All Safety News – Page 914
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As good as it gets
Although it may not have felt that way, the industry may already have seen the best of the economic upturn, writes Chris Tarry
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Asia’s unpredictable outlook
Asian air transport is experiencing mixed fortunes, with carriers anticipating erratic results for 2005. But Air China and All Nippon Airways have bucked the trend to see profits soar above 2004 figures
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Gulf carriers in upbeat mood
A mainly positive reporting season has seen several Middle Eastern airlines talk of privatisation and initial public offerings as they seek to raise capital and in some cases at least, continue to expand.
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Capacity crisis
Infrastructure investment is now back on the agenda with a vengeance, leading to high-level summits on both sides of the Atlantic. While Europe worries where the runways will come from, the USA frets about the FAA‘s dwindling funds
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COHOR hits back at easyJet over slots
French slot coordinator COHOR has hit back at easyJet over the budget carrier’s claims that it has not been given a fair share of the slots at Paris Orly.
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Court orders Olympic to repay aid
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has called time on the Greek government’s machinations to stave off the financial collapse of flag carrier Olympic Airlines, ruling that Athens has not done enough to recover €194 million ($244 million) of unlawful aid.
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No more science fiction
Dr Philippe Rochat, executive director of the Air Transport Action Group which lobbies on behalf of the aviation industry on environmental matters, responds to the Green Party’s stance on airlines and the environment
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Pensions battleground
As the US majors posted first-quarter operating losses amounting to a collective deficit of over $1.2 billion, some are turning to their pension schemes to find relief.
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Concrete plans
As predicted, US airports are facing a capacity crisis to equal that of 2000. Traffic is back, bringing chronic congestion that needs to be addressed sooner rather than later
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Capacity crunch
The spectre of an impending congestion crisis has reappeared to haunt the air transport industry around the world (see page 55), but nowhere is the capacity crunch more evident than in the crowded airports of Europe
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Svit success
Air transport in the Ukraine has been in the doldrums since the collapse of communism, but a revival has begun, as the country sets its sights on the West, and membership of the European Union