All Things On Time PerformanceNot only annoying for passengers but extremely expensive for carriers − delays are still an issue in the aviation industry. In the last few years, the punctuality of flights has improved on a global scale, despite the growing number of passengers, departures and arrivals. How? Find it out here.
Managing de-icing requests on a daily basis can be very challenging. With the right solution you can ensure that these services are delivered on time. Find out how an optimal strategy looks like in our video.
Punctuality is in aviation a must. In order to ensure the optimal execution of all turn-around processes it is important to keep on-time performance on the radar. Here we tell you why.
It started in late December 2019, initially unnoticed, in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The previously unknown coronavirus disease Covid-19 quickly spread beyond the city limits and soon went abroad. Even though the symptoms and course of the disease are often milder than with normal flu, people died of it.
We asked five questions to Conor Swords, Eurocontrol Maastricht. 1. What’s your daily business? Air Traffic Control Supervisor 2. What is your impact on OTP? I supervise the staff at a busy enroute centre, managing the sector configurations and assigning the controllers in order to optimise the flow of air Continue Reading
If you’ve entered an aircraft more than once or twice in your life, you will probably have experienced delays of different lengths. Well, it’s not that the flight crew or the loading crew are dragging their feet. See the real reasons, at least statistically – here are the Top-10.
Commercial Passenger Aviation is a complex matter. Successful ground operations require the coordination of a virtually endless number of processes. Further complicating the matter are disruptions which are part of the daily business. Unpredictable external changes and operational irregularities of¬ten need to be resolved within seconds.
Providing catering service on an aircraft is challenging. The Last Mile Logistics (LML), which defines the physical journey from the Customer Service Center (CSC) to the aircraft, is a very detailed and important process within airline catering and includes Information Technology (IT) challenges. We had the chance to talk about Continue Reading
Air travelers, who experienced the recent polar vortex and related winter storms in North America, know that extreme weather has a definite impact on air travel and its participants; the airlines, ground handlers, airports and passengers. How can OTP be ensured under these conditions?
We asked five questions to Andreas Bleyer, Director Global Operations Processes – Last Mile Logistics at LSG Group. 1. What’s your daily business? Process harmonization and standardization within LML (Last Mile Logistics) and planning and controlling of the production process. 2. What is your impact on OTP? Harmonization and standardization. Continue Reading
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