Clean-Sheet Network Designer
What network would you operate if you could redesign it from scratch?
OPTIVARA Clean-Sheet Network Designer helps airlines move beyond incremental schedule changes to evaluate the network as an integrated optimization problem. The solution simultaneously evaluates routes, frequencies, flight timings, connectivity and fleet deployment while incorporating passenger choice and operational constraints to identify a revenue-maximizing, operationally feasible schedule.
Move from Incremental Planning to True Network Optimization
Network planning is one of the most powerful value levers for any airline—but also one of the most complex.
Every decision—adding a route, opening a station, retiming flights, or adjusting fleet—must work within a tightly constrained system of aircraft rotations, maintenance requirements, slots, curfews, and crew rules. As a result, most planners rely on incremental changes rather than rethinking the network holistically.
This leads to missed opportunities.
The Challenge with Incremental Planning
Traditional approaches optimize locally—not globally:
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Revenue leakage
Flight profitability depends heavily on timing and connectivity. Incremental changes cannot uncover the true revenue-maximizing schedule. -
Missed network opportunities
Potential connections across the network remain unexplored due to limited scenario evaluation. -
Slow, iterative workflows
Planners must run multiple cycles, each testing only a few scenarios at a time.
OPTIVARA Customer-Choice Based Clean-Sheet Network Designer
A next-generation solution that enables end-to-end, globally optimized network planning.
Instead of evaluating changes in isolation, the Clean-Sheet Network Designer simultaneously considers all scenarios and constraints—delivering a fully optimized network plan.
What It Does
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Evaluate all planning scenarios together
New hubs, routes, flights, retiming, and operational constraints—handled in one unified optimization. -
Generate thousands of candidate options
For every new station or route, the system explores all feasible timings and combinations across the network. -
Model true revenue potential
Uses a Customer-Choice model to estimate demand for both nonstop and connecting itineraries. -
Optimize for real-world feasibility
Ensures all outputs comply with:-
Aircraft rotations
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Maintenance requirements
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Slot constraints
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Airport curfews
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Operational rules
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Deliver actionable outputs
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Optimized network plan
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Rotated schedules
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Passenger mix (nonstop + connections)
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Key KPIs: load factor, utilization, slot compliance
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Business Impact
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Maximize network revenue with global optimization
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Uncover hidden connectivity opportunities
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Reduce planning time and manual iterations
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Seamlessly integrate with scheduling systems