Apex is RDC Aviation’s analytics platform that brings together fares, profitability, schedules, and emissions data to help organisations understand market performance and identify new opportunities.

Apex is used by airport route development teams, airline network planners, tourism bodies, and aviation-focused investors who rely on accurate, independently verified data.

What data is provided?

Apex includes global schedules, historic and forward fares including premium fare data, route profitability estimates, airline financials, aircraft information, and independently verified CO2 emissions data

How often is the data updated?

Data across fares, schedules, emissions, and financials is updated frequently to ensure users always work with current information.

How does Apex support route development?

Apex helps users analyse route performance, model profitability, compare markets, identify unserved opportunities, and build evidence-based business cases for airline discussions.

What are 'Clouds' within Apex?

Clouds are focused tools created to support specialised tasks such as catchment analysis, emissions reporting, network performance monitoring, and identifying at risk routes.

What makes Apex different?

Apex combines proprietary fare and cost data, forward looking insights, verified emissions information, and an interface designed for fast, practical analysis, all backed by RDC Aviation’s industry expertise

Can I request a demo?

Yes, hit 'request a demo' here on this page and we'll be happy to set one up for you.

Apex | Aviation Market Intelligence

Powered by RDC Data Apex helps you spot growth opportunities, manage risk, explore sustainability and monitor performance. Apex is trusted by over 130 airports, airlines, investors and tourism bodies for its ease of use and market leading insights. Are you ready to elevate your analysis?

Why Apex?

Supercharge your analysis with our new clouds

Our brand new cloud functionality gives you access to unique features that help you to address the key use cases faced by your business:

Catchment cloud

Understand where your passengers come from and where they're leaking to. Catchment maps penetration and leakage across your airport and individual routes.

Market penetration analysis
Measure passenger capture at catchment or route level and identify where coverage is weak
Leakage identification
Pinpoint the routes and markets losing passengers to competing airports and quantify the opportunity
Unserved market discovery
Build business cases for new routes based on where demand exists but no direct service is available
Presentation-ready maps
Export clear visual representations of penetration and leakage data for use in route development meetings

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Sustainability cloud

Meet Scope 3 emissions reporting obligations with independently verified, flight-level data. Sustainability cloud provides the tools to monitor progress and communicate results clearly.

Verified methodology
ADS-B flight tracking combined with RDC’s fuel burn model and data from ICAO and Eurocontrol
Scope 3 dashboards
Pre-built Scope 3 dashboards, with bespoke design available for more tailored requirements
Granular emissions analysis
Break down emissions by airline, aircraft type, engine, route, market or emissions scheme
Monthly data updates
Twelve months of historical data from day one, updated monthly with the latest operational actuals

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Scope 3 Emissions

Network cloud

A high-level view of how any airline network performs at any airport, from key KPIs to destination-level detail. Network cloud provides the context behind the numbers.

Network snapshots
Instant overview of fare, profit and schedule performance for any airline at any airport
Airline benchmarking
Understand how your airport ranks within an airline’s entire network or a specific regional segment
Destination market analysis
Identify the most commercially significant routes and understand performance at destination level
Presentation-ready maps
Draw and customise scheduled service maps from any airport, ready for partner or board presentations

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Risk cloud

Identify routes that may be at risk of cancellation or capacity reduction before it happens. Risk cloud gives you the intelligence to prepare and respond effectively.

Risk watch list
Track routes showing signs of weakness with fresh performance data each month
Early warning signals
Monitor profitability and demand trends to identify deteriorating routes before decisions are made
Market-wide scanning
Scan the wider market to identify which destinations and airlines are coming under pressure
Regional visualisation
Visualise underperforming routes and identify patterns by region or carrier

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Growth cloud

Monitor route development targets, close network gaps and build the evidence for new services. Growth cloud gives your team the data to prioritise with confidence.

Route opportunity tracking
Build a target list and track performance monthly to see which opportunities are gaining traction
Route strength scoring
Score opportunities against profitability and demand indicators to prioritise where effort is best placed
Network gap analysis
Identify destinations with demonstrable passenger demand but no direct service from your airport
Route visualisation
Display target routes on a map and filter by destination or airline for cleaner presentation outputs

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Add credibility to airline negotiations

Apex delivers detailed analysis in the language of airline network planners. It enables you to quickly produce multiple route studies and generate clear reports.

Secure sustainable and profitable routes

Develop a better understanding of current route performance and the fares needed to achieve breakeven. Monitor seasonality and identify 'at risk' routes.

Understand the impact of airport discounts

Which routes are cash cows for airlines and which are less profitable? Use Apex to be better informed in negotiations with airlines.

Spot new route opportunities

Find unserved markets and analyse their potential with fare and profit comparisons, including whether your routes command a premium over competing airports.

New air service development

Quickly find unserved markets and understand which markets present the best opportunities using gap analysis, fare and profitability tools.

Evaluate competitor performance

Apex includes a detailed database of airline financial, fare and aircraft data, letting you assess competitor and premium fare performance to spot high-yield opportunities, at network level or down to individual routes.

Predict future airline performance

Track premium and forward-looking air fares (up to 6 months ahead) year on year for traded airlines, and understand the core drivers of yield and network profitability for leading LCCs and Full Service carriers.

Understand competitive factors

Understand changes in competition which a carrier might face with 12 months forward-looking global schedules data.

Evaluate changes to network

Benchmark the performance of recently launched services to understand the likely benefit they’ll have to overall network profitability.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Apex?: Apex is RDC Aviation’s analytics platform that brings together fares, profitability, schedules, and emissions data to help organisations understand market performance and identify new opportunities.
Who is Apex for?: Apex is used by airport route development teams, airline network planners, tourism bodies, and aviation-focused investors who rely on accurate, independently verified data.
What data is provided?: Apex includes global schedules, historic and forward fares including premium fare data, route profitability estimates, airline financials, aircraft information, and independently verified CO₂ emissions data
How often is the data updated?: Data across fares, schedules, emissions, and financials is updated frequently to ensure users always work with current information.
How does Apex support route development?: Apex helps users analyse route performance, model profitability, compare markets, identify unserved opportunities, and build evidence-based business cases for airline discussions.
What are 'Clouds' within Apex?: Clouds are focused tools created to support specialised tasks such as catchment analysis, emissions reporting, network performance monitoring, and identifying at risk routes.
What makes Apex different?: Apex combines proprietary fare and cost data, forward looking insights, verified emissions information, and an interface designed for fast, practical analysis, all backed by RDC Aviation’s industry expertise
Can I request a demo?: Yes, hit 'request a demo' here on this page and we'll be happy to set one up for you.