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Despite COVID-19, fuel costs still represent a huge cost driver for airlines. However, we wanted to know the details. That’s why we searched available resources for interesting facts about airline fuel costs. And here’s the result: 7 surprising facts about airline fuel costs! Fact #1 — On Average Fuel Costs Account For 26% Of An…
Digitalizing your airline’s fuel management might be something you’ve been working on for the last twenty years to save costs and improve your performance. Plus, implementing apps is nothing new to you too. So why am I talking about “Fuel Management Plus Mobile Apps” in 2020? Why do I believe that it is time to rethink…
It’s no secret: The value of a network grows with the number of users. Just think about the telephone — if you are the only person that owns a phone, it would be useless. However, the phone’s value increases exponentially with every new phone user—actually, the same accounts for an aviation fuel network. Continue reading…
Fuel costs still represent the main cost driver for airlines. This hasn’t changed over the last decades. Nonetheless, during the last three to five years, cost-saving programs weren’t a top priority — at least for many airlines. Indeed, many airlines ran efficiency programs and aimed to deliver the product at competitive prices. However, the focus…
Almost every airline I know is using some kind of fuel management software. This is quite logical. On the one hand, fuel still represents a huge cost factor for airlines. On the other hand, there’s a whole bunch of fuel management software available on the market. And every fuel management software aims for different goals…
Discussions about aviation fuel software are most often focused on functional aspects. Indeed, the functional spectrum of aviation fuel software is essential. However, there’s one aspect that is even more important than having the fanciest functionality: The network effect! The network effect is so unbelievably powerful. Unfortunately and surprisingly, at the same time the network…
Let’s be frank: Corona is a disaster for every airline in the world. Actually, the entire aviation industry, including airports, maintenance providers, manufacturers, and many more, are battling to survive. However, on the other side, COVID acts like an accelerator for many improvements — especially in digitization. That’s what this blog post is about. Even…
Since our latest article about airline Electronic Fueling (eFueling) or electronic fuel management, we’ve received several questions from you. That’s why we thought it’s time to do another rapid-fire question session. Therefore, we want to answer the questions of “what is electronic fuel management” plus 13 additional. Here we go with your questions on electronic…
Airlines that decide to establish a digital fueling process and a fuel management system are, inevitably, confronted with the mother of all questions: “Which system shall we use?” And since digital fuel management, first and foremost, is a digitalization project, technology, software, and the right system vendor certainly play a vital role. Defining Fuel Management…
No doubt, the primary goal of digital fuel management is to digitize an airline’s operational fuel processes. Nonetheless, operating a digital fuel management solution improves, enables, and streamline a whole bunch of downstream processes. Moreover, it is a direct driver of an airline’s efficiency. Fuel Management Drives Airline Efficiency? Ok, Let’s Start With A Backstory…
There’s always this one special moment when we discuss airline fuel management software with a potential client. That moment when a specific question is asked. And nope, this is not about pricing. The question is about implementation. How does it work? What’s the duration? How complex is it Quite often, I stand in front of…