Shaw reveals Ultra Air strategy

William Shaw launched Viva Air Colombia in 2009 and was more recently CEO of Mexico’s Interjet. He’s now looking to launch a new ULCC in Colombia called Ultra Air and hopes to grow with eight to 10 aircraft every year over the next four years. Shaw was interviewed during Routes Reconnected in late 2020 by […]

JetSMART explores Uruguay potential

Chilean ULCC JetSMART is exploring the potential of opening routes to Uruguay. The company’s management team has held talks with Luis Alberto Heber, Uruguay’s Minister of Transport and Public Works, about starting commercial operations in the country. The discussions were led by JetSMART CEO Eduardo Ortiz and airport development director Friederike Krebbers alongside representatives from […]

Al Estilo Americano: Compromisos baratos

Como reza el lema: Si no puedes contra ellos, úneteles. Tras pasar años asumiendo que el mercado se podía segmentar en tipos específicos de pasajeros, las aerolíneas tradicionales de los EE.UU. se están dando cuenta de que el precio sí impulsa la compra. Primeramente, las aerolíneas de bajo costo (LCC, por sus siglas en inglés), […]

WestJet ULCC venture: Success depends on one key cost area – Labor.

We all have observed that as unit cost gap narrowed between network re-launched operations and LCC (Low Cost Carrier), a "revised" cost conscious and aggressively pushed ancillary revenue airline model appeared. ULCC (Ultra Low-Cost Carrier) aggressively collect ancillary revenue from unbundled services allowing them to stimulate the market through even lower fares while undercutting LCCs […]