All Ops & safety articles – Page 1389
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Trust in us
Harmonised competition rules would be essential to EU-US open skies and the growing link being made between US antitrust immunity for multinational alliances and the conclusion of open skies agreements with individual countries is increasing the urgency. By Ron Katz.EU transport commissioner Neil Kinnock's comment, on emerging from the December ...
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On road to Roman ruin
Alitalia's chief executive Renato Riverso may well want to think about returning to the computer industry. His promise to produce a concrete restructuring plan has failed to materialise, leading to considerable employee frustration, their refusal to guarantee a no-strike period, and a breakdown in the latest round of discussions. ...
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Sore over safety
The FAA's controversial public ratings of foreign civil aviation authorities' safety practices is causing many to cry foul and is wreaking havoc with some non-US carriers' finances. Jane Levere reports. That the oversight of airline safety and civil aviation authorities remains paramount was never in dispute - and December's ...
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Zero sum game
North America-Asia routes may be projected as some of the world's fastest growing, yet capacity growth is at a standstill. David Knibb examines the reasons. One would expect the skies to be full between North America and Asia, given the growth in the Asian economies and the shift in US ...
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Europe
During the past year the fortunes of Europe's flag carriers have, at best, been variable. And as 1996 gets underway there is a pervasive sense of unsettled agendas and greater events to come. The European majors have reaped the benefits of fragile economic recovery and stronger demand to ...
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EU liable to impose will
The European Commission has hijacked the global debate on airline liability with proposals that would force all European Union carriers to conform to a Japanese-style unlimited liability system. The move towards a legally enforceable liability regime not only appears to have taken the European carriers by surprise but ...
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Middle East
Peace in the Middle East is the factor which will make or break the events of 1996. A lasting peace accord between Israel and its Arab neighbours could produce the boom the aviation players have been waiting for, but failure on the part of the politicians could put pressure on ...
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Southwest sizes up east
Southwest Airlines entered the Florida market in late January, beginning a regional operation many expect will someday rival the size and strength of its activity within California - a market Southwest continues to dominate, despite encroachment by Shuttle by United. As in other new markets, Southwest began service ...
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Delta: what value pilots?
Delta Air Lines is struggling to reach a deal with its pilots over the launch of a low-cost B737 operation to go head to head with ValuJet, as the no-frills Atlanta-based carrier turns up the heat by launching into USAir's heartland. Delta management, which is seeking $340 million ...
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The day the taxes died
US government taxes on air tickets died - probably only temporarily - on 31 December but their demise, however short-lived, could be good news for US airlines. At presstime the 10 per cent excise tax on domestic tickets and $6 departure tax on international tickets still had not ...
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Five crowd over Tasman
The skies between Australia and New Zealand are becoming crowded as two new startups vie for discount traffic on secondary routes across the Tasman Sea. At the same time Ansett Australia has launched its first flights to New Zealand, joining national flags Qantas and Air New Zealand on the primary ...
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Job cuts could hit companies hard
America West Airlines laid off 500 machinists in December following a 736-person cutback last March. As part of its dramatic cost-cutting campaign began, Delta Air Lines let go of more than 3,000 workers. In 1995 alone, Continental Airlines dropped 5,000 jobs from its roster. What is happening? Long attributed ...
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China ties start to fray
The once-strong links between Cathay Pacific and China are unravelling, fueling concerns over the unofficial flag carrier's status after the return of Hong Kong to Chinese rule next year. Cathay has withdrawn from its joint venture in southeast China to develop Xiamen airport, a project once touted as ...
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China double in five years
Beijing may have put the brakes on its airline's phenomenal expansion rates over the past year but the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is preparing to cope with another 'Great Leap Forward'. The latest Five Year Plan, covering 1996-2000, caters for an annual civil aviation industry growth ...
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Uncertainty wins the casting vote
Some airlines are viewing the spate of elections this year with trepidation.Even in parts of the world where airlines are privately owned and have the commercial freedoms associated with deregulation, they remain uniquely susceptible to the political environment in which they must operate. Small wonder that the prospect of a ...
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West teeters on brink of recession
The sustained economic recovery among the larger western economies, now entering its fifth year, could pause in 1996 after slowing abruptly in the final months of last year. A combination of factors, including the downward pressure on budget deficits in Europe being exerted by the need to meet the ...
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Pakistan to boost SIA?
Singapore Airlines could boost its bottom line by an estimated US$500 million in its current financial year through a major sale of aircraft. Discussions are underway with Pakistan International Airlines over eight Boeing 747-300s, which SIA wants to retire from its fleet of 69 aircraft. It is the ...
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Unions face Wolf's bite
USAir's surprise appointment of former UAL chief Stephen Wolf to its helm could further exacerbate an already fragile situation with its unions. The new USAir chairman and chief executive, renowned for his hard-line stance towards unions, now faces labour groups deeply mistrustful of management. One labour leader at ...
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Beaming into new system
Our institute has been conducting extensive research on airline revenue management for the past three years, and parts of your article 'A system approach' (Airline Business, January) seem to be based on false assumptions. Our first concern is the quoted 1 per cent increase in airline revenues. While there is ...
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Asia-Pacific
The Asia-Pacific region continues to maintain its flagship role at the sharp end of global air travel recovery. Double-digit growth is again forecast through 1996, bringing further financial gains for regional operators and benefits for major airlines operating into the area from elsewhere. There will, however, be dramatically ...