In-depth Analysis

Airline Arrivals and Departures in 2021
Across the world in 2021, 50 new airlines were launched and 22 carriers ceased operations. This report will examine the comings and goings in the aviation industry highlighting the impact of Covid-19 in the year that has just ended, with comparisons to the previous years.
09/02/2022

NDC and ONE Order Status Report - January 2022
T2RL has produced a report on the current status of NDC and ONE Order including details of GDS negotiations and surcharges with our view on how this currently impacts the industry.
12/01/2022

One Step Forward, Two Back - T2RL's Outlook on the COVID Pandemic
This is the sixth edition of T2RL's analysis on the market recovery for the airline industry during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This report examines the impact of the Omicron variant on international travel. T2RL details recommendations for airlines on IT contracting, distribution and technology.
04/01/2022

The Airline Aggregator Market 2021
Fundamental changes to airline distribution have been on the cards for the past ten years. With NDC, airlines now have easier technical options available to showcase product offers and bundles through the indirect channel. Since the start of the pandemic we have witnessed an increase in the number of airlines taking a closer look at their distribution strategies to seek improvements in efficiency. Aggregators are one set of providers that are experiencing this gear-shift first-hand. This report takes a look at the current state of the aggregator market and predictions on where this is heading in the next five years.
24/11/2021

Global Passenger Volumes Analysis - 2021
This is T2RL's 5th edition of the Global Passenger Volumes Analysis Report. The report includes an in-depth analysis of 2020 passenger volumes, historical growth analysis, 2021 global passenger volume projections and longer-term predictions.
27/10/2021

The Market for Airline Passenger Services Systems - 2021
The 2021 version of the T2RL annual report into the state of the market for Airline Passenger Services Systems is now in its thirteenth year. This report covers all of the main activity from PSS vendors in 2020 and the majority of 2021.
13/10/2021

Towards More Interline and Intermodal Connections
Following on from our last paper, Interline in the Modern World, T2RL has looked into how the industry should move forward in the area of interline to create opportunities for all airlines. This paper proposes the creation of a universal process for the booking transaction that may be used by any provider of travel services.
04/10/2021

The Uneven Recovery from COVID - T2RL's Outlook
This is the fifth edition of T2RL's analysis on the market recovery for the airline industry during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This report examines the impact of the Delta variant plus vaccine rollout and government strategies on international travel. T2RL details recommendations for airlines on IT contracting, distribution and technology.
31/08/2021

The Market for Web Passengers 2021
T2RL's research highlights 834 million passengers sold via airlines' direct websites in 2020, down from 1.99 billion in 2019. This report highlights the key vendors in the Internet Booking Engine market by market share and what current challenges airlines are currently facing in the e-commerce space.
02/08/2021

Passengers Boarded sold per Distribution Channel 2021
This is the third edition of T2RL's report on the airline distribution market taking into account where an airline's seats are sold. This edition examines the market in 2020 and the changes that the pandemic has brought to the split of an airlines' distribution channels including how many passengers are sold via the GDS, airline's websites, host direct, call centre, tour operators and direct connect channels.
07/07/2021

NDC and ONE Order Status Report - May 2021
T2RL has produced a report on the current status of NDC and ONE Order including details of GDS negotiations and surcharges, vendors, sellers and solutions with our view on how this currently impacts the industry.
26/05/2021

View from the Clouds
Amadeus recently announced their partnership with Microsoft to move their technical platform to the cloud and Sabre released a similar announcement with Google earlier last year. This report looks at the implications and impacts of the adoption of public cloud by airline service providers and some of the key points airlines need to think about when contracting for these solutions in the future.
11/05/2021

Travelling in a COVID World
This is the fourth edition of T2RL's analysis on the market recovery for the airline industry during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The world is a very different place today than it was this time last year, and even more dramatically different from 2019. It is also now apparent that some of the changes seen in the past year are here to stay for quite some time. This report examines the impact of the vaccine rollout on international travel and effects the current climate is having on airline IT contracting, distribution and technology.
14/04/2021

The Market for Airline Loyalty Systems 2021
Loyalty has become a key asset for airlines in 2021. In this report T2RL analyses the current market for airline loyalty management systems. It compares the market share of the major vendors as well as highlighting pivotal migrations which are set to take place and the importance that redemption will play in the coming years.

The Market for Airline Revenue Management Systems 2021
T2RL's research highlights 1.7 billion passengers boarded in the market for airline revenue management systems in 2020 down 60% on 2019. This report highlights the key vendors by market share, key migrations and trends for 2020 and 2021.

Airline Arrivals And Departures in 2020
Across the world in 2020, 22 new airlines were launched and 31 carriers ceased operations. This report will examine the comings and goings in the aviation industry highlighting the impact of Covid-19 in the year that has just ended, with comparisons to the previous years.

Transition to the new Norm - T2RL's Outlook
This is the third edition of T2RL's analysis on the market recovery for the airline industry during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This report focuses on the general market for airline services after the announcement of viable vaccines and the impact we expect this to have on air travel, airline distribution and airline technology.

Interline in the Modern World
Existing interline standards have served the industry well since they were defined in 1947 but they have significant gaps in the modern world. This paper delves into the history of interline and how and why it is set to change in the near future.

NDC and ONE Order Status Report - October 2020
T2RL have produced a report on the current status of NDC and ONE Order including details of projects, vendors, sellers and solutions with our view on how this currently impacts the industry.

Global Passenger Volumes Analysis - 2020
This is T2RL's 4th edition of the Global Passenger Volumes Analysis Report. The report includes an in-depth analysis of 2019 passenger volumes, historical growth analysis, 2020 global passenger volume projections and longer-term predictions.