Expert Insights on Airlines
The Airlines Industry is the business sector that provides the systematic transportation by air of passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to transport passengers and freight. Airline services can be categorized as being intercontinental, intracontinental or domestic and may be operated as scheduled services or charters.
Gerson Lehrman Group Council Members are available to discuss Airlines via phone consultations, live meetings, surveys, and other custom GLG products and services.
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Featured Council Members
GLG Council Members are leading experts including academics, scientists, and industry specialists
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Terry Erskine
Independent ConsultantTerry M. Erskine
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Michael Boyd
PresidentBoyd Group International, Inc.
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Tim Coombs
Managing DirectorAviation Economics
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Edwin Laird
Managing DirectorEDWIN LAIRD
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Terry Petrun
Vice PresidentU S AIRWAYS GROUP, INC.
Study Groups
Study groups are populations of experts knowledgeable on specific sub-topics within a broader industry
Recent Live Meetings
Interactive roundtables, private visits, and small scale seminars are types of GLG Live Meetings
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October 28, 2009 | Webcast
Webcast: Airline Industry Outlook (10:30 AM EDT/7:30 AM PDT/14:30 GMT) -
October 8, 2009 | New York
Seminar: MRO Outlook (New York)
Recent News Analyses
News analyses are expert commentaries on current events, written by Council Members who are available for follow up consultations
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The New Airline Business Model
November 9, 2009
Airlines' extra fees may soon be taking off | www.latimes.com
Disclosure: Airline Information owns and operates the Ancillary Revenue Airline Conference (ARAC) referred to in this LA Times article. I am also actively involved in setting the business agenda for the event. The title and strap line do not tell the whole story. Since I was actually there, and what...
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BA - Short Sellers Favorite Airline
September 21, 2009
Timothy O'Neil-Dunne, Managing Partner, T2Impact Ltd.
British Airways pension tension | ftalphaville.ft.com
British Airways' pension deficit is the matter of much conjecture. It is shortly to be revalued. Why then is there a significant influx of short players into BA? And what does this mean for BA's global ambitions?
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October 24, 2009
Addison Schonland, DBA, Partner, Innovation Analysis Group
JAL faces $8.8 billion excess debt if liquidated: source | www.reuters.com
The airline is in trouble, with what you would think is a weak hand. But it is inscrutable and playing a weak really well.
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Ryanair Hunts Narrowbody Bargains
October 13, 2009
Ryanair hopes to order 200 aircraft by year-end | www.reuters.com
It’s been a long time coming, but the airline that so many “love-to-hate” may find that it cannot grab a bargain a second time around with Boeing.
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Singapore Airlines Continues To Struggle
November 11, 2009
Singapore Airlines says losses narrow | sg.news.yahoo.com
The industry bellwether airline underscores perfectly why Asia is key to global recovery and also highlights just why yield attrition will stay in the headlines for many months to come.