Airline Business Services

 

Airline Business in a Turbulent Economy

Airlines of all types are facing unprecedented levels of competition and ever increasing operational costs. These challenges - acerbated by shock events like the credit crunch and the ash cloud, which closed much of Europe's airspace in Spring 2010 - are forcing airlines everywhere to challenge traditional thinking and to drive transformational agendas.

In a genuine fight for survival airlines need to ruthlessly attack internal and external costs. No strategy can be taboo. Erstwhile competitors are now possible merger partners. Previously free services are now potential ancillary revenue opportunities. Processes need to be streamlined and automated. Outmoded working practices must be challenged. At the same time standards cannot drop as airlines have to become even more customer-centric to hold on to those passengers they still have.

A new kind of business challenge requires a new kind of advisor. InterVISTAS' consultants are both a guide and a companion on an airline's transformational journey. Today we are helping airlines, across the world, devise and implement change programmes delivering real insight and bottom-line results. Our approach is proactive, practical and driven exclusively by the value we bring to our airline clients.

In order to help our clients in their fight to survive and thrive, our airline consultancy services cover the complete lifecycle from strategy through to implementation, including:

  • Airline Strategy, Business Planning and Financial Turnaround
  • Aircraft Financing
  • Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Transformation
  • IT Strategy and System Selection
  • Production Planning and Integrated Operations
  • Route and Network Analysis, Market Sizing, and Scheduling
  • Network Optimisation and Code-sharing
  • Pricing, Distribution, and Revenue Management
  • Yield Management Training and Yield System Reviews
  • CRM, Marketing and Ancillary Revenue Development
  • Transport Policy and Regulatory Advice

Our Tools

InterVISTAS' strategic insight is supported by quantitative analysis using our own proprietary systems including our Profit Copilot Model, our Origin-Destination Distribution Model, and our Discrete Choice Regional Analysis Model. In order to deliver additional insight we also make use of by the popular PlanetTM Forecasting System, and exploit MDT and industry databases as required.

Our Clients

For a full list of clients please click here.

Some of Our Case Studies

AMADEUS: Benchmarking 3 Airline DCS Migration Plans

British Airways: An Innovative PSS replacement Strategy

WestJet: Market Simulation Research

Middle Eastern Carrier: Commercial and Network Strategy

Latin American Carrier: Restructuring Airline Operations

Western European Carrier: Integrated Operations Control Centre

Far East Asian Carrier: Customer Relationship Management Strategy

Middle Eastern Carrier: MRO Division Restructuring

Eastern European Carrier: MRO Division Improvement Program

Middle Eastern Carrier: Commercial and Network Strategy

Our Business Leaders

InterVISTAS stable of talent is already amongst the strongest airline advisory teams, anywhere. We combine hugely experienced management consultancy skills with deep industry knowledge. Our leaders include: Tim Catling, Dr. Emre Serpen, Martin Copeland, Nigel Brownlow, Sue Hope and Rick Russell. Our business leaders are supported by a strong analytical team and a broad network of experienced industry players.

CONTACT US

Dr. Emre Serpen Tel: +44 7944 163891
Tim Catling Tel: +44 7525 666331