Right Sizing30 Aug 2017 00:12
graking,
Right Sizing basically means having the right type/size of Aircraft to suit the different variables of runway length, distance, number of passengers and frequency of out and back capability for Business Travellers avoiding overnight stay.
In using Airbus 319 we had to reduce frequency, so as to not fly with too many empty seats, Whereas in Zimbabwe when we changed to ERJ145 we can now manage 4 rotations a day which is ideal. As it gets busier, having achieved good number of rotations, right sizing would then in this case mean moving up to a E190.
Right Sizing might also mean using a Turbo Prop or small Jet which can land on a busy but shorter runway or Airports that we currently cannot service with 319's.
So Right Sizing means getting the closest match between requirements and capability.