of a warning about being careful about capacity and discipline.\"
\n
\n
Regional Variations in Airline Capacity Growth
\n
The landscape of airline capacity growth is far from uniform, with distinct regional variations shaping the industry. In 2025, regions such as Asia and Latin America are witnessing significant capacity expansions, driven by recovering markets and increasing demand for air travel, but other regional growth is more cautious.
\n
Looking at the graph, the panel note how one of the most interesting data points is North Africa, where we we've got a 7% increase in capacity and slight reduction in number of frequencies. \"So obviously someone is using larger aircraft and that someone tends to be the low cost airlines, and particularly European low cost airlines, who are actively developing their positions in North Africa particularly at this time of year. Then you compare and contrast with North America, where there's some very real concerns about the longevity of the ultra low cost airline model and where that is going and where it will end up. So, that's that's a lot more of a cautious market.\"
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\n
Enforced Capacity Discipline: Causes and ConsequenceS
\n
Enforced capacity discipline is emerging as a significant trend, impacting airline growth strategies globally. This discipline is often a result of factors beyond the airlines' control, such as delays in aircraft deliveries and maintenance issues. Regionally, this has led to varied impacts: while some Asian markets manage oversupply issues, other regions face constraints due to inactive fleets.
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\n\n
In the webinar, the live panel take a look at the latest capacity position, how trends in inactive aircraft levels are emerging, and discuss where the greatest geographical impacts may be. They also explore the low cost sector and how that's evolving.
\n
A LOOK AT GLOBAL TRENDS
\n
First, the panel take a look at the state of global capacity now and the year ahead. When comparing Q1 2025 against the same quarter last year, capacity is up 5. 2 percent - and that's taking into account adjustments due to the leap year last year, which added an extra day in February. It's a good position to be in, John says - but the devil is in the detail:
\n
\"Asia is still very much in a recovery mode. We see that year on year, with another 10 million seats being added back into Northeast Asia, for example. Southeast Asia, another 10 million seats being added compared to last year. So a lot of the capacity growth is happening there. The consequence of that, though, using some of the data that we have, is that the average selling fares are falling quite significantly on those routes, which is good for travellers in Asia. But it is a bit of a warning about being careful about capacity and discipline.\"
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Regional Variations in Airline Capacity Growth
\n
The landscape of airline capacity growth is far from uniform, with distinct regional variations shaping the industry. In 2025, regions such as Asia and Latin America are witnessing significant capacity expansions, driven by recovering markets and increasing demand for air travel, but other regional growth is more cautious.
\n
Looking at the graph, the panel note how one of the most interesting data points is North Africa, where we we've got a 7% increase in capacity and slight reduction in number of frequencies. \"So obviously someone is using larger aircraft and that someone tends to be the low cost airlines, and particularly European low cost airlines, who are actively developing their positions in North Africa particularly at this time of year. Then you compare and contrast with North America, where there's some very real concerns about the longevity of the ultra low cost airline model and where that is going and where it will end up. So, that's that's a lot more of a cautious market.\"
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Enforced Capacity Discipline: Causes and ConsequenceS
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Airline catering plays a pivotal role in the aviation supply chain, ensuring that passengers are provided with in-flight meals and that airports worldwide are well-stocked with catering supplies. It is an indispensable aspect of the aviation industry that requires meticulous resource management.
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During the busiest months, the demand on airline catering is significant, placing immense pressure on suppliers to deliver exceptional service. To meet this demand, companies like gategroup - the leading airline catering and retail-on-board supplier - engage in a daily preparation process that encompasses a multitude of complex operations.
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John Grant (Chief Analyst at OAG) speaks to Dave Ingram, Senior Project Manager at gategroup to discuss how they manage an intricate operation and the challenges they often face. Tune in now...
Or search for OAG On Air on your preferred podcast provider! 🎧
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Airline catering plays a pivotal role in the aviation supply chain, ensuring that passengers are provided with in-flight meals and that airports worldwide are well-stocked with catering supplies. It is an indispensable aspect of the aviation industry that requires meticulous resource management.
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During the busiest months, the demand on airline catering is significant, placing immense pressure on suppliers to deliver exceptional service. To meet this demand, companies like gategroup - the leading airline catering and retail-on-board supplier - engage in a daily preparation process that encompasses a multitude of complex operations.
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John Grant (Chief Analyst at OAG) speaks to Dave Ingram, Senior Project Manager at gategroup to discuss how they manage an intricate operation and the challenges they often face. Tune in now...
Or search for OAG On Air on your preferred podcast provider! 🎧
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Airline catering plays a pivotal role in the aviation supply chain, ensuring that passengers are provided with in-flight meals and that airports worldwide are well-stocked with catering supplies. It is an indispensable aspect of the aviation industry that requires meticulous resource management.
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During the busiest months, the demand on airline catering is significant, placing immense pressure on suppliers to deliver exceptional service. To meet this demand, companies like gategroup - the leading airline catering and retail-on-board supplier - engage in a daily preparation process that encompasses a multitude of complex operations.
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John Grant (Chief Analyst at OAG) speaks to Dave Ingram, Senior Project Manager at gategroup to discuss how they manage an intricate operation and the challenges they often face. Tune in now...
Or search for OAG On Air on your preferred podcast provider! 🎧
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John Grant (Chief Analyst at OAG) speaks to Dave Ingram, Senior Project Manager at gategroup to discuss how they manage an intricate operation and the challenges they often face. Tune in now...
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John Grant (Chief Analyst at OAG) speaks to Dave Ingram, Senior Project Manager at gategroup to discuss how they manage an intricate operation and the challenges they often face. Tune in now...
Or search for OAG On Air on your preferred podcast provider! 🎧
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Pascan Aviation have worked their way through the pandemic and are now seizing new opportunities as they expand out from Quebec. Listen to this podcast where Julian Roberts explains the difficulties and challenges faced by regional airlines and the importance of being the \"people's regional airline\".
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You can also find the podcast on your preferred podcast provider, just search 'OAG On Air'.
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In this podcast, John Grant talks to Julian Roberts, President and CEO at Pascan Aviation - an independent regional carrier based in Quebec, Canada.
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The real heart of aviation is the small regional carriers, like Pascan Aviation, that provide connectivity to small cities and make sure that commercial business can continue in those communities.
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Pascan Aviation have worked their way through the pandemic and are now seizing new opportunities as they expand out from Quebec. Listen to this podcast where Julian Roberts explains the difficulties and challenges faced by regional airlines and the importance of being the \"people's regional airline\".
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Pascan Aviation have worked their way through the pandemic and are now seizing new opportunities as they expand out from Quebec. Listen to this podcast where Julian Roberts explains the difficulties and challenges faced by regional airlines and the importance of being the \"people's regional airline\".
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Fasten your seat belt, sit back and tune in!
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You can also find the podcast on your preferred podcast provider, just search 'OAG On Air'.
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The real heart of aviation is the small regional carriers, like Pascan Aviation, that provide connectivity to small cities and make sure that commercial business can continue in those communities.
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Pascan Aviation have worked their way through the pandemic and are now seizing new opportunities as they expand out from Quebec. Listen to this podcast where Julian Roberts explains the difficulties and challenges faced by regional airlines and the importance of being the \"people's regional airline\".
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In this episode, John Grant talks to Brent Hill, Chief Executive Officer at Tourism Fiji, about how the destination is changing its marketing, product offering and most importantly how it's recovering from a pandemic. For any island economy, air services are essential, and Fiji is one of the few destinations to have both a long-haul local airline and a mix of inbound international services.
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In this episode, John Grant talks to Brent Hill, Chief Executive Officer at Tourism Fiji, about how the destination is changing its marketing, product offering and most importantly how it's recovering from a pandemic. For any island economy, air services are essential, and Fiji is one of the few destinations to have both a long-haul local airline and a mix of inbound international services.
Or search for OAG On Air on your preferred podcast provider! 🎧
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With the global recovery well underway it's noticeable how many destinations are adjusting their strategies and products to be more environmentally friendly and, of course, sustainable.
In this episode, John Grant talks to Brent Hill, Chief Executive Officer at Tourism Fiji, about how the destination is changing its marketing, product offering and most importantly how it's recovering from a pandemic. For any island economy, air services are essential, and Fiji is one of the few destinations to have both a long-haul local airline and a mix of inbound international services.
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With the global recovery well underway it's noticeable how many destinations are adjusting their strategies and products to be more environmentally friendly and, of course, sustainable.
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Another year, another look at on-time performance for the world's airlines and airports and 2019's edition makes for some very interesting analysis, especially as sitting on top of this year's league is a brand new winner in airline punctuality.
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Dethroning 3-time winner airBaltic was no easy task, but in 2018, Copa Airlines topped the ranking as the most punctual airline in the world with OTP of 89.79%, becoming the first-ever Latin American winner of the League.
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In fact, it's been a brilliant year for South America as LATAM Airlines Group came first in our Mega Airlines category with on-time performance of 85.60%, climbing a remarkable seven places and knocking Japan Airlines off top-spot. The success follows in our Medium Airports category as Panama City climbs from 3rd to 1st.
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We also welcome five new entrants in the Small Airports category, with Minsk going on to claim first place, but it is Japan which continues its excellent standards by winning the Large Airport and Mega Airport categories with Osaka and Tokyo Haneda respectively holding onto the top spots.
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With so many airlines and airports anticipating this report, it's no wonder the Punctuality League is being recognised as the world's definitive measurement of on-time performance. There's plenty of hot topics and discussions set to arise from these results, so make sure you're part of the action and download your very own copy using the form at the top of this page.
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Another year, another look at on-time performance for the world's airlines and airports and 2019's edition makes for some very interesting analysis, especially as sitting on top of this year's league is a brand new winner in airline punctuality.
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Dethroning 3-time winner airBaltic was no easy task, but in 2018, Copa Airlines topped the ranking as the most punctual airline in the world with OTP of 89.79%, becoming the first-ever Latin American winner of the League.
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In fact, it's been a brilliant year for South America as LATAM Airlines Group came first in our Mega Airlines category with on-time performance of 85.60%, climbing a remarkable seven places and knocking Japan Airlines off top-spot. The success follows in our Medium Airports category as Panama City climbs from 3rd to 1st.
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We also welcome five new entrants in the Small Airports category, with Minsk going on to claim first place, but it is Japan which continues its excellent standards by winning the Large Airport and Mega Airport categories with Osaka and Tokyo Haneda respectively holding onto the top spots.
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With so many airlines and airports anticipating this report, it's no wonder the Punctuality League is being recognised as the world's definitive measurement of on-time performance. There's plenty of hot topics and discussions set to arise from these results, so make sure you're part of the action and download your very own copy using the form at the top of this page.
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Another year, another look at on-time performance for the world's airlines and airports and 2019's edition makes for some very interesting analysis, especially as sitting on top of this year's league is a brand new winner in airline punctuality.
Another year, another look at on-time performance for the world's airlines and airports and 2019's edition makes for some very interesting analysis, especially as sitting on top of this year's league is a brand new winner in airline punctuality.
Another year, another look at on-time performance for the world's airlines and airports and 2019's edition makes for some very interesting analysis, especially as sitting on top of this year's league is a brand new winner in airline punctuality.
Another year, another look at on-time performance for the world's airlines and airports and 2019's edition makes for some very interesting analysis, especially as sitting on top of this year's league is a brand new winner in airline punctuality.
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Another year, another look at on-time performance for the world's airlines and airports and 2019's edition makes for some very interesting analysis, especially as sitting on top of this year's league is a brand new winner in airline punctuality.
Another year, another look at on-time performance for the world's airlines and airports and 2019's edition makes for some very interesting analysis, especially as sitting on top of this year's league is a brand new winner in airline punctuality.
\n
Dethroning 3-time winner airBaltic was no easy task, but in 2018, Copa Airlines topped the ranking as the most punctual airline in the world with OTP of 89.79%, becoming the first-ever Latin American winner of the League.
\n
In fact, it's been a brilliant year for South America as LATAM Airlines Group came first in our Mega Airlines category with on-time performance of 85.60%, climbing a remarkable seven places and knocking Japan Airlines off top-spot. The success follows in our Medium Airports category as Panama City climbs from 3rd to 1st.
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We also welcome five new entrants in the Small Airports category, with Minsk going on to claim first place, but it is Japan which continues its excellent standards by winning the Large Airport and Mega Airport categories with Osaka and Tokyo Haneda respectively holding onto the top spots.
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With so many airlines and airports anticipating this report, it's no wonder the Punctuality League is being recognised as the world's definitive measurement of on-time performance. There's plenty of hot topics and discussions set to arise from these results, so make sure you're part of the action and download your very own copy using the form at the top of this page.
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Another year, another look at on-time performance for the world's airlines and airports and 2019's edition makes for some very interesting analysis, especially as sitting on top of this year's league is a brand new winner in airline punctuality.
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Dethroning 3-time winner airBaltic was no easy task, but in 2018, Copa Airlines topped the ranking as the most punctual airline in the world with OTP of 89.79%, becoming the first-ever Latin American winner of the League.
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In fact, it's been a brilliant year for South America as LATAM Airlines Group came first in our Mega Airlines category with on-time performance of 85.60%, climbing a remarkable seven places and knocking Japan Airlines off top-spot. The success follows in our Medium Airports category as Panama City climbs from 3rd to 1st.
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We also welcome five new entrants in the Small Airports category, with Minsk going on to claim first place, but it is Japan which continues its excellent standards by winning the Large Airport and Mega Airport categories with Osaka and Tokyo Haneda respectively holding onto the top spots.
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With so many airlines and airports anticipating this report, it's no wonder the Punctuality League is being recognised as the world's definitive measurement of on-time performance. There's plenty of hot topics and discussions set to arise from these results, so make sure you're part of the action and download your very own copy using the form at the top of this page.
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