All Systems & Interiors news – Page 503
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Algorithms hold key to help engines stay in good shape
TATEM forum highlights possibility of reducing aircraft maintenance costs by 50%
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Vive la revolution
France‘s technical air accident investigation system has been officially labelled as dysfunctional. Maybe now it will move to fix it
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FAA implicated in safety oversight
NTSB says regulator still lacks resources for proper supervision of US Part 135 charter aircraft operations
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Japan calls for design improvements to Bombardier Q400 as reliability issues hamper ANA, JAC and Air Central
Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has asked Bombardier to improve the reliability of Dash 8 Q400s and also called on the Canadian civil aviation authority to assist.
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Qantas move worries staff
Qantas is taking brand segmentation a step farther by using lower-paid staff from some of its lower-cost affiliates on flights operated by Qantas itself.
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The heat is on
US carriers continue to target the Caribbean, carrying both tourist and ethnic traffic to the islands, while local carriers are reinventing themselves, eager to snap up the onward traffic
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Tough target
IATA has set its member airlines a stiff challenge – eliminate all paper tickets by the end of 2007. But will they meet the deadline?
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IT trends survey 2006
The airline industry is now widely embracing technology such as web check-in and barcoded boarding passes that only a year or so ago were considered cutting-edge
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Concerted drive for savings
Cost-cutting efforts are being stepped up at most major Asia-Pacific airlines as profits are generally falling across the board amid a progressive fading of fuel hedging benefits.
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Legacy carriers feel profit pressure
Sky high fuel costs and the relentless march of the low-cost competition continue to erode the profits of Europe’s legacy carriers.
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ACE fortifies Air Canada
ACE Aviation, Air Canada’s holding company, is pondering whether to sell all or part of the airline to stimulate its market value and ward off a possible takeover.
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The Great Wall falls
The acquisition of Dragonair by Cathay Pacific Airways, where Air China is also buying into Cathay, is sending tremors around the region. The deal, which sets free a market artificially restrained for years, is set to radically change the balance of air power
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Sharp card game
Airlines are finding new ways to exercise leverage on credit card fees, the next step in wringing savings out of the distribution process after travel agent commissions and GDS fees
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A glimmer of blue in Open Skies
Open Skies supporters on both sides of the Atlantic say they can reach agreement by early next year despite publicity-grabbing manoeuvres in the US Congress to scuttle the initiative.
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Love Field war is over
The battle of Love Field, the close-in Dallas airport that is the home base of Southwest Airlines, is ending, but with little love lost.