• Home
  • Services
  • Case Studies
  • Industry Insights
  • About
  • Contact
Envision Aviation Advisors
  • Home
  • Services
  • Case Studies
  • Industry Insights
  • About
  • Contact

​CASE STUDIES

Overcoming Aviation Operations Challenges

Whatever your challenge, we may have helped another carrier overcome something similar to what you're experiencing. Here are just a few of the success stories that demonstrate what we've been able to achieve through our collaborations with clients. 

$400K Fuel Efficiency

Challenge:  High fuel costs, relative to other regional carriers, put an African airline at a competitive disadvantage. 

Approach:  Envision Advisors conducted a cross-divisional Fuel Efficiency Study.

Results:  We identified over $400K in annual fuel cost savings per aircraft
Picture

Turn Time Reduced 30%

Challenge:  An Asian airline had legacy processes resulting in excessive time required for cargo flight turns.

Approach:  Envision Advisors conducted an Operations Health Study to baseline operations, identified the processes requiring updates, and facilitated a Process Improvement Workshop. 

​Results:  A more than 30% reduction in required ground turn time.
Picture

Elimination of Costly Delays

Challenge:  An American cargo operator’s fleet was not meeting reliability goals and was experiencing many recurring defects.

Approach:  Envision conducted a detailed logbook analysis, reviewed flight data to ensure corrective actions were matched to logbook entries, and recommended changes to their de-icing program and processes.  

​Results:  A new program was put in place with new processes which eliminated many costly delays found in their original program.
Picture

Departure Delays Reduced

Challenge:  A Mexican carrier had challenges getting parts from hangar to flights, causing lengthy departure delays.

Approach:  Conducted work location surveys and documented current processes and procedures, enabling Lean improvements. Recommended inventory management software.

​Results:  More efficient processes led to improved inventory management and reduced delays. 
Picture

Increased Revenue and More

Challenge:  A European Carrier and MRO faced significant maintenance and operational challenges resulting in flight and service delays, and lost revenue.

Approach:  Facilitated an Operations Health Study for both, analyzed current performance data, and delivered a process improvement workshop.

Results:  Successful completion of 9 internal projects, reduction of operational delays, and increased revenue from maintenance services provided to other airlines.

Picture

Production Costs Down Over 50%

Challenge:  A North American manufacturer was experiencing production times which exceeded targets and drove cost increases.

Approach:  We lead strategic cross departmental baseline function mapping and process reengineering workshops focused on the challenge areas we discovered.

Results:  A reduction in per unit work time by over 50% led to an increase in current staff capacity and a reduction in production costs.
Picture

Over 50% Waste Reduction​

Challenge:  A North American airline was experiencing increasing pressure from customers and employees to reduce inflight waste.

Approach:  Creation and deployment of a system-wide inflight waste reduction, recycling and composting program.

Results:  A 54% reduction per passenger in the amount of waste ending up in landfills between 2013 to 2017.
Picture
Freya Systems (Software Dev & Data Analytics)
Spring Int’l (Research & People Analytics)
European Federation of Airline Dispatchers (EUFALDA)
International Federation of Airline Dispatch Associations (IFALDA)   
Airline Group of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (AGIFORS)          
Airline Dispatchers Federation (ADF)
Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)
Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA)

envision aviation advisors

Seattle, WA, USA

Shortcuts

FAQ
​
Airline Operations Blog

Copyright © 2022 · Envision Aviation Advisors, Seattle, Washington USA
Site built and marketed by Blockbeta Marketing
  • Home
  • Services
  • Case Studies
  • Industry Insights
  • About
  • Contact