Strategy – Page 670
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Maintenance special report: Bucking the trend
American and Continental Airlines have used different tactics against the recent move towards outsourcing, but both workforces have cut costs and improved efficiency
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Darby's Caribbean dream at Liat
In the first of a series of articles, Mark Darby, the newly appointed chief executive of Antigua-based Liat, looks back at his first 100 days with the Caribbean inter-island carrier
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Low-cost carriers slam "over-priced" airports
Europe's low-cost carriers have launched a bitter series of attacks against high airport charges and costly new facilities.
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KAL to launch Chinese cargo carrier
Another joint-venture cargo airline is to be established in China aimed at capitalising on the rapid growth in the freight market.
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Thai ponders cuts to domestic routes
Thai Airways International is discussing dropping all but two domestic routes and handing them to its low-cost affiliate Nok Air.
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Flybe's new low-cost expansion tool
UK-based flybe is looking to extend its low-fares network to the Mediterranean and other medium-haul destinations following the delivery of its first Embraer 195.
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The big squeeze
The regional sector is still a growth market, with revenues up by a fifth on the previous year, but fierce competition is forcing carriers into massive efforts to slash costs and raise productivity
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Balance of power
The US majors have finally managed to wrestle their selling costs down after a series of landmark agreements with the global distribution systems that sees the much-hated travel agent incentive fee fading away
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Slowdown coming?
The outlook remains cloudy but the industry could be on the cusp of a sharp rather than smooth downturn, writes Chris Tarry of CTAIRA.
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Caribbean Airlines to succeed BWIA
After years of heavy losses, bankrupt BWIA West Indies Airways is being closed and a new carrier formed to follow in its footsteps.