tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397842961352774165.post3279537329857270440..comments2023-06-13T14:13:32.329+04:00Comments on <center>Taxiway Lima</center>: Aircraft fleet planning and management - the dark, deep money pitAlex de Voshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03872998930402832170noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397842961352774165.post-69151063552677925932014-03-23T11:12:39.696+04:002014-03-23T11:12:39.696+04:00Thanks, Felix, for your insights and valuable comm...Thanks, Felix, for your insights and valuable comment. I agree fully with you that an airline, or any commercial entity for that matter, that wants to operate successfully, needs to have a full set of wirking interdepartment processes. It is like the duchies of old. Eventually they all needed to join hands in order to succeed and businesses, especially capital intensive ones like airlines, do need to adapt a similar approach.Alex de Voshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872998930402832170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397842961352774165.post-9882465214840575962014-03-22T19:40:16.539+04:002014-03-22T19:40:16.539+04:00Very good article. Commercial planning is indeed a...Very good article. Commercial planning is indeed a game, one where you need to find the best fit between the demand and the resources available. It makes no sense to have planes on the ground, but it also makes no sense to have them flying empty. That is where fleet and flight planning solutions that take into account the commercial possibilities comes in handy. <br />For those reasons, is why I always recommend that new airlines adopt commercial planning solutions that are not a stand alone product and that can work as an "airline-in-a-box" solutions to be able to manage all these requirements together.Felix Obeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744928257260511318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397842961352774165.post-10166251451376584542014-03-21T16:42:51.722+04:002014-03-21T16:42:51.722+04:00Dear Shiraz,
thank you for your insights. The GCC...Dear Shiraz,<br /><br />thank you for your insights. The GCC has indeed an ideal strategic location for prosperous air travel at the moment.<br /><br />However, not all GCC airlines generate the same success as EK does. And what we also should not forget is that markets and products continuously change. We have seen a failing GF over the last years that initially was the success story of GCC carriers. Similarly in the 70s, some Asian carriers experienced tremenduous growth and it could very well be that Chinese carriers are the next in line.<br /><br />All that I am trying to convey is that any business should never be contempt with current success since the world is, fortunately, not a static but a dynamic place.Alex de Voshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872998930402832170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397842961352774165.post-61133216920453876812014-03-21T16:36:00.059+04:002014-03-21T16:36:00.059+04:00Dear Lucien,
a very valid point you raise indeed....Dear Lucien,<br /><br />a very valid point you raise indeed. With list prices of new aircraft escalating, proper financing the acquisition is indeed more important than ever. Thanks for your input.Alex de Voshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872998930402832170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397842961352774165.post-15984323497441749512014-03-21T14:24:38.889+04:002014-03-21T14:24:38.889+04:00Just for record , GCC airlines are doing well by t...Just for record , GCC airlines are doing well by targeting specific market like India and China , also as Alex has menioned partly due to geographical location and easy accessibility to manage regulatory authority and financial institutions to fund the major costs.in this part of the world. Also stability and security in the country also plays major role with continious growth in trade - proper economies of scale is established.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12820785196741247039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397842961352774165.post-77138462207537809172014-03-21T10:40:51.130+04:002014-03-21T10:40:51.130+04:00One thing that probably should be mentioned too is...One thing that probably should be mentioned too is that when planning to acquire an aircraft, one should also thoroughly plan to manage the relevant cash flow. Most aircraft teansactions are conducted in US Dollars while it very well may be that your home currency is different. NPV of the currency stream helps further establishing ROI on the potential aircraft.Lucien Marronnoreply@blogger.com