Airline Weekly - May 9, 2011 - Seoul Position: Asiana moves from laggard to leader. What’s working, and can it continue?
Cover Story SEOUL POSITION: ASIANA MOVES FROM LAGGARD TO LEADER. WHAT’S WORKING, AND CAN IT CONTINUE? Through the ups and downs of the past half decade, Korea’s Asiana never lost its reputation for top-notch customer service. But its finances were never as comfortable for investors as its seats were for travelers. Asiana’s average operating margin from 2006 to 2009 was a miniscule 1%, compared...
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May 2, 2011 - Calm in the Lion’s Den: U.S. airlines, with revenues surging despite tepid economic growth, survive a fuel spike
Cover Story CALM IN THE LION’S DEN: U.S. AIRLINES, WITH REVENUES SURGING DESPITE TEPID ECONOMIC GROWTH, SURVIVE A FUEL SPIKE If someone were to make a movie about the history of the U.S. airline industry, one thing it wouldn't lack is action: carriers pummeling each other for scraps of demand—and doing it under a constant downpour of market shocks. It would, of course, be a sad movie, with a lot...
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Airline Weekly - April 25, 2011 - Out of the Dark: With Mexicana dead, Aeromexico makes its move
Cover Story OUT OF THE DARK: WITH MEXICANA DEAD, AEROMEXICO MAKES ITS MOVE After many years of darkness, the lights were shining brightly on Aeromexico last year. It was among just 25 or so airlines in the world with a double-digit operating margin. And it earned nearly $200m in net profit while growing revenues an astounding 26%. The mission now: keep the lights on. Operating an airline in Mexico...
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Airline Weekly - April 18, 2011 -
Cover Story BLAME THE BOSSES FOR THE LOSSES? LABOR PAINS PERSIST, BUT WHAT’S REALLY TO BLAME FOR AMERICAN’S DEEP POOL OF RED INK? When American Airlines reports its quarterly earnings Wednesday, it will likely reveal heavy losses that are once again out of step with the rest of the industry. Almost as certainly, it will again blame its results on high labor costs and express hope that its competitors’...
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Airline Weekly - April 11, 2011 - Eastern Philosophy: Garuda CEO Emirsyah Satar discusses the Indonesian airline’s turnaround
Cover Story EASTERN PHILOSOPHY: GARUDA CEO EMIRSYAH SATAR DISCUSSES THE INDONESIAN AIRLINE’S TURNAROUND Just a few years ago, Garuda Indonesia was considered little more than a joke in the global airline industry. In the late 1990s it was even tied up in government corruption scandals. But like other airlines that have transformed themselves—think Air France in the 1990s or Turkish Airlines in...
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Airline Weekly - March 28, 2011 - Istan-Bull or Istan-Bear? Rising superstar Turkish Airlines shows cracks in the facade
Cover Story ISTAN-BULL OR ISTAN-BEAR? RISING SUPERSTAR TURKISH AIRLINES SHOWS CRACKS IN THE FACADE Ten years ago, it was an industry nobody. By 2010 it was an industry superstar. But is the Turkish Airlines rocket ship running out of fuel? Last week, the carrier unveiled a $191m net profit for all of 2010, with capacity up 15% y/y, traffic up 19% and revenues up 20%. Operating margin was a solid...
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Airline Weekly - March 21, 2011 - Aftershock: The Japan crisis presents new challenges for an already-challenged airline industry
Cover Story AFTERSHOCK: THE JAPAN CRISIS PRESENTS NEW CHALLENGES FOR AN ALREADY-CHALLENGED AIRLINE INDUSTRY The contrast couldn’t be any more glaring. On one hand, airlines worldwide are reporting some of their strongest financial results ever for the year that just ended. On the other, they’re dealing with an unprecedented array of disruptions to their business in the opening three months of...
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Airline Weekly - March 14, 2011 - Bridge Over Troubled Water: JVs consolidating power across the North Atlantic. Transfer traffic, though, under threat
Cover Story BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER: JVS CONSOLIDATING POWER ACROSS THE NORTH ATLANTIC. TRANSFER TRAFFIC, THOUGH, UNDER THREAT Yes, North America and Europe have slow-growing airline sectors. But the transatlantic market connecting them is buzzing with activity. This summer alone, carriers will start more than 15 new routes, many made possible by collaboration. Already in the first two months of...
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Airline Weekly - March 7, 2011 - A Russian Ryanair? Ultra-LCC Avianova’s CEO Andrew Pyne speaks with Airline Weekly
Cover Story A RUSSIAN RYANAIR? ULTRA-LCC AVIANOVA’S CEO ANDREW PYNE SPEAKS WITH AIRLINE WEEKLY Imagine trying to operate a low-cost carrier in a market where you can’t offer non-refundable fares and can’t, practically speaking, control your own seating density. Those are just two of the challenges facing Russia’s Avianova, which launched in 2009. But it’s backed by owners with a long record...
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Airline Weekly - March 1, 2011 - Narrow Passage: Airlines navigate a fast-changing market for single-aisle aircraft
Cover Story NARROW PASSAGE: AIRLINES NAVIGATE A FAST-CHANGING MARKET FOR SINGLE-AISLE AIRCRAFT Giant ultra-jumbos like the A380 and sleek new globetrotters like the B787 get all the glitz and glamour. But the airline industry of the next 20 years will be shaped at least as much by developments in single aisle aircraft. Narrowbodies, after all, account for roughly three quarters of all airplanes flying...
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Airline Weekly - February 21, 2011 - I Guess That's Why They Call it Jet...: Can JetBlue Rediscover Its Glory Years?
Cover Story I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT JET…: CAN JETBLUE REDISCOVER ITS GLORY YEARS? Will this finally be it? “This” is the latest round of JetBlue initiatives: network moves, partnerships and product tweaks. “It” is what JetBlue has been seeking for much of the past decade: something new to recapture the trailblazing success of its early years. It was in those early years that...
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Airline Weekly - February 14, 2011 - French Lessons: After weak traffic growth in 2010, airlines in Paris wonder what’s next
Cover Story FRENCH LESSONS: AFTER WEAK TRAFFIC GROWTH IN 2010, AIRLINES IN PARIS WONDER WHAT’S NEXT What better time than Valentine’s Day to discuss the love airlines have for the world’s most romantic city. Paris, the city of lights, might just as well be called the city of flights. Last year, airlines operated 708,000 of them from the French capital’s two major airports. Charles de Gaulle,...
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Airline Weekly - February 7, 2011 - Nervous on the Nile: Will Egypt’s tourist sector revive? And what does the instability mean for airlines everywhere?
Cover Story NERVOUS ON THE NILE: AIRLINES REACT AS EGYPT DESTABILIZES; WILL THE COUNTRY’S LARGE TOURIST SECTOR REVIVE? Air Canada doesn’t normally fly to Egypt. Nor do Air China and Qantas. But all had planes in Cairo last week, busily evacuating travelers fleeing sudden and dramatic political unrest. By some estimates, a million tourists fled the country. Egypt, as recent events remind, is an...
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Airline Weekly - January 31, 2011 - Revenues to the Rescue: Why exactly did U.S. airlines thrive in 2010, and what lies ahead?
Cover Story REVENUES TO THE RESCUE: WHY EXACTLY DID U.S. AIRLINES THRIVE IN 2010, AND WHAT LIES AHEAD? Extreme fuel prices have been eating away at U.S. airlines all decade. But finally, they seem to have found a solution: extreme revenue growth. Sounds easier said than done. But sure enough, they’ve done it. For all of 2010, America’s eight largest airlines saw their fuel costs jump again, this...
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Airline Weekly - January 24, 2011 - Setting a Record, Hoping for Another: More people than ever flew in 2010. But can airlines top the feat in 2011?
Cover Story SETTING A RECORD, HOPING FOR ANOTHER: MORE PEOPLE THAN EVER FLEW IN 2010. BUT CAN AIRLINES TOP THE FEAT IN 2011? The data is still pouring in—from airlines, airports, trade associations and governments. But there’s already enough information to draw some important conclusions—and a few surprising ones—about airline traffic in 2010. How’s this for starters: it was the best year...
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Airline Weekly - January 17, 2011 - No More “Shorthaul Fundamentalism”: Airline Weekly speaks with Vueling CEO Alex Cruz
Cover Story NO MORE “SHORTHAUL FUNDAMENTALISM”: AIRLINE WEEKLY SPEAKS WITH VUELING CEO ALEX CRUZ When Iberia backed the launch of Clickair last decade, there was little reason to think the venture would succeed. How many other legacy carriers had made fools of themselves launching “low-cost carriers” that ultimately… well… weren’t? And Spain in particular was hypercompetitive, with Clickair...
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Airline Weekly - January 10, 2011 - Phoenix Falling: Once the world’s eleventh busiest airport, domestic-heavy Phoenix looks to re-ignite growth
Cover Story PHOENIX FALLING: ONCE THE WORLD’S ELEVENTH BUSIEST AIRPORT, DOMESTIC-HEAVY PHOENIX LOOKS TO RE-IGNITE GROWTH The last decade was a good one for Phoenix—sort of. The Arizona city saw its population swell by more than 1m people during the 2000s, creating America’s 12th largest metro area, with an airline market that punched above its weight. With lots of new jobs, a low cost of living...
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Airline Weekly - January 3, 2011 - Hai As a Kite: China’s Hainan Airlines has big domestic profits and big international ambitions
Cover Story HAI AS A KITE: CHINA’S HAINAN AIRLINES HAS BIG DOMESTIC PROFITS AND BIG INTERNATIONAL AMBITIONS Never heard of Hainan Airlines? It’s not exactly a household name, even in aviation circles. But maybe it should be. In a year notable for the breakout performance by airlines in mainland China—just one year earlier the sector was kept alive by government bailouts—all major players...
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Airline Weekly - December 13, 2010 - Looking Back, Looking Ahead: A review of the ten top developments in 2010—and what to look for in 2011
Cover Story LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD: A REVIEW OF THE TEN TOP DEVELOPMENTS IN 2010—AND WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2011 What a difference a year makes. In 2009, airlines suffered from biblical revenue plagues that more than offset the relative calmness on the cost side of the business. Fuel prices were manageable, yes, but economic catastrophe, the H1N1 virus and draconian cuts to corporate travel budgets...
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Airline Weekly - December 6, 2010 - America’s “Big Three” Growth Airlines: Allegiant, Virgin America and Spirit all expanding rapidly, unlike their bigger rivals
Cover Story AMERICA’S "BIG THREE" GROWTH AIRLINES: ALLEGIANT, VIRGIN AMERICA AND SPIRIT ALL EXPANDING RAPIDLY, UNLIKE THEIR BIGGER RIVALS Call them the Big Three. Lufthansa, Air France/KLM and British Airways? Emirates, Qatar and Etihad? Maybe the distribution giants Amadeus, Sabre and Travelport? No, even in their own region, these Big Three actually aren’t the biggest by most measures—except...
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Airline Weekly - November 29, 2010 - Hammer Time: The obstacles are many, but Europe’s Big Three are doing well
Cover Story HAMMER TIME: THE OBSTACLES ARE MANY, BUT EUROPE’S BIG THREE ARE DOING WELL Europe’s Big Three airlines sure do know a thing or two about getting hammered by strikes. Lufthansa’s pilots staged one in February. British Airways suffered several in a still un-ended dispute with cabin crew. And Air France/KLM was in the crosshairs as French labor unrest disrupted operations this fall....
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Airline Weekly - November 22, 2010 - Going Direct: Why airlines in North America seek to change the GDS-centric distribution model
Cover Story GOING DIRECT: GOING DIRECT: WHY AIRLINES IN NORTH AMERICA SEEK TO CHANGE THE GDS-CENTRIC DISTRIBUTION MODEL North America’s airlines are at it again, with new strategies to lower their distribution costs and, this time, earn higher yields and better serve their customers too. The latest distribution wars now under way pit airlines like American and Air Canada against the big global...
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Airline Weekly - November 15, 2010 - LAX Appeal: Airlines near and far flocking to Los Angeles
Cover Story LAX APPEAL: AIRLINES NEAR AND FAR FLOCKING TO LOS ANGELES Once upon a time, Los Angeles was America’s Dubai—the epicenter of an economic miracle built on oil, entertainment and, indeed, aviation. A century ago, only a few hundred thousand people lived in L.A. Today the figure is about 13m, making it the second largest metro area in the United States behind New York. Its main airport...
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Airline Weekly - November 8, 2010 - The Great Crawl of China: Are Chinese airlines inching toward world-class standards?
Cover Story THE GREAT CRAWL OF CHINA: ARE CHINESE AIRLINES INCHING TOWARD WORLD-CLASS STANDARDS? Ask a globe-trotting, premium-class business traveler to name his or her favorite airline. Singapore Airlines perhaps? Emirates? Maybe Qantas, Qatar Airways or one of Europe’s Big Three? For those flying in and out of China a lot, maybe Korean Air, Asiana, Cathay Pacific/Dragonair or one of the two big...
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Airline Weekly - November 1, 2010 - The Italian Renaissance: With Alitalia recovering and LCCs still pouring in, Italy’s air traffic is on the upswing
Cover Story THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE: WITH ALITALIA RECOVERING AND LCCS STILL POURING IN, ITALY’S AIR TRAFFIC IS ON THE UPSWING For most of the past two decades, Alitalia did little for Italy besides tarnish its image and drain its taxpayers. Competitors, meanwhile, grimaced at all the subsidies Alitalia was given. But that certainly hasn’t kept them away. With rival airlines still pouring into...
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Airline Weekly - October 25, 2010 - Glory Days: U.S. airlines enjoy explosive third quarter earnings. But will this last?
Cover Story GLORY DAYS: U.S. AIRLINES ENJOY EXPLOSIVE THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS. BUT WILL THIS LAST? There were times when the economy was stronger. There were times when fuel prices were lower. But never before has the U.S. airline industry performed so well. From July to September, which takes in the busy summer season, America’s eight largest airlines (counting United and Continental as one) earned...
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Airline Weekly - October 18, 2010 - Great AAwakening? Some good revenue and cost news in store for American. But will it be enough?
Cover Story GREAT AAWAKENING? SOME GOOD REVENUE AND COST NEWS IN STORE FOR AMERICAN. BUT WILL IT BE ENOUGH? Black ink will not be in short supply when U.S. carriers begin reporting third quarter financial results this week. Yes, profits are in the air. But if recent quarters are any indication, one big airline will lag well behind the rest. For American Airlines, vastly underperforming rivals is...
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Airline Weekly - October 11, 2010 - The African Scramble: Airlines attacking the sub-Saharan market from all directions, generating a boom
Cover Story THE AFRICAN SCRAMBLE: AIRLINES ATTACKING THE SUB-SAHARAN MARKET FROM ALL DIRECTIONS, GENERATING A BOOM You know about China. You know about India, Brazil and Turkey. You know about emerging markets in general. But an airline boom in Africa? Just look at the data. OAG figures show seat counts in and out of Africa this month up 15% y/y, with capacity having doubled since 2003. That’s...
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Airline Weekly - October 4, 2010 - The AirTran Plan: Shrinking Southwest buys itself a growth opportunity
COVER S THE AIRTRAN PLAN: SHRINKING SOUTHWEST BUYS ITSELF A GROWTH OPPORTUNITY Once upon a time in the U.S. airline industry—the 1980s and 1990s to be precise—fuel was cheap, aviation taxes were low, economic growth was steady, airport security was hassle-free, skies were uncongested, competitors were bloated, California was a land of opportunity and a man named Herb found a way to do the impossible:...
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Airline Weekly - September 26, 2010 - The Miami Heat: Miami International shows that airport costs matter, but are less important than they once were
Cover Story THE MIAMI HEAT: MIAMI INTERNATIONAL SHOWS THAT AIRPORT COSTS MATTER, BUT ARE LESS IMPORTANT THAN THEY ONCE WERE Southwest has said it’s one of three major U.S. airports it will never serve. Virgin America avoided it when it started service to the region, even though its sister brand is already at the airport and South Beach matches airline’s flair. It’s one of the most expensive...
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Airline Weekly - September 20, 2010 - Kuala Bear: State-controlled Malaysia Airlines had a rough Q2, but management remains optimistic
KUALA BEAR: STATE-CONTROLLED MALAYSIA AIRLINES HAD A ROUGH Q2, BUT MANAGEMENT REMAINS OPTIMISTIC For evidence of economic recovery in East Asia, look no further than the region’s airlines. Nearly all reported second quarter profits, and many earned double digit operating margins. One major carrier, however, had an awful Q2. Malaysia Airlines, renowned for a remarkable turnaround in recent years,...
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Airline Weekly - September 13, 2010 - Buying a Piece of TAP: Might TAP Air Portugal, bad balance sheet and all, be Europes next big acquisition target?
Cover Story BUYING A PIECE OF TAP: MIGHT TAP AIR PORTUGAL, BAD BALANCE SHEET AND ALL, BE EUROPES NEXT BIG ACQUISITION TARGET? Last year was one to forget for Europes legacy airlines: Lufthansa, Air France/KLM, British Airways, SAS, Iberia, Alitalia and Finnair all lost money in 2009. But not TAP Air Portugal, which managed an $81m net profit ex special items, along with a 3% operating margin....
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Airline Weekly - May 5, 2008 - Who’s Buying Now? Despite industry turbulence, planes still flying off the shelves
Cover Story WHO’S BUYING NOW? DESPITE INDUSTRY TURBULENCE, PLANES STILL FLYING OFF THE SHELVES One might think now would be a good time to buy cheap airplanes. But it’s not—at least not yet. Fuel prices are tortuous. Bankruptcies and liquidations are becoming commonplace. Pummeled airline stocks are limiting access to capital. A global credit crisis is pinching lending. Finding qualified pilots...
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Airline Weekly - September 6, 2010 - The Allied Fronts: Alliances expand their reach and deepen their influence, even as some stay on the sidelines
Cover Story THE ALLIED FRONTS: ALLIANCES EXPAND THEIR REACH AND DEEPEN THEIR INFLUENCE, EVEN AS SOME STAY ON THE SIDELINES According to the laws of adolescent sociology, nobody hangs out with a loser. But in the airline alliance game, losers can be more popular than the captain of the football team. Japan Airlines, now bankrupt, isn’t exactly what you’d call a winner. Ditto for China Eastern,...
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Airline Weekly - July 16, 2007 - Africa’s Growth: How Much, How Soon?: Airline Weekly speaks with AFRAA’s Christian E. Folly-Kossi
Cover Story AFRICA’S GROWTH: HOW MUCH, HOW SOON?: AIRLINE WEEKLY SPEAKS WITH AFRAA’S CHRISTIAN E. FOLLY-KOSSI With more than 800m people, lots of natural resources and a wealth of tourist attractions, Africa should be a thriving airline market. But economic underdevelopment and other barriers have prevented the continent from achieving its aviation potential, impressive recent growth figures notwithstanding....
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Airline Weekly - July 9, 2007 - The World Goes Boom: Mid-year report: Global growth brightens skies, though unevenly
Cover Story THE WORLD GOES BOOM: MID-YEAR REPORT: GLOBAL GROWTH BRIGHTENS SKIES, THOUGH UNEVENLY An airplane isn’t the only thing that flies. So does time. Half of 2007 has come and gone and the resounding theme across the globe is that of an airline industry enjoying the fruits of a strong world economy. Here is our mid-year report region by region: North America: U.S. airlines earned a collective...
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Airline Weekly - July 2, 2007 - Deep In the Skies of Texas: Big airlines doing big things in one of America’s fastest growing states
Cover Story DEEP IN THE SKIES OF TEXAS: BIG AIRLINES DOING BIG THINGS IN ONE OF AMERICA’S FASTEST GROWING STATES Southwest was born there in 1971, American moved there in 1979 and Braniff died there in 1982. That same year, Continental transferred its headquarters there after falling into Frank Lorenzo’s empire, which collapsed there in the late 1980s. Herb Kelleher, Robert Crandall and Gordon...
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Airline Weekly - June 25, 2007 - Going Long: Prominent LCCs grow increasingly attracted to longhaul service
Cover Story GOING LONG: PROMINENT LCCS GROW INCREASINGLY ATTRACTED TO LONGHAUL SERVICE Can low costs go longhaul? No, according to skeptics who cite a litany of obstacles. Passengers, they say, care much more about amenities like seat comfort and airport lounges on long flights, and these amenities add complexity and costs. At the same time, incumbent carriers already sport relatively low unit costs...
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Airline Weekly - June 18, 2007 - Sounds of Softness: U.S. airlines confirm signs of weakening domestic yields
Cover Story SOUNDS OF SOFTNESS: U.S. AIRLINES CONFIRM SIGNS OF WEAKENING DOMESTIC YIELDS Executives from the ten largest U.S. airlines all visited Wall Street last week, not to raise money but to participate in an investor conference arranged by Merrill Lynch, the investment bank whose logo is a bull. Unfortunately, it was one of the only bulls in the room. Airlines and their investors, indeed, are...
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Airline Weekly - June 11, 2007 - jetGreen: Airlines confront the threat of environmental activism
Cover Story JETGREEN: AIRLINES CONFRONT THE THREAT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM When airline executives from around the world gathered in Vancouver last week for IATA’s annual meeting, the hottest topic of discussion had little to do with the industry’s usual risks and worries like terrorism, fuel prices, recession or health epidemics. Instead, executives focused on what suddenly seems to be an imminent...
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Airline Weekly - June 4, 2007 - Developing a Developing Market: Airline Weekly speaks with Mexican civil aviation director Gilberto López Meyer
Cover Story DEVELOPING A DEVELOPING MARKET: AIRLINE WEEKLY SPEAKS WITH MEXICAN CIVIL AVIATION DIRECTOR GILBERTO LóPEZ MEYER It’s a microcosm of all the trends in international aviation. From LCC growth to privatization of government-owned carriers, from liberalizing air service treaties to airport infrastructure challenges, practically everything that is happening somewhere in the world is happening...
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Airline Weekly - May 28, 2007 - Ryanair USA?: Skybus brings ultra-low fares to Americans despite unique challenges
Cover Story RYANAIR USA?: SKYBUS BRINGS ULTRA-LOW FARES TO AMERICANS DESPITE UNIQUE CHALLENGES As Skybus completed its first week of flying, its ambitious founders were undoubtedly asking the question: If Ryanair’s doing it, why can’t we? It was only a matter of time before someone in the U.S. airline business attempted to replicate the phenomenal success of what’s now Europe’s largest low-cost...
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Airline Weekly - May 21, 2007 - Hong Kong’s Place in a Changing China: Will the city’s current airline boom continue?
Cover Story HONG KONG’S PLACE IN A CHANGING CHINA: WILL THE CITY’S CURRENT AIRLINE BOOM CONTINUE? Hong Kong’s airline market is big and getting bigger. But as the world changes, does it stand to win or lose? In 2006, Hong Kong’s airport handled 44m airline passengers, making it the 14th busiest in the world and the third busiest in Asia*. Its 9% annual growth, moreover, was exceeded by just...
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Airline Weekly - May 14, 2007 - Wobbling Yields: Recovering U.S. airlines see signs of pricing pressure
Cover Story WOBBLING YIELDS: RECOVERING U.S. AIRLINES SEE SIGNS OF PRICING PRESSURE Will U.S. airlines post healthy profits in 2007, as it seemed they would at the start of the year? For that to happen, they need to do just one thing: Collect more money than they spend. Obvious? Yes. But easy? Not in the rough-and-tumble U.S. airline industry, where eleven major airlines all fight for the same large...
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Airline Weekly - May 7, 2007 - Buy-beria?: Airlines and investors contemplate a takeover of Spain’s top carrier
Cover Story BUY-BERIA?: AIRLINES AND INVESTORS CONTEMPLATE A TAKEOVER OF SPAIN’S TOP CARRIER British Airways may want it. Lufthansa is interested. And private equity groups like Texas Pacific and Apax Partners are already, according to reports, preparing buyout bids. Everybody, it seems, wants to dance with Iberia. It’s not too difficult to see why. For 11 straight years—from 1996 to 2006—Iberia...
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Airline Weekly - April 30, 2007 - A Turnaround Story: Airline Weekly Speaks with Air Canada CEO Montie Brewer
Cover Story A TURNAROUND STORY: AIRLINE WEEKLY SPEAKS WITH AIR CANADA CEO MONTIE BREWER It wasn’t that long ago when Air Canada found itself on the brink of collapse, saddled with post-9/11 fallout and crippling labor troubles. But a visit to the bankruptcy court in 2003 enabled it to slash costs and restructure its business model, sparking a dramatic financial turnaround. During the last few years,...
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Airline Weekly - April 23, 2007 - Pacific Awakening: Market between Northeast Asia and North America set to expand
Cover Story PACIFIC AWAKENING: MARKET BETWEEN NORTHEAST ASIA AND NORTH AMERICA SET TO EXPAND By the end of 2007, all six U.S. legacy carriers will have opened new routes across the North Atlantic. The same is true for Air Canada, Air France/KLM, Lufthansa, Iberia, Austrian Airlines, Aer Lingus and Virgin Atlantic, along with a host of smaller carriers like Air Transat, MAXjet, Flyglobespan, Zoom Airlines...
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