Every morning at 6 AM, Sarah walks past the same sight: a $2 million aircraft tug sitting motionless in the corner of Hangar 7, covered in dust. It's been there for three weeks. Meanwhile, across the terminal, her crew is frantically calling around looking for available tugs to handle the morning rush. Sarah doesn't know it yet, but she's staring...
December 21, 2020
Victoria Gole
The airline industry has been hit hard by the ongoing pandemic. Dropping travel demand, travel restrictions at the borders and travellers lack of confidence in airplane travel has put the global aviation industry into the biggest financial crisis since 9/11. Airlines are struggling, with many in danger of immediate collapse, and experts predict that it will take years for the...
In Part I, we discussed how operational congestion is very costly and a major source of problems for businesses. If it is not addressed, it will starkly impact operation managers from a financial and productivity standpoint, and result in customer dissatisfaction. In Part II, we will discuss how highly localized environments like airports must use a solutions-based management strategy to...
The backlog of stationary assets can result in operational delays, lengthy completion of tasks and will add additional costs to projects. If we focus on the costs of congestion, one thing becomes clear - the ongoing costs are too much to bear for businesses. Below we discuss how congestion in business operations, where environments are highly localized, must be addressed...
February 24, 2020
Victoria Gole
The merging of telecommunications and informatics seems to be an ever-evolving sector as it continues to impress business owners across various industries. While it may be apparent of how it’s used for location tracking and maintenance monitoring in the trucking and logistics sector, it’s time to highlight its use in aviation. Similar to other industries, leading aviation and ground service...
