Airline Revenue Economics

A Few Charts & Stats About First Class

There are more First Class seats flying than you might think

3 hrs ago • 

Oliver Ranson

Revenue Management System (RMS) Titanic: The Second Class

Airline pricing strategies are older than you think

Apr 14 • 

Oliver Ranson

Breakfast is an Unsolvable Problem for Airlines

Bacon & Eggsonomics

Apr 7 • 

Oliver Ranson

March 2025

Why is Flying To & From Doha so Expensive?

A recent paper from Georgetown University in Qatar asks an important question

Mar 31 • 

Oliver Ranson

Faster Airports

London City Airport is a time machine

Mar 20 • 

Oliver Ranson

Loyalty Points are Dead: What Comes Next?

Can modern airline retailing can help airlines reward frequent flyers now that points have become commoditised?

Mar 10 • 

Oliver Ranson

Loyalty, Payments & Behavioural Economics

How can airlines tap into some interesting economic & psychological effects?

Mar 3 • 

Oliver Ranson

February 2025

All Change in Categories 16, 31 & 33 at BA

It is encouraging to see airlines return to old-school pricing methods

Feb 20 • 

Oliver Ranson

BA's new Head of Revenue Delivery

The airline's job advert shows why they are still a force to be reckoned with in pricing & revenue management, but there are still some opportunities…

Feb 10 • 

Oliver Ranson

January 2025

Airlines are forgetting to look for corner solutions

Three tales of how airlines find or do not find inspiration in that which is not obvious

Jan 28 • 

Oliver Ranson

Qatar Airways's caviar strategy: a deep dive

The Gulf airline’s caviar service is a terrible idea, extremely well implemented

Jan 21 • 

Oliver Ranson

LNER's Inflation-Busting Fare Increases

The East Coast Mainline’s revenue model is too transactional & needs more loyalty

Jan 15 • 

Oliver Ranson