Case Study: a major European airline group achieves tens of millions of euros in savings with AlixPartners

Major European Airline Group saves tens of millions of euros with AlixPartners

a major european airline group faced the challenge of improving its cost base after severe revenue losses during the covid-19 pandemic shutdowns. They engaged AlixPartners to mitigate the impact of the travel dip and strengthen their procurement team, which was overseeing a complex and opaque spending network across subsidiary airlines.

AlixPartners implemented a group-led strategy, analyzing contracts, benchmarking, and service levels, and launching a new tender for ground services. Their work focused on three streams: engine engineering and maintenance, ground handling and hub operations, and spend visibility. The solution achieved substantial savings, reaching pre-pandemic cost levels for ground handling and generating tens of millions of euros in savings on hub costs. AlixPartners also provided programs to manage procurement analytics, making data gaps visible for future management.