Senior Analyst - BCG Vantage, Airline Network Strategy & Planning

As a Senior Analyst - BCG Vantage focused on Airline Network Strategy & Planning, you will serve as a go-to subject matter expert on airline network design, partnering closely with BCG case teams and industry leaders to shape analytically rigorous, commercially grounded recommendations.

You will act as a thought partner to case teams and sector/topic leaders, supporting proposal efforts, client engagements, IP development, and tool design. In this role, you will:

• Be BCG's internal go-to expert on airline network strategy, helping case teams understand how airline networks really work and how to make sound network decisions
• Spot gaps in BCG's airline network knowledge, tools, and materials, and take ownership of filling those gaps by creating new analyses, frameworks, tools, and slide decks
• Design and evaluate airline network strategies, such as which routes to fly, where to grow or shrink capacity, how networks should evolve over time, and how airlines should respond to demand, cost, and competitive changes
• Work with consulting teams to turn network mechanics into clear strategy, making sure recommendations are practical, economically sound, and grounded in real airline constraints
• Build and improve reusable network planning tools, including models and GenAI-enabled solutions that case teams can apply across multiple client engagements
• Create executive-ready materials (slides, benchmarks, playbooks) that explain network strategy clearly for senior airline and consulting leaders
• Join airline client meetings, working sessions, and calls to provide network strategy expertise and support ongoing analyses, As a Senior Analyst - BCG Vantage on our Topic Activation path, you will collaborate with global topic leads and colleagues across BCG to bring expertise and capabilities to the service of our internal and external clients. Our team is made up of a diverse pool of BCG Vantage positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative BCG Vantage careers.

Additional info

BCG Vantage is a powerhouse of expertise, seamlessly embedded within Practice Areas and markets to drive extraordinary impact. It equips BCG case teams and clients with cutting-edge expertise, proprietary assets, actionable data, and transformative insights that empower our case teams and enable our clients to achieve their aspirations.

With global experts across 20 Practices, covering more than 100 topics, sectors and offers, plus four focused geographic markets, BCG Vantage delivers unparalleled depth and breadth of insight & expertise. BCG Vantage consists of three career paths, each playing a crucial role in delivering value to clients, case teams and practice teams.

Client Focus (Embedded Expertise)

Integrates into client-facing teams to deliver direct client impact through expertise, know-how, and proprietary tools and assets

Topic Activation (Sector Expertise with Proprietary Tool & Data Solutions)

Combines deep domain insights with our know-how and proprietary assets to address targeted challenges directly with clients and project teams; co-creates insights on industry trends and functional topics, proprietary data and tools, and teams to codify IP that all enables BCG to deliver excellent business value with its clients

Research (Practice Topic and Sector-Aligned Research and Insights)

Delivers actionable research and insights tailored to the client project's needs; works with qualitative and quantitative data, conducts research and provides synthesized results from sources including commercial data, public and open source, company and industry research, macro-economic, commodities and trade data.

Do you have experience in Spark?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * Structuring and solving complex airline network planning problems, particularly those involving tradeoffs between connectivity, utilization, profitability, and operational constraints

• Translating detailed schedule- and network-level analyses into clear strategic insights for senior stakeholders
• Working hands-on with data, models, and planning tools rather than purely conceptual analyses
• Applying strong commercial judgment to ambiguous planning decisions with real financial impact
• Collaborating across global teams in fast-paced, high-expectation environments

What You'll Bring

• 3-6+ years of direct airline network planning experience, such as:

• Network planning or network strategy roles at a commercial airline, with exposure to route portfolio design, capacity allocation, and network evolution decisions
• OR top-tier consulting experience with substantial hands-on exposure to airline network planning topics

• Demonstrated experience with:

• O&D demand analysis and route-level profitability
• Schedule design and seasonal planning cycles
• Route and frequency planning
• Fleet and aircraft assignment tradeoffs

• Hands-on experience with airline planning tools such as NetLine/Plan, Sabre AirVision, Amadeus Sky Suite, or similar platforms (direct usage strongly preferred)
• Strong understanding of airline economics, network effects, scheduling constraints, and capacity planning logic (Experience primarily focused on crew planning or rostering is less relevant for this role.)
• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred (e.g., in Engineering, Operations Research, Data Science, or Transportation Economics)
• Interest in or experience applying advanced analytics and GenAI to network optimization and decision support
• Comfort operating in a consulting environment, including owning slide creation and executive messaging for senior stakeholders based on detailed analytical work
• Strong business judgment, analytical rigor, and interpersonal skills
• Fluency in English; additional language skills are a plus

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