Aviation Week publish an enlightening piece by Dr. Ashley Nunes on why cheap airfares might not be as good for aviation as they seem.
The uproar following United’s June 10 announcement that it would change its frequent flier program is a reminder of our growing dependence on aviation to connect communities, people, and businesses. In the last decade, airlines have added thousands of new routes and in 2014, and the aviation industry will move 3.3 billion people, nearly half of the world’s total population. But flying wasn’t always this common …
Dr Ashley Nunes, PhD, is a principal scientist at ISA Software, where his research focuses on operational performance and behavioural economics in aviation. He has been involved in advanced technology development and impact analysis in the aerospace and defence industry for more than a decade and has held research appointments at Yale University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Paris Descartes University.
