OAG Punctuality League 2016 reveals exceptional data from Hawaiian, Delta, Detroit International and more

Key Findings:

• Hawaiian Airlines was the most punctual airline in 2016, with an average on-time performance (OTP) of 89.9 percent.
• Delta Air Lines finished third among all North American airlines and first among the major carriers with an average OTP of 84.3 percent.
• United Airlines jumped past American Airlines among major U.S. carriers with an OTP of 80 percent.
• While only four low cost carriers ranked among the top 20 airlines overall, Southwest Airlines finished fifth among all North American airlines with an OTP of 81 percent.
• U.S. airports dominated the rankings, finishing 2016 with eleven of the top 20 airports in the major category.
• Detroit International Airport finished as the best-performing major North American airport and third best across the globe; Salt Lake City International Airport finished second in the large airport category globally.
• Tokyo Haneda International Airport continues to be the pinnacle of airport OTP, taking the top spot in the major airport category for the second year in a row, despite handling the fourth most airline seats of any airport in the world.

Chicago, Illinois | January 4, 2017– OAG, the global leader in air travel intelligence, has released the results of the OAG Punctuality League 2016, the industry’s most comprehensive annual ranking of on-time performance (OTP) for the world’s airlines and airports. This year’s data saw many U.S. airlines and airports thrive, with nine airports ranking among the Top 20 in the world within the major airports category (airports with more than 20 million passengers in 2016).

“Airlines and airports continue to place an emphasis on OTP, as travelers consistently value on-time performance as a significant factor when booking travel”
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The OAG Punctuality League is derived from the most comprehensive airline schedules database in the world and is the most transparent global benchmark for the world’s airlines and airports.

Among the biggest winners were Hawaiian Airlines, which took the top spot in the airline OTP rankings, finishing 2016 with an OTP of 89.9 percent. Finishing the year as the most punctual airline represents a major jump for Hawaiian, which improved from ninth place last year. Delta Air Lines also jumped a spot from 2015, moving up to third among U.S. airlines and maintaining the top spot among major carriers.

Among U.S. airports, Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) took the top spot and finished third in the global rankings with an OTP of 85.4 percent in what was an exceptional year for airport OTP domestically.

“Airlines and airports continue to place an emphasis on OTP, as travelers consistently value on-time performance as a significant factor when booking travel,” said John Grant, senior analyst at OAG. “U.S. airports continue to stack up very well against their global counterparts, with eleven airports among the top 20 and both Detroit International and Salt Lake City International (SLC) finishing in the top two spots in their respective categories.”

In 2016, low-cost carrier (LCC) rankings remained mostly stable. Only four LCCs ranked in the top 20 of the overall airlines category. Southwest maintained its spot in the top 10 in the LCC category, finishing seventh with an OTP of 81 percent. JetBlue moved up from 18th to 15th in this category, with an OTP of 75.3 percent, but dropped out of the top 10 among North American airlines. The most punctual LCC overall was Monarch Airlines.

Among major carriers in the U.S., United Airlines overtook American Airlines this year, jumping up three spots in the rankings. The three largest carriers in the U.S. all ranked among the top 10 in North America, with Delta leading the pack at 84.3 percent (3rd), United at 80 percent (6th) and American at 78.4 percent (8th).

In addition to the nine U.S. airports in the Top 20 in the Major Airport category, eleven finished in the Top 20 of the Large Airport category, which is characterized by airports that handle 10-20M seats per year. One of the biggest movers was Portland International Airport (PDX), which jumped from outside the Top 20 in 2015 to seventh place in 2016, with an OTP of 85.1 percent. Every airport that made the Top 20 in these two categories boasted an OTP of greater than 80 percent.

Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) tops the rankings for on-time performance in 2016 in the Major Airport category. This is the second year in a row the airport has achieved this distinction — a considerable accomplishment for an airport which is among the largest and busiest in the world.

From a database of approximately 54 million flight records, OAG produces the annual benchmarking report which defines “on time” as within 14 minutes and 59 seconds of scheduled arrival/departure time.

For more insights from the OAG Punctuality League 2016, download a copy of the full report.

(Chicago, February 11, 2010) – Global airline capacity for February 2010 shows positive growth compared to February 2009, reports OAG, the world’s leading aviation data business with its monthly report on trends in the supply of airline flights and seats. This marks the sixth consecutive month in which overall airline capacity has shown growth, with 272.7 million available seats this month, an increase of 5% over February 2009. Global frequencies are also showing growth, with an increase of 4%, with a total of 2.2 million flights scheduled for February 2010. Global frequency and capacity in the low-cost sector are up by 11% compared to a year ago, with 40,704 more flights and 6.1 million more seats.

The only regional decline to report for February 2010 is for traffic within North America where frequency and capacity have reduced by 1% (11,210) and 2% (1,512,278) respectively. However, frequency and capacity to and from the region have shown a positive growth of 3% and 2%. Overall, flights to and from Europe show positive growth compared to February 2009, with 6% more flights and 4% more seats. Figures for Asia show an increase both to and from the region and also within. For services to and from the region, there is an increase of 5% in flights and 4% in capacity, while intra-regionally, frequency and capacity is up by 11% and 10% respectively. Latin America, Central/South America, Africa and the Middle East also show increases in frequency and capacity.

“It is fascinating how much the movement in flight frequency and seat capacity seems to reflect the regional economic situation. Asia’s economy (except Japan) is gradually and carefully recovering and so are parts of Europe/the Middle East/Africa region, while North America and Japan appear to have difficulty and are struggling to come out of this recession,” said Mario M. Hardy, Vice President Asia Pacific, OAG Aviation.

Analysis of major routes reveals increases in many parts of the world, while decreases continue in the transatlantic market between North America and Western Europe. That route has 5% fewer seats (237,269) and 5% less flights (964) for the month. Carriers between Western Europe and Asia show a frequency decline of 2% and 4% reduction in capacity. Routes between Western Europe and Africa show a healthy 20% increase in frequency and 19% increase in capacity. Service between North America and Central/South America are up compared to a year ago, while routes between Western Europe and the Middle East have also grown compared to February 2009.

“This month, a number of new routes are being launched; the Asia Pacific region shows 174 new routes with a large number of them from Chinese carriers. In Europe, the Middle East and Africa, there are 210 new routes dominated by low-cost carriers, said OAG’s Hardy. “North America adds 108 routes with the majority being domestic flights and in Latin America, 17 routes were added mostly in the Caribbean. The increase in direct service is a global trend that has been driven by the increase in low-cost carrier services flying point-to-point, which benefits the consumers,” continued Hardy.

A hubs analysis shows impressive growth in South America Sao Paulo (GRU) and Bogota (BOG) with frequency increases of 24% and 17% respectively. The Middle East continues to perform well with Abu Dhabi (AUH) revealing a 24% growth in frequency for February 2010. Analysis of airports in North America shows that frequency at Atlanta Hartsfield remains unchanged at 70,651 compared to February 2009, while the major hub shows marginal growth of 1% in capacity, with 8,048,791 seats. European airports Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and London Heathrow (LHR) both show declines in operations and capacity.

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The month-by-month trend since the start of the economic downturn can be seen in chart format (see link above).

The figures are revealed in the February 2010 edition of OAG FACTS (Frequency & Capacity Trend Statistics), the dynamic monthly market intelligence tool providing the latest data on current passenger airline activity around the world.

OAG FACTS uses interactive graphs to display a visual trend of the performance of a specific airport, route, country or region from 2001 onwards, sourced from OAG’s consolidated database of global airline schedules. A more detailed review of this month’s OAG FACTS statistics – including information about specific regions, routes and airports with illustrative charts and graphs – is available to download at http://www.oagaviation.com/aviation-reports/reports-facts-0210.htm

(Chicago, January 13, 2010) – Global airline capacity for January 2010 shows positive growth compared to January 2009, reports OAG (www.oagaviation.com) the world’s leading aviation data business with its monthly report on trends in the supply of airline flights and seats. This growth marks the fifth consecutive month in which airline capacity has shown growth, with 294.6 million available seats this month, an increase of 3% over January 2009. Global frequencies are up 2% compared to January 2009, with a total of 2.37 million flights scheduled for January 2010. Worldwide, frequency and capacity in the low-cost sector are up by 10% compared to a year ago.

“As they should be, the airlines are cautious about the early signs of recovery and gradually increasing their capacity in the marketplace. It is a wise strategy, which should help them manage better yields as the economy recovers,” said Mario Hardy, Vice President Asia Pacific, OAG Aviation. “This is of note in Asia, as frequency and capacity both into and within the region are showing continued increases,” Hardy continued.

The North American region reflects a combination of decline and growth. Within North America, there is a reduction of 22,826 flights (2.7%) and 2,454,469 fewer seats (2.8%). However, frequency and capacity to and from the region show a positive growth of 3% in flights (2,347) and positive growth of 1% in seats (230,554). Flights to and from Europe show increases compared to January 2009, with 5% more flights and 3% more seats. Latin America, Asia, South/Central America, the Middle East and Africa are also showing increases in frequency and capacity.

Analysis of major routes reveals that while certain routes are experiencing positive growth, others continue to decline. Frequency and capacity between Western Europe and the Middle East reflect an increase of 7%, with 1002 more flights and 194,307 more seats compared to January 2009. Routes between Western Europe and Africa show healthy growth, with 3,887 more flights (increase of 19%) and 690,790 more seats (18% increase). Showing decline is the transatlantic market between North America and Western Europe, with a 5% decrease in seats (287,979). Frequencies are down 6%, with 1,274 fewer flights for the month.

A hubs analysis reveals that Dubai has the biggest growth, with a 17% increase in frequency and capacity compared to January 2009. Singapore Changi shows a 6% increase in flight frequency (1,235 flights) and a 3% increase in capacity (131,971 seats). New York JFK shows a reduction in both flights and seats with 9% and 4% decreases respectively. Chicago O’Hare also shows a 3% reduction in seats, while gaining a marginal increase in flights (1%).

The month-by-month trend since the start of the economic downturn can be seen in chart format by clicking here.

The figures are revealed in the January 2010 edition of OAG FACTS (Frequency & Capacity Trend Statistics), the dynamic monthly market intelligence tool providing the latest data on current passenger airline activity around the world.

OAG FACTS uses interactive graphs to display a visual trend of the performance of a specific airport, route, country or region from 2001 onwards, sourced from OAG’s consolidated database of global airline schedules. A more detailed review of this month’s OAG FACTS statistics – including information about specific regions, routes and airports with illustrative charts and graphs – is available to download at http://www.oagaviation.com/aviation-reports/reports-facts-0110.htm.

OAG retained as exclusive provider of comprehensive flight schedules and minimum connect time content for Galileo, Worldspan and all Travelport businesses

(London, December 18, 2009): OAG, the industry’s most accurate single source of airline information, announced today that it has signed a long term contract to provide its consolidated global airline schedule and minimum connect time (MCT) data to Travelport, one of the world’s leading providers of global distribution systems (GDS). This extends and enhances the established partnership between OAG and Travelport.

Travelport’s Galileo and Worldspan GDS platforms will continue to have full access to OAG data under the terms of the licensing agreement. The information will be used by the GDS provider’s network of customers across the globe including on and offline travel agencies, corporations and travel suppliers. OAG will also provide regular feeds of reference information along with a special data file tailored specifically for Travelport’s Business Intelligence Suite.

“Our mission is to be the world’s leading provider of informed travel choice and having access to the trusted and flexible data services that OAG provides is critical to our customers. We are therefore delighted to have concluded this new long term agreement and look forward to working closely with the OAG team over the coming months to ensure we achieve our goals in this area,” said Daniel Cox, Director Sourcing of Travelport.

“OAG is proud of its track record of supplying Galileo and Worldspan with airline schedules data and related content continuously since their inception,” said Brendan Hickman, Chief Commercial Officer for OAG. “We are honored that Travelport continues to place its trust in OAG for data quality and reliability, and look forward to an even closer working relationship in support of Travelport’s evolving distribution strategies.”

Hickman continued, “Our investment in leading edge technologies and the unequalled knowledge and expertise of our people put us at the vanguard of database management. We are committed to pushing the boundaries of excellence to retain our leadership position in aviation data and services.”

OAG already has a separate agreement to supply data to online travel company Orbitz Worldwide, which is part-owned by Travelport.

LONDON, August 18 – Global airline capacity is showing marginal growth for August 2009, the first month of positive growth for a year, reports OAG, ( www.oagaviation.com), the world’s leading aviation data business, as it releases its monthly report on trends in the supply of airline flights and seats. The world’s airlines have 314.2 million seats on offer this month, a rise of 0.2% (472,839 more seats) over August 2008 levels.

David Beckerman, vice president OAG Market Intelligence, said

“After a year of capacity cutbacks, it is encouraging to see positive numbers in the year on year comparisons. August is traditionally one of the busiest months for air travel, and it will be interesting to see if the steady upward trend we have seen since May continues once the summer vacation season draws to a close.”

Frequencies remain down compared to August 2008, however. The world’s airlines have scheduled a total of 2.53 million flights for August 2009, down by 2% (52,043 fewer flights) compared with the same month last year. Last month, the year on year global frequency figure was down by 3% and capacity was down by 1%.

The month by month trend since the start of the economic downturn can be seen in chart format at www.oagaviation.com/trends-chart-aug.jpg .

The figures are revealed in the August 2009 edition of OAG FACTS (Frequency & Capacity Trend Statistics), the dynamic monthly market intelligence tool providing the latest data on current passenger airline activity around the world.

OAG FACTS uses interactive graphs to display a visual trend of the performance of a specific airport, route, country or region from 2001 onwards, sourced from OAG’s consolidated database of global airline schedules. A more detailed review of this month’s OAG FACTS statistics – including information about specific regions, routes and airports with illustrative charts and graphs – is available to download at www.oagaviation.com/aviation-reports/reports-facts-0809.htm.

OAG provides the industry’s most accurate single source of airline information, with essential aviation workflow data and analytics sourced from its comprehensive proprietary airline schedules, fleet and MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) databases. OAG is a leading brand of UBM Aviation, a global data and information business for the air transport industry. For more information visit www.ubmaviation.com

In 2009 the average aircraft utilization for the world’s commercial fleet is expected to drop by 4% compared to 2008, according to the latest Commercial Aircraft Fleets and Utilization Forecast from OAG (www.oagaviation.com), the world’s
leading aviation data business.

This is revealed in OAG’s most recent study of the global MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) service demand projection for the next decade, developed in partnership with AeroStrategy. The
utilization forecast, which drives MRO demand, takes into consideration the significant global downsizing in schedules frequency and capacity that have been filed with OAG in the past six months. Global aircraft utilization typically grows at an average of 3.4% per year.

John Weber, Managing Director, OAG Aviation, said: “Scheduled airline frequency and capacity cutbacks made over the past six months will have a significant impact on planned aircraft utilization, with a corresponding short-term downturn in demand for MRO services. We are projecting a worldwide drop of -4% in average aircraft utilization in 2009 compared to 2008, with only modest recovery in 2010. Normal levels of aircraft utilization growth are not expected to return until 2011.”

The regions worst affected this year by a reduction in aircraft utilization will be North America (-7%) and Western Europe (-5%). Least affected will be China, Eastern Europe, Africa, India and Latin America. North American and European operators accounted for 61% of global aircraft utilization in 2008. The forecast trend indicates a gradual shift of this market dominance to other regions. By 2018, Asia is projected to increase its share of the world’s global aircraft utilization by 2.8% to 25.4%, driving up demand for MRO services in that
region.

Over the next 10 years, OAG forecasts that aircraft retirements will peak in 2016 – 1017 at double the average retirement rates of 2009 – 2013. The global installed base of active aircraft will grow 38% by 2018 compared with 2008.

OAG’s Commercial Aircraft Fleet and Utilization Forecast is a 47-page in-depth report tracking 10 year future trends. It is one of six reports produced by OAG on the Commercial Aviation MRO (“CAMRO”) sector covering airframe, engine, components, modifications and line/field maintenance.

To view or download a copy of the report’s executive summary and illustrative graphs, please visit
http://www.oagaviation.com/aviation-reports/reports-camro.htm.

OAG, part of UBM Aviation (www.ubmaviation.com), provides essential aviation workflow data and analytics sourced from its comprehensive proprietary airline schedules, fleet and MRO databases. UBM Aviation is a division of United Business Media Limited (www.unitedbusinessmedia.com)