…and retail trends to tech advancements to airline strategies and more. Shafer Ross, associate editor of Airport Experience News, served as coordinator of the session, with presenters including William Swelbar, chief industry analyst for Swelbar-Zhong Consultancy; B. Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of the research and knowledge group at the…
New variants of the COVID-19 virus brought turbulence to what was otherwise a solid year of recovery in 2021 and the year ahead will probably bring more of the same, said Bill Swelbar, chief industry analyst for the Swelbar-Zhong Consultancy. Swelbar was the featured guest Wednesday on the final “Survival…
One year into the pandemic and there are finally some real signs of recovery in air passenger traffic, although passenger numbers are still a small fraction of what they were at the start of 2020. William Swelbar, chief industry analyst for the Swelbar-Zhong Consultancy, shared his view about passenger trends…
…Swelbar, chief industry analyst for the Swelbar-Zhong Consultancy, said early reports that the vaccine could be available for up to 80 percent of the population by the summer are encouraging. “It makes me start to think we may see a little more of a bounce in 2021 than we anticipated,”…
…diversified its non-aeronautical revenue formula with a foray into the cargo business. Episode 4 Bill Swelbar, Chief Industry Strategist with Delta Airport Consultants Initially, Delta Airport Consultants’ research indicated the possibility that by the end of 2020, traffic could be back as high as 40 percent of 2019 levels. The…
