All Strategy articles – Page 774
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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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Switching the channel
When it comes to distribution, are the Global New Entrants (GNEs) the answer for cash-strapped airlines?
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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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Low-cost failures loom
Low-cost airlines are triggering consolidation in the European airline industry, with a number of carriers likely to fall by the wayside, according to Dieter Schneiderbauer and Alexander Neuhaus, European head and senior associate, respectively, at Mercer Management Consulting’s travel and transport practice
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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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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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Varig’s international rescue
Varig’s reorganisation under Brazil’s bankruptcy law could ease the way for negotiations with equity investors, including TAP Portugal.
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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?