Network ,Fleet planning and Route Development

Network and Fleet planning is the basis of good commercial airline planning as understanding and modelling true market demand lies at the heart of decisions about which routes to fly and with what frequency, helping optimise the existing fleet schedule, develop new ones for start up airlines or select new aircraft types altogether.

Network Planning is one of the first steps in the Commercial Planning Process, absolutely critical to creating a demand-driven airline.

Fleet planning

The two most critical decisions an airline make are ‘where to fly’ and ‘what to fly’. I.e. balancing demand with supply. Reaching these decisions is extremely complex and no amount of generic business thinking can help an airline make this decision. It comes down to having a robust understanding of market demand leading to network design and fleet assignment. It takes a strong understanding of aircraft performance, passenger preference, asset utilization, mission capabilities, fit for purpose, configurability and operational flexibility.

Air X aviation works with airlines through the process of demand planning to reach a decision about the number and type of aircraft needed to efficiently operate a competitive network.

our approach is based on the experience and know-how of experts with decades of network and schedule planning experience. This allows us to be flexible in meeting the needs of our customers:

1. → in airline with small fleets, we can run basis network evaluations and optimise schedules on a spreadsheet
2. → more complex problems – large airlines with significant fleets, multiple types, and alliance scenario analysis – require us to work with true Origin and Destination data and use complex modelling tools to provide a comprehensive and robust analysis.

Network Planning & Scheduling

Network planning is a robust process which helps an airline to maximise the potential of matching aircraft capacity with market demand. It is about identifying the right network first and then finding the aircraft to serve it.

​Network management is about most efficiently using the aircraft you have to operate the best network you design. It considers the constraints which already exist and which are dificult to change in the short term, such as fleet mix, frequencies, bilaterals.

Air X aviation addresses our client needs by bringing network experience in line roles together with industry leading tools and methodologies that allow us to work with clients on validating and calibrating results that give airlines and their investors confidence about the future.

Airline Route Development

If you are an airline, we can help you identify new route opportunities and attract marketing support from an airport or government body to help reduce the initial risk of commencing service. We can also help you redesign your tariff structure to allow you to be more competitive with the leading low cost airlines and provide revenue management back-up with which to manage and optomise the revenue earned from this new tariff structure. If you are a legacy airline having to increasingly compete with low cost airlines, we can help you formulate a business plan to transform your short-haul business, reduce costs and attract ancillary revenues.