Even as it resurges, air travel faces new risks and regulatory changes that will necessitate more resilient airport management. In this Viewpoint, we propose a four-step approach to help airport executives handle emerging risks by making their operations more resistant to disruptions and better prepared for any future.  HIGH-STAKES RISKS & POTENTIAL DISRUPTORS 

How the energy transition can evolve from regulatory constraint to business opportunity

Beyond the hype, where the true value lies

Governments around the world are pouring money into the aviation industry as never before. Regardless of the forms these cash injections take (grants, loans, equity or tax deferrals), governments around the world are becoming de facto the next key stakeholders of aviation. They must thus finance a transformation that serves both citizens and the planet. In exchange for the financial support, governments should ask airlines to: (i) assure competitiveness through restructuring, and (ii) implement transition programs into a “green” aviation model.

It is clear to all that COVID-19 has dealt a devastating blow to the aviation industry. However, while the pre-crisis industry was still thriving from the waves of globalization and commoditization of travel, it was already facing threats such as environmental pressures, unbalanced profit sharing along the value chain, and multiple constraints on operational and business agility. The recovery phase will be extremely challenging, and we believe future growth will involve nothing less than reinvention of the industry.

Scenarios for value chain recomposition and value sharing in aviation post the era of hyper-competition

In the context of sustained growth in air travel, rapid advancements in digital technology and ongoing cost pressures in the global aviation sector, Arthur D. Little has conducted a research study to examine the potential for digital technology to reduce total airport operating costs.

Chiffres clefs d’un scénario de maintien de la part de marché du pavillon français vs continuité du déclin :  

Dans le cadre des Assises du Transport Aérien lancées par le Gouvernement français le 20 mars 2018, le cabinet de conseil en management, Arthur D. Little, publie son diagnostic de la performance du transport aérien français et trace plusieurs pistes pour renforcer sa compétitivité. Parmi ses principales conclusions, Arthur D. Little estime que l’Etat pourrait réduire d’au moins 4,5 milliards d’euros sur 10 ans (450 millions euros par an) les coûts portés par les transporteurs aériens opérant en France en s’appuyant sur 5 leviers :