All Safety News – Page 1151
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Air Canada takes action to counter business slump
Responding to a C$108 million ($70 million) second quarter loss and predictions for an unprofitable year, Air Canada plans to cut costs and capacity, and launch its own discount airline.
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Democrats majority shows in the Senate
The Democrats' take-over of the US Senate has already begun to show through in a more aggressive antitrust agenda and pressure for federal action on delays.
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American poses contract dilemma for unions
During a period when labour disputes are an all too regular feature of US airline life,American Airlines has introduced a new element to opening contract negotiations.
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Hold on tight
Do recent traffic declines signal a fundamental shift in the link between GDPand airline growth asks Chris Tarry of Commerzbank?
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No light yet at the end of the tunnel
The driving factors behind a June quarter operating loss for USairlines were lower corporate spending and higher labour costs. Prospects seem glum for the rest of 2001 and the outlook for 2002 is equally uncertain, writes Jane Levere.
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ANZ awaits word from Wellington
A decision with long-range implications for Australasian aviation is due from the New Zealand Government by early September before the next meeting of the Air New Zealand (ANZ) board.
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Cathay dispute refuses to die down
Cathay Pacific started August by declaring that its labour dispute with pilots was at an end. But as the month wore on, it was again being forced to cancel flights, this time due to the levels of sick leave.
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China backs down from threat to blank Boeing
China's Government is finalising a multi-billion-dollar agreement with Boeing - after months of threatening to snub US companies and buy high-value goods from suppliers in other countries.
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Sabena draws up another last chance survival plan
Sabena appears to once again be drinking at the last chance saloon as it draws up a plan to ensure its survival now that shareholder Swissair has washed its hands of any further liabilities.
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Canadian challengers
Two airlines have emerged as Air Canada's challengers, yet they control less than one-third of the market and Air Canada is set to launch a discount airline of its own. So what are their chances?
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Noises from Montreal
Aircraft noise issues are once again set to dominate the next ICAO triennial General Assembly but engine emissions are rising up the agenda too
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Lasting relationships
New online technologies have opened up opportunities for direct contact with the air customer, but while airlines may have welcomed the chance to save distribution costs, their experiments have often been at the expense of building deeper relationships and earning greater commitment
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Cost concerns
Profits were depressed again in 2000 as cost increases ate away strong revenue growth. In the year ahead the revenues too have weakened sharply