All Ops & safety articles – Page 902
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India frees more markets and bursts with low-cost life
India has continued to provide surprises by further liberalising its international air services regime at a speedy pace, the latest deals being with Belgium, Canada and Germany.
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Senate offers carriers cold comfort
When they took their pensions crisis to Capitol Hill recently airline chiefs found little sympathy from Washington’s political elite but considerable blame.
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Engine for change
Airlines must come to terms with a new distribution technology: sophisticated web searchers that trawl through many travel sites to find the much-sought after lowest fare
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China Eastern completes consolidation
A sweeping consolidation exercise in China involving state-owned airlines is coming to a formal close, with China Eastern preparing to acquire the assets of two smaller carriers.
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Expect delays
Delays are often seen as a sad but unavoidable fact of life, but joined up planning across the industry could make radical improvements and help differentiate those airlines that achieve a better performance
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US majors see first glimmers of hope
Buried beneath news of their ever-growing fuel-cost burden, US carriers have quietly begun to enjoy a modest revenue recovery in recent months.
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Fuel price worries mount
Predictions that high fuel prices would ease back in 2005 are looking increasingly optimistic as the half-year mark passes, and carriers in both Europe and the Asia-Pacific region are feeling the pressure
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NewsA grand vision
In the wake of 9/11 the industry seemed ready to free itself from the years of restrictive practices that had left it in crisis. But the hope for a new sense of direction has since faded, at least in the west, leaving others to set the pace
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IATA issues profit warning
Rising fuel prices have prompted IATA to widen its 2005 loss forecast for the industry to $6 billion.
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Will orders pay off?
Aircraft orders flooded back at the Paris air show. But what impact will they have on the market? asks Chris Tarry of CTAIRA
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Pain relief
Are recent deals real consolidation or just opportunistic moves? A new US combination puts an old question to the test: can two fly more cheaply than one?