discussion article

You are an executive with American Airlines and as the article discusses, you are faced with declining revenues from passenger travel. You are seeing signs of increased freight demand, especially as governments have announced the need to quickly distribute millions of doses of vaccines when available.

Answer the following questions:

1. What factors should you consider when determining whether to convert aircraft to all-cargo loads

2. Do you think increasing all-cargo flights is more profitable than grounding aircraft? Consider not only revenue, but also operating costs and additional protocols for protecting health and safety of workers from COVID19. Provide supporting information for your answer.

3. How should American charge for air cargo? Describe the factors they should use for pricing.