One thing I notice about the original post is that Northwestrider talks about taking the bike on "aircraft". That makes it sound more as if we're talking about private planes. If you're not going on a commercial flight, then it may not be necessary to do the disassembly, and packing in a suitcase routine every time. A quick fold may get the bike small enough to stow in the plane, and that won't take as long.
Or I may be reading too much into the use of a single word.