As we enter the summer months in the Northern hemisphere, management teams in all airlines are laser-focused on one issue – operational performance. Between May and September, passenger demand for air travel peaks, air fares are at their seasonal high, and airline profitability balloons – assuming the fleet works efficiently. Hence, all focus is on on-time departures, minimal air-traffic- or weather-related delays, and full utilisation of aircraft that will be working up to 13 hours each day. Heavy maintenance was completed on all these fleets during the fallow winter months, and these assets are primed for optimal performance now.  This…

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