All Strategy articles – Page 1159
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Contracting the inside out
Bombardier is the latest to contract out interiors Kevin O'Toole/BIGGIN HILL IN AN ERA OF standardisation, the cabin interior remains one of the few parts of an aircraft where the airline customer still has a chance make its mark. For the customer, it ...
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BMA extends its Euro network as Paris competition intensifies
BRITISH MIDLAND IS TO expand its European network in October, continuing its strategy of joining battle on Europe's busiest routes. The UK's second-largest scheduled carrier will serve Zurich and Prague from London Heathrow from 29 October, and reveals that passenger traffic grew by 13% during the first half of the ...
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Cathay moves its simulators Australia
CATHAY PACIFIC Airways is to relocate most of its flight- simulator capability from Hong Kong to an Australian site yet to be decided. The move follows an A$15 million ($11.2 million) concession from the Australian Government against tax which would have been due on the company's five simulators. The first ...
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ANZ
Robert Nazarian has been appointed chief financial officer at Air New Zealand (ANZ). Nazarian, now chief financial officer for Lion Nathan Australia, will take up his new position at the beginning of October. Nazarian replaces Robert Elstone, who moves to a similar position with Australia's Pioneer International group of companies. ...
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Servisair
David Collier is joining European ground-handling company Servisair as managing director for overseas development. The appointment is effective from 1 October. Collier has been with American Airlines for the last six years, latterly as president, AMR Services, and vice-president, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Sabre Travel system. Source: ...
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USAfrica returns
USAfrica plans to resume operations later this year, flying Boeing 747-200s or McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30s from New York Newark to South Africa via Dakar, Senegal. Launched in June 1994, flying McDonnell Douglas MD-11s from Washington Dulles, USAfrica suspended operations in February 1995 when it ran out of money. The company ...
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Boeing drops Japanese from regional-jet talks
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE BOEING HAS DROPPED Japan from its proposed partnership with China and South Korea to develop a new 100-seat passenger aircraft, in the face of intense competition from European manufacturers. Boeing is understood to have abandoned hopes of including Japanese industry in the programme, as ...
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Avro emerges the winner in Sabena regional contest
SABENA HAS SELECTED the Avro RJ85 to replace its regional-jet fleet, in a 23-aircraft order, which marks another major coup for the UK manufacturer among Europe's flag carriers. The first four aircraft will be delivered at the end of the year, with the remainder arriving by the end ...
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THAI Airways
Following the resignation of Amaret Sila-On as chairman and member of the board, Thai Airways International has elected director-general, Department of Aviation, Srisook Chandrangsu as replacement director and Air Chief Marshal M R Siripong Thongyai, first vice-chairman, as acting chairman until the next shareholders' annual general meeting in December. ...
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United Airlines
Jonathan Sumner has been appointed to the newly created position of regional manager for advertising and promotion - Latin America at United Airlines. Sumner moves to this position from United's offices in London, UK, where he was marketing manager for the UK. Source: Flight International
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Blanc revamps Air France
Gilbert Sedbon/PARIS Air France chairman Christian Blanc has carried out a radical shake-up of the group's top management, which includes the departure of managing director Rodolphe Frantz. Blanc, who has received strong backing from France's new centre-right Government, will now tighten his personal control of ...
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Appointments
Daniel Garton has been appointed as president of AMR Eagle. Garton leaves his position as chief financial officer and senior vice president of Continental Airlines. Boonie Soodik has been named vice president general manager quality for Douglas Aircraft. Richard Smallwood has been named as successor to ...
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Western rethink
After a few early failures, potential western investors are again showing an interest in FSU aviation. But a more upbeat view of future traffic growth is needed. Colin Smith reports.More than three years have elapsed since the demise of the Former Soviet Union (FSU) and the ensuing disintegration of the ...
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More progress
Oh, dear. The 100 largest airlines in the world once again have failed to turn a net profit. It was a close call, but this is the fifth consecutive annual net loss for the carriers in the Airline Business 100. Last year was, of course, a big improvement. ...
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The strong performers
As more and more airports become profit-driven there is a greater demand for productivity comparisons. Andrew Lobbenberg and Anne Graham present an analysis of 25 European airports.Many European airports have been transformed over the past 10 years. As a sector they have changed from government utilities into a dynamic commercially ...
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Thriving markets
For the industry as a whole, 1994 was marked by substantial growth, with passenger traffic for the Airline Business 100 carriers increasing by 8.2 per cent and freight tonne km by 16.3 per cent. However there were some meteors, almost all of them smaller carriers whose revenues place them below ...
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Pacific links spur on talks
In an attempt to flout the stalled US-Japan aviation relationship, airlines from the two countries are forming partnerships that could make alliance-building the issue that forces bilateral liberalisation. It is Delta Air Lines' proposed codesharing alliance with All Nippon Airlines, announced at the start of August, that is ...
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Many happy returns
After keen investor interest, Australian flag Qantas was all set to become fully traded on the stock exchange from 31 July, and under immediate intense pressure to provide the projected return on investment. Tom Ballantyne reports.As Qantas began its first twelve months as the world's most recently privatised airline in ...
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New game in town
Last November's takeover of the US Congress by Republicans has made for strong partisan politics and even aviation, traditionally a bipartisan affair, is showing signs of rancour. Mead Jennings reports. If there is one person who signifies that Congress now leans to the right following the Republican takeover last November, ...
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Garuda fears open house
Already hit by falling profitability Garuda Indonesia has been stunned by a government scheme to allow major rivals virtual open entry into its home market. The carrier has 'protested fiercely' at proposals by minister of transport Haryanto Dhanutirto to invite British Airways, KLM and Japan Airlines to apply ...