All articles by NAME MISSING – Page 56
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Opinion
Comment: Accident information rules must change
The commercial air transport industry and its regulators, all the way up to the International Civil Aviation Organisation, need to review their protocols...
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Virgin Blue first to select new Rockwell satcom in avionics deal
Australian operator Virgin Blue has selected Rockwell Collins' entire suite of avionics - including a new satcom solution - for its new fleet of Boeing 737...
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AB25: Indigo Partners managing partner, Bill Franke
Cabinets and hard drives are filled with the collective thoughts and analyses of many better-positioned chroniclers than me that cover the evolution of commercial aviation over the past quarter of a century writes Bill Franke, manging partner of Indigo Partners and former America West chief executive
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AB25: Former BMI chairman Sir Michael Bishop
The business of air transport is a tumultuous industry, whose financial fortunes are frequently dictated by economic, aeropolitical, criminal or geological events far beyond the day-to-day operation or control of an airline's management itself writes former BMI chairman Sir Michael Bishop
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AB25: Ohio State University professor Nawal Taneja
The airline business model has changed dramatically in the past 25 years as a result of numerous forces, such as the development and the resounding successes of low-cost carriers; incorporation of evolving information and distribution technologies; efficiencies and effectiveness of advanced regional jets; establishment and subsequent growth of the Gulf-based ...
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AB25: Spencer Stuart executive Michael Bell
What have the past 25 years taught us about leadership in the airline industry? In a few words: "It's tough as hell" writes Spencer Stuart's Michael Bell
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AB 25: Turkish Airlines looks back at the milestones of 25 years ago
Looking back, 1985 was no exception - just another turbulent year for commercial aviation writes Abdullah Nergiz, co-ordinator - executive vice presidency (commercial), Turkish Airlines
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AB 25: Brian Havel on why open skies is a milestone not the culmination of liberalisation
When faced with the prospect that the "end of history" was imminent, Nietzsche responded with revulsion to what he saw as the coming stultification of the human race. We, too, should experience a similar horror at the prospect that air transport liberalisation has reached its apotheosis through "open skies" writes ...
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AB25: Ancillary revenues yesterday, today and tomorrow
When ancillary revenue first began in the late 1930s, it was motivated by operational constraints, as opposed to any sense of commercial opportunity writes Collinson Latitude's business planning director Janet Titterton
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AB25: JetBlue chief executive, Dave Barger
Twenty-five years ago, there were no iPods, "e-commerce" was not a word, and the internet was barely relevant to most business people writes JetBlue chief executive Dave Barger
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AB25: Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson
When we went into the airline business 26 years ago, the aviation industry was lifeless and dull. The airlines did not seem to have any imagination and air travel had lost the glamour that was associated with it in the 1950s. Food was tasteless, seats uncomfortable and passengers were treated ...
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AB25: African Aviation chief executive Nick Fadugba
The landscape of the African airline industry has changed significantly in the past 25 years. Numerous former stalwart national carriers, such as Air Afrique, Ghana Airways, Nigeria Airways and Zambia Airways, have gone bankrupt; several privately owned airlines, such as Arik Air in Nigeria, Precisionair in Tanzania and Fly540 in ...
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AB25: ACE Aviation chairman, Robert Milton
Look back 25 years? I'm not old enough oh wait, I am. Let's see, I'll go back to when I knew this was the industry for me, my first sighting of a 747. I was nine. Whoops, that was 1969, way too long ago. Twenty-five years? Write ACE avaition holdings ...
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AB25: AirAsia Group chief executive Tony Fernandes
GROUP chief executiveairasia On 13 October, less than nine years after a dream called Air-Asia became reality, the 100 millionth "guest" was flown...
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RAK Airways to open Bangladeshi routes
Resurrected Middle Eastern carrier RAK Airways is extending its fledgling route network to Bangladesh. It is to operate three times per week to the...
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AB25:Use of standards in maintenance data: blessing or nuisance?
Is the use of standards in maintenance data a blessing or a nuisance ask Christian Eickhoff, quality management, and Dierk Kruetzmann, engineering, Lufthansa Technik
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AB25: Copa chief executive Pedro Heilbron
Twenty-five years ago, few would have imagined that today Latin America would be among the leading regions in the world in terms of economic growth and development. Even fewer would have dreamed of Latin America's airlines being in the top echelon of this competitive aviation industry writes Pedro Heilbron
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AB25: LAN, chief executive, Enrique Cueto
The Latin American airline industry has undergone dramatic change over the past 25 years. Two decades ago, the region was dominated by state-owned, unprofitable airlines. Carriers operated old fleets, provided mediocre service, and had low levels of reliability writes LAN Airlines CEO Enrque Cueto
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AB25: Emirates president Tim Clark
Emirates shares a 25th birthday with Airline Business, having also launched in 1985. Over the past quarter of a century, our industry has taken great strides forward. It is essential that we maintain this momentum in the next 25 years to ensure the continued success of the airline sector and ...
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AB25: TAM chief executive, Marco Antonio Bologna
First of all, I would like to congratulate Airline Business for its 25 years of existence - a remarkable achievement. During this quarter-century, we have seen a huge transformation of the airline industry writes Marco Antonio Bologna, executive president of TAM