Health Check
Packages.

We have developed tailor-made health check packages for the aviation industry throughout and after the pandemic. 

The aviation industry has never faced a shock as swift and destructive as the current COVID-19 pandemic. However, with the rollout of vaccines globally since 2021, the path to recovery has been built, and the aviation industry finally needs to move from defense to offense. To make use of various opportunities in a fast-changing business environment, aviation companies need to transform their cost structures this year to respond to the pent-up travel demand that has been growing ever since the start of the pandemic in early 2020. Additionally, aviation companies need to be in a transformed cost position for maintaining their competitive position on the post-COVID-19 landscape in aviation.

Throughout the pandemic, we have developed tailor-made health check packages with various themes for aviation companies to drive substantial operational and cost efficiencies, enhancing cost optimization and revenue generation to increase profits among them. The health check supports aviation companies to break glass to reduce their unit cost and increase revenues to ensure they can continue their trend of financial sustainability in the post-pandemic era.

Overview.

Identification of Cost-Saving Potentials

Benefits including:
  • Streamlined organization
  • Efficient processes
  • Effective distribution
  • Suitable and supportive systems
  • Optimization of fixed and variable costs

Identification of Revenue Growth Opportunities

Benefits including:
  • Appropriate Revenue Management strategy
  • Compatible IT tools
  • Tailored organizational set-up
  • Optimal capacity allocation and steering
  • Closer collaboration with pricing and distribution

Identification of Appropriate & Flexible Pricing Strategy

Benefits including:
  • Comprehensive Pricing strategy
  • Adaption to customer needs and requirements
  • Flexible and dynamic fare products
  • Proper application of fare rules

Identification of Quick Wins

Benefits including:
  • In-depth evaluation and constant open communication
  • Pro-active corrective measures
  • Measurable target settings
  • Recalibration of KPIs
    (financially focused vs. quality centric)
After carrying out successful health checks for our clients and to meet the increasing demand for our advanced health check packages, we have been constantly adding new health check themes to our portfolio.

Themes

  • MRO
  • Group Services
  • Cost Transformation
  • Ancillary Revenues
  • Distribution
  • M&A
  • Alliances & Partnerships
  • Procurement
  • Process Alignment
  • Labour Productivity
  • Operational Excellence
  • Revenue Optimization
  • Process Alignment
  • Post-Merger Integration
  • Organizational Restructuring
  • Strategy
By helping to improve operational performance and drive substantial cost savings, the health check packages reinforce our passion and commitment to supporting the sustainable growth of aviation companies, contributing its strategic thinking and expertise across the entire aviation value chain.

Process
+ Timeline

By helping to improve operational performance and drive substantial cost savings, the health check packages reinforce our passion and commitment to supporting the sustainable growth of aviation companies, contributing its strategic thinking and expertise across the entire aviation value chain. 

We will recommend top-down targets for each department, presented during workshop sessions with the management and department heads to identify potential initiatives to pursue. Each health check lasts between 4 to 12 weeks, depending on various factors, including the company’s structure, scope, objectives, and activities.

January – March 2022*

Commence Health Check

Rigorous check of status quo and high-level assessment in close collaboration with experts to understand the current operating model and financial state of the business through a commercial/operational lens

April 2022*

Project Kick-off

  • Workshops with client and/or partner to identify potential initiatives to work on
  • Agree on initiatives sponsors, resourcing and timelines
  • Quantify bottom-up each potential opportunity

Quick Wins & Immediate Impacts

Business Coordination & Enablement

(Support of other company-/group-wide programmes)

2022 – 2023*

Implementation Rollout of Project Initiative No. 1

Implementation Rollout of Project Initiative No. 2

Implementation Rollout of Project Initiative No. 3

*Illustrative

Continuous Governance & Control (Steering Group & PMO Coordination)

Workshop Execution Dynamics.

Our global network consists of a diverse range of experts across various topics covering the health check scope and theme. We will leverage additional experts from our global network if required and requested.

Experts & Advisors

Our global team consists of a diverse range of experts across various topics covering the health check scope/theme. The assigned experts and advisors will be engaged at relevant points during the workshop sessions to provide their perspectives and guidance prepare comprehensive scenarios for the specific health check theme and scope — in accordance with the resourcing plan and conditions from the client.

Workshop Participants

Our assigned team of experts will facilitate the engagement by interacting with the workshop participants throughout and after the workshop (e.g., discussions, Q&A sessions, and follow-ups).

Key Deliverables

BAA will provide, for instance:

  • Transfer of in-house knowledge and expertise is necessary to understand the internal and external perspectives regarding health check scope and workshop objectives.
  • A framework for the workshop participants.
  • A roadmap with recommendations to follow up on the workshop (to-do list).

Key Success Factors.

I. Central Command & Control

  • Central solid team with a holistic approach incorporating all cost reduction activities

II. Rigorous Health Check of Status Quo

  • Methodical thought, planning, and prioritization
  • Clinical analysis to identify cost-saving potentials

III. Rigorous Programme Management

  • Regular and ongoing updates to pressure test outcomes
  • Cycling back to review the performance of initiatives, taking corrective action where necessary
  • Coordination between key activities to maximize realized value

IV. Catalysts for Change

  • Committed management with targets aligned to objectives
  • Dedicated full-time resources with targeted functional expertise
  • Inject fresh thinking and new ideas with a ‘greenfield’ approach
  • Understanding the need to take the next step of integration

TRANSFORMED COST POSITION & MAXIMIZATION OF SAVINGS

Case Examples #1-3

Our successful health check activities with airlines to date have opened doors to various project initiatives for our clients and top-tier consulting partners.

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