Lufthansa Consulting Aviation Talk

The pre-pandemic years were characterized by growth, tight schedules and congestions on the ground and up in the air, often resulting in poor operational stability. With the recovery to busier seasons ahead, enhancing operational performance is at the forefront of the to do list for all stakeholders. Our operations expert Sascha Vogel is outlining how operational stability can be achieved through effective collaboration between the aviation partners, and how continuous optimization and operationalization can re-instate trust in the aviation industry.   Moderator: Sebastian Kaiser – Consultant in the Solution Group Customer Experience Expert: Sascha Vogel – Senior Consultant in the Solution Group Infrastructure & Operations

Air cargo has become more digital in the past decade by initiatives like IATA’s eFreight program promoting the paperless transport of cargo. Yet, a huge potential for digitalization remains to be exploited by the industry. A major challenge is the lack of efficient data and information sharing between cargo stakeholders. In this episode, hosted by our moderator Sebastian Kaiser, our cargo expert Dominique Bayer shares her vision on a more digitalized air cargo industry.   Moderator: Sebastian Kaiser – Consultant in the Solution Group Customer Experience Expert: Dominique Bayer – Consultant in the Solution Group Infrastructure & Operations   01:24: How Digital is air cargo today? 03:18: Why is digitalization a challenge for the air cargo industry? 06:45: Prerequisites for digital air cargo 08:10: Measures to improve digitalization on an individual level 11:57: Stakeholder collaboration as a catalyst for digitalization 13:28: The vision of enhanced digitalization

Ground Operations resembles one of the key pillars in aviation. Lufthansa Consulting’s initiative “GO 2030 – Ground Operations 2030”, is the umbrella for various deep dives into five focus topics of Ground Operations. In this podcast episode, our expert Eric Kuhn presents the identified focus topics, major challenges of Ground Operations, as well as solutions to those challenges. Together with the new podcast host, Sebastian Kaiser, he also gives an outlook on how aviation mega trends will affect the future of Ground Operations.   Moderator: Sebastian Kaiser – Consultant in the Solution Group Customer Experience Expert: Eric Kuhn – Consultant in the Solution Group Infrastructure & Operations

In this episode, we discuss airline consolidation: something what aviation experts expect to intensify once COVID-19 standstill is over. What forms of airline operational integrations are common? What are the most important considerations, but also challenges when integrating airlines operationally? Our experts worked on operational integration projects in the past and share their experiences and learnings with the listeners.   Moderator: Dominique Bayer – Consultant and expert in crew management Guest: Martin Sedláček– Associate Partner and Head of Solution Group Flight Operations & Safety Management This episode includes: Introduction of guests: 01:41 Evidence of airline consolidation: 02:35 Forms of airline operational integration: 04:50 Key considerations: 06:25 Why integration projects can fail: 08:08 Challenges during integration projects: 10:00 Crew management during operational integration: 12:25 Recommendations for airline managers: 16:08