Strategy – Page 1129
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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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How green is a hushkit?
Sir - The article in Flight International, 23-29 August, on hushkit fitment to European Aviation's 20 BAC One-Elevens highlights the fact that, even 12 years after the first One-Eleven Tay re-engining proposals (Weybridge, 1983), the "thinking" operator prefers a re-engined aircraft to one fitted with hushkits. A similar pronouncement, was ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Big brother blues
With the collapse of negotiations to buy a stake in Ansett Australia and the future of the single Australasian marlket still hanging in the balance, Air New Zealand must continue to focus on cost control and selective expansion. Report by Tom Ballantyne.Air New Zealand managers like to say the carrier ...
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The right balance
Profits and losses dominate the headlines, but balance sheets give a better long term view of a company's health Ian Milne explains.In the rapidly changing, increasingly results-oriented airline industry most attention is paid to operating performance, in the shape of the profit and loss account, in assessing the immediate success ...
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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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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 polarisation of the airline
The polarisation of the airline industry has never been so evident. Among the 92 Airline Business 100 carriers reporting net results for 1994, 62 made money. Yet the other 30 lost enough between them to plunge the industry into a collective net loss for the fifth year running. As well ...
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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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Holding back the tide
Relations between Europe's major airlines and their flight deck crews have reached an all-time low, as pilots resist cost cuts and changes to scope clauses. A return to profit by US carriers looks set to damage relations with their pilots too. Mark Odell assesses the pilots' case.Overpaid, overreacting and overhead. ...