SPECIALIST NETWORK EXPERTISE

Airline scheduling is a rare specialism. It is not easy to find independent external expertise that really makes a difference in this field. This makes Schedule Consult's offer unique.

Scheduling and network development requires specific knowledge. External support can only be effective with feeling for the many restraints and sensitivities. Only then, it is possible to credibly contribute to the work of company specialists. With 25 years of accumulated industry knowledge, this is a particular strength of Schedule Consult's support.

• Full specialization in optimizing airline profits
• Familiarity with commercial needs and sensitivities
• Practical insight in operational restraints
• Creativity paired with realism for refreshing solutions
• Experience in solidly preparing complex network changes

SPECIFIC SCHEDULING COMPLEXITIES
Schedule planning is about finding the best compromise in a jungle of restraints (slots, traffic rights, operational capabilities, etc.). The economic margins are very narrow and commercial sensitivities are high. A small schedule change can have great impact on traffic.

Good feeling for this is essential to shed ambitious ideas from wild ideas and maintain focus on practical feasibility.

OPERATIONAL RESTRAINTS
On the other hand, improvements remain far away if every obstacle is taken for granted.

Some restraints are untouchable but others can be influenced, sometimes at a price. Some commercial needs are critical, others are gradual. It's the insight in this kind of trade-offs that takes network optimization big steps further.

REFRESHING SOLUTIONS
Working with Schedule Consult ensures a refreshing influx of new ideas into your planning process.

Sometimes it takes rather out-of-the-box solutions to get rid of old problems. But new ideas are easily flooded in practical objections. It's our specialty to break through such grid-lock and to produce workable alternatives for the present status.

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COMPLEX CHANGES
Changes in airline production easily cause a domino-effect of further changes. This is a threshold for change. It's difficult to oversee all the consequences.

Too large changes also conflict with the commercial need for continuity and stability. Therefor the reasons for change must be very convincing.

When a structural change is necessary, you'll have the comfort to be supported by people that have been there before. It ensures that the right choices are made and that all the critical success factors will be covered.

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