An Oliver Wyman 2012 analysis of airlines in the U.S. reveals a disheartening trend: with break-even load factors above 80%, there is little room for more load factor growth, so margin improvement will have to be driven in large part by cost reduction.
To this end, better management of spare engines and APUs provides a great opportunity for cost savings to improve the bottom line. Download this OpEd to find out more about Oliver Wyman's views on the high cost of inefficient engine sparing.
