Networks – Page 1263
-
News
Appointments
Gavin Strang has taken up the position of minister for transport in the new UK government, and Glenda Jackson has been appointed aviation minister. Both report to John Prescott, secretary of state for transport and environment. Virgin Express has promoted Mike Lotz to chief operating officer, and has ...
-
News
Trent trouble
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair resumed flying their Airbus A330s after temporarily suspending the aircraft's operation in May due to concerns over the reliability of gearbox parts in their Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines. The grounding of its 11 A330-300s could cost Cathay up to $19.4 million. The carriers may seek compensation ...
-
News
Senate grills the two Bobs
As theatre goes, it was in a class of its own. And as the curtain went down on a US Senate hearing into the US-UK open skies talks in early June, the prospect of progress seemed as remote as ever. The general consensus was that Robert Crandall and ...
-
News
Aeropostal in legal dispute
The parties behind the resurrection of Aeropostal are caught up in a legal dispute over money and control of the Venezuelan carrier. On first appearances, the carrier has made a miraculous comeback after going bankrupt in October 1994. Aeropostal's president Nelson Ramiz says the airline was due to ...
-
News
Airlines unite over Africa
Rising concerns over air safety in most of Africa have spurred several major European carriers to support a South Africa Airways' initiative that could see some countries boycotted if they do nothing to improve the parlous state of their air traffic control systems. In May SAA put forward ...
-
News
BA places a no strike bet
British Airways' plan to reap £1 billion a year in efficiency savings by March 2000 could suffer a severe blow if two separate ballots of cabin crew and ground staff, the latter over the airline's plan to sell its catering operations, result in support for strike action. Both ...
-
News
Canada set for shakeup
The two major Canadian carriers are preparing their unprofitable regional operations for a shake-up, as Canada's low-cost startup carriers threaten to expand their influence. Even before Air Canada has completed a review of the future of its five regional carriers, it has been approached by a potential purchaser ...
-
News
Domestic dancing
The surge in new entrants to the Colombian market is over but major challenges remain. David Knibb reviews the progress of the five main players. Nowadays Colombians seem naturally optimistic. The heady days of growth are still a fresh enough memory for few to be willing to predict their airlines ...
-
News
We win together
Profits and a healthy cash balance once seemed impossible goals for Continental Airlines. Having achieved them, chairman and chief executive officer Gordon Bethune has turned his attention to the fight for global market share. Interview by Richard Whitaker Working together worked! So says the banner headline on the front cover ...
-
News
Friendly skies? Let's get honest
Blame it on the lettuce leaf liner. Just a few years ago, when airline CEOs across the US were nervously eyeing their costs per available seat mile, the challenge was to trim costs without upsetting the passenger. An easy throwaway was the limp piece of lettuce that lined the trays ...
-
News
Airline News
Swissair and Delta Air Lines started codesharing on 1 June from Zürich to New Orleans, Charlotte, Fort Lauderdale, Portland, Memphis, Nashville, Phoenix and Tallahassee via Atlanta or Cincinnati. Swissair was to start three weekly Zürich-Sarajevo services on 9 June. Crossair launched twice weekly Basle-Dublin services on ...
-
News
Financial results
The sale of Continental Airlines shares added US$126m to pre-tax income, which was lowered by $24m by a regional airlines strike. Air France made its first net profit since 1989, but Air France Europe lost $93m despite $50.5m in aircraft sales. Future results will be reported jointly after ...
-
News
Iberia starts to fight back
Iberia is finally squaring up to its aggressive Spanish competitors by integrating the group's three main carriers. The Spanish flag carrier has seen its domestic monopoly slip over the last three years as private operators Spanair and Air Europa started expanding into scheduled services. But Iberia ...
-
News
Euro startups go to market
European startups are wasting no time in positioning themselves for expansion as Virgin Express ponders following Ryanair with a stock listing, while Debonair looks set to tap the markets by August. The Irish low-cost carrier set the flotation ball rolling in May, offering 54.2 million shares on the ...
-
News
Colombian mambo
ColombiaOf Colombia's newer airlines, Aces has the most ambition and potential. But to what extent the airline will be able to overcome the advantages of incumbent flag carrier Avianca remains far from clear. David Knibb reports from Bogotá. It looks like another David-Goliath contest - the innovative young challenger versus ...
-
News
Leap of faith
Having been forced to abandon its multi-company structure, the Mesa Air Group is now concentrating on new developments, like its operation at Fort Worth.Karen Walker talks to chairman Larry Risley. Larry Risley, chairman and chief executive officer at Mesa Air Group, has become an expert hurdles jumper over the last ...
-
News
Florida cocktail
The battle for control of the fast-growing market from the US to Latin America is being fought in Miami, but American Airlines' dominance means some US majors are shifting their sights elsewhere. Karen Walker reports. A tornado touched down in the heart of Miami earlier this year. Had the Wizard ...
-
News
Network agility
Will the gap widen between the most sophisticated European players in network management and those that have not yet grasped the concept fully? By Luis Rivera, Lucio Pompeo and Alberto Martin. Five years ago, network management was still quite an abstract concept for most European airlines. Though many had heard ...
-
News
BA hit by tit for tat ban
Air services between the UK and Nigeria were suspended in early June as a reciprocal ban of British and Nigerian registered aircraft assumed wider political implications. The UK Department of Transport banned Nigerian-registered aircraft from British airports in mid-May due to alleged poor safety standards. The Nigerian government ...
-
News
Final bow for three chiefs
Three of the longest serving airline chiefs shocked the industry by resigning within weeks of each other in May, with at least two seemingly forced out. The departure of Ron Allen, Delta Air Lines' chairman, president and chief executive, appears to have surprised Allen himself. Neither Allen nor ...