Strategy – Page 743
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Low-cost battle across the Tasman
Routes across the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand are heading for a three-way showdown between low-cost carriers Freedom Air, JetStar and Pacific Blue.
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Common cause
It has been a long time coming, but the Star Alliance common IT platform is finally close to launch, representing a major step up in alliance co-operation
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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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The technological innovations of the 1990s are fast becoming industry standards, and although the threat of a divide between the have and have-nots is still real in areas such as e-ticketing, established carriers are far from holding all the aces when it comes to IT
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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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CSA set to compete from Bratislava
CSA Czech Airlines is planning to base aircraft in the Slovak capital Bratislava as it turns its attentions away from Hungary following Malev’s decision to join oneworld rather than SkyTeam.
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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?
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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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Spin-offs fuel Air Canada’s growth
Air Canada’s holding company, ACE Aviation Holdings, is in empire-building mood, selling stakes in assets such as its Aeroplan frequent flyer programme to fuel growth in other areas
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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