All Strategy articles – Page 727
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Staying relevant
Global distribution systems (GDS) continue to weather airline criticism over transaction fees, but they claim to be responding with new price models and more attractive products, while simultaneously repositioning their own businesses
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From rhetoric to reality
The excitement over new distribution alternatives has died down, but they have gained significant ground in the battle for the airline distribution dollar
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What price loyalty?
Frequent-flyer programmes range from simple air miles reward schemes to elaborate partnerships. Do they have a place in the business model of the low-cost carrier?
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Marketing: Good relations
Carriers are once again pushing customer relationship management to the top of the agenda as a way to boost revenues. A study by Unisys Transportation Consulting on behalf of Arab carriers points the way forward.
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Paying for extra frills
The price of product attributes is becoming more explicit, writes Chris Tarry of CTAIRA, with analyses from Fabrice Tacoun of Flight Insight
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New low-cost entrant set for Macau
Macau’s fledgling aviation market is set for further growth with a deal by three parties to set up a new low-cost airline in the former Portuguese enclave.
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NewsZealots drive down costs
Low-cost carriers from around the globe are unanimous about two things: cutting costs and the quest for boosting ancillary revenues
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Congress closes ranks on EU/US Open Skies plan
Europe-USA aviation liberalisation is facing an increasingly objecting and obstructive US Congress.
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Don’t break the code
As the European Commission moves to eliminate its Code of Conduct for computer reservation systems, Kevin Mitchell, chairman of the US-based Business Travel Coalition (BTC), puts the case for retaining the code, which he believes offers unbiased choice, a level playing field and affordable air fares
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Battle lines drawn in FAA fees fight
The fight against higher federal fees has begun in what promises to be a protracted dispute as lawmakers figure out a formula to keep the US Federal Aviation Administration thriving.