Coronavirus Outbreak And Its Impact On The Aviation Industry
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.
5 Questions to Conor Swords
We asked five questions to Conor Swords, Eurocontrol Maastricht. 1. What’s your daily business? Air Traffic Control Supervisor 2. What is your impact…
Top 10 Reasons for Flight Delays
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.
Flight Delays in Numbers – Not Only Painful For Passengers
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.
Data, Software and Process Harmonization at LSG Sky Chefs
Providing catering service on an aircraft is challenging. The Last Mile Logistics (LML), which defines the physical journey from the Customer Service Center…
How To Ensure OTP Under Extreme Weather Conditions?
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?
5 Questions to Andreas Bleyer
We asked five questions to Andreas Bleyer, Director Global Operations Processes – Last Mile Logistics at LSG Group. 1. What’s your daily business?…
Sheremetyevo Named World’s Most Punctual Airport
Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport has been named the world’s most punctual airport in travel data and analytics firm Cirium’s annual On-Time Performance Review. According…
Low Cost Carriers vs. Mainline Carriers – Who Has Better OTP And Why?
Delays cost a lot of money, that’s why both mainline carriers (MCs) as well as low-cost carriers (LCCs) try to avoid them the…
OTP Ranking – Who Is Most Punctual?
The 2018 punctuality rankings on top airports and airlines wordwide are shown as tables of 20 each based on on-time performance (OTP). OAG,…