News from FlightGlobal – Page 1984
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Down time
The slump has come early for the major USairlines, with business travel numbers in free-fall, even though the economy is still just about managing to grow. Ominously there is evidence that this time the cuts may be structural rather than snapping back once the good times return. It may be ...
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Greek holiday is over
Now that the summer holiday period is over, exclusive negotiations with the Axon Group over the privatisation of flag-carrier Olympic Airways are also due to reach a conclusion.
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Sabena draws up another last chance survival plan
Sabena appears to once again be drinking at the last chance saloon as it draws up a plan to ensure its survival now that shareholder Swissair has washed its hands of any further liabilities.
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Active retirement
When an aircraft - a carrier's most valuable asset - approaches the end of its useful life, optimising its value is a challenge. At USAirways, leasing has been established as a successful strategy
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Outlook on growth
Sales breakthroughs in the key markets of China and Japan over the past two years have opened up major opportunities for regional jet manufacturers to expand their business in the booming Asia region
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Canadian challengers
Two airlines have emerged as Air Canada's challengers, yet they control less than one-third of the market and Air Canada is set to launch a discount airline of its own. So what are their chances?
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Battle to expand
Environmental concerns have become the main stumbling block for airport expansion in the USA, and pressure is mounting for local objections to be overruled as air services head for gridlock
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End-game hots up for US antitrust immunity
Air France and British Airways are heading a rush to get moving with transatlantic antitrust immunity and USopen skies. The new sense of urgency is in part spurred by the risk of losing out in the alliance game if Brussels puts a stop to such deals.
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Lasting relationships
New online technologies have opened up opportunities for direct contact with the air customer, but while airlines may have welcomed the chance to save distribution costs, their experiments have often been at the expense of building deeper relationships and earning greater commitment
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Cost concerns
Profits were depressed again in 2000 as cost increases ate away strong revenue growth. In the year ahead the revenues too have weakened sharply
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BA expected to seek a minority stake in KLM
Financial analysts are talking up the likelihood that British Airways will follow up on last year's failed merger talks with KLM by taking a minority 10-15% stake in the Dutch carrier.