All Systems & interiors articles – Page 548
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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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Fuel price worries mount
Predictions that high fuel prices would ease back in 2005 are looking increasingly optimistic as the half-year mark passes, and carriers in both Europe and the Asia-Pacific region are feeling the pressure
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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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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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Paris cheer
Airbus and Boeing had reasons galore to be pleased with their work at the recent Paris air show as the orders piled in and new models gained ground
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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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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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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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Senate offers carriers cold comfort
When they took their pensions crisis to Capitol Hill recently airline chiefs found little sympathy from Washington’s political elite but considerable blame.
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Europe unveils its ATM masterplan
Political issues still cloud the way forward as the European Commission (EC) and Eurocontrol prepare to launch the “definition” phase of the SESAME programme that is designed to set a masterplan for harmonised air traffic navigation operations and standards.
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Alliances jostle for Chinese position
As Star unveils Swiss as its latest membership candidate, the alliance is busy recruiting in China, and still hopes it can convince Air China to join.
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News2005 IT Trends survey
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