All Strategy articles – Page 1194
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AMR cuts go to the core
Restructuring of the executive ranks at AMR Corp is widely considered cosmetic for the short term, with an eye towards labour negotiations. However, the restructuring is also focusing on preparing for longer term goals such as forming partnerships and joint ventures, especially in information technology. Robert Crandall turned ...
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On the attack
Mid-sized airlines face crucial decisions as they focus on which strategies and management tactics to adopt. Sara Guild reports from an Airline Business conference on the future of medium-sized carriers. The greatest profit potential for medium sized carriers lies in a direct attack on the strategic weaknesses of ...
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Pulling back from USAir
USAir's mired labour negotiations and six year streak of losses have finally convinced fabled investor Warren Buffett that the airline has been a bad investment. However, the decision by his investers Berkshire Hathaway Inc to write off $268.5 million of the carrier's stock - 75 per cent of its holding ...
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The big float
There are doubts over whether the jewel of the Chinese state-owned airlines, Air China, will be allowed to follow flotations at China Southern and China Eastern in two years' time. David Knibb reports. Whether Air China will sell and list shares overseas after China Southern and China Eastern depends ...
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Turnup for the books
Cancellations dropped sharply in 1994 and orders look set to recover this year. But the delivery upturn is still two years away and the outlook remains tough for major and regional aircraft manufacturers alike. Mark Odell reports. No-one expected any different in 1994 as aircraft orders remained in the doldrums. ...
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China order thaw on way
Pressure is mounting for Beijing to relax its freeze on new aircraft orders. It looks as if the Civil Aviation Administration of China will permit two, and perhaps all three big carriers, to place firm orders. Senior Air China officials recently visited Toulouse and Seattle in anticipation that ...
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China's high flyers
Timing. That is the key word for any interested party wondering when the big three Chinese carriers, China Southern, China Eastern and Air China, will eventually list and sell shares on the New York stock exchange.While the indications are that China Eastern at least will be ready later this year, ...
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Give Commission a clear mandate
Divisions in Europe on US bilaterals and state aid threaten the internal market Less than two months after moving to Brussels to take up his position as the new European transport commissioner, Neil Kinnock finds himself surrounded by controversy. In his early dealings he has adopted a spirited approach, ...
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Top earners must deliver
As an avid reader of your intelligent, well reported magazine I was surprised with part of the February editorial, Crisis over - but don't let up. There is no doubt that the airline industry must change, and that companies must be more innovative and responsive in future. My main concern ...
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More to gain in Ukraine?
Two-year-old startup Ukraine International Airlines is building on projected annual growth rates of 25 per cent, while its capital Kiev could ultimately challenge the supre-macy of Moscow as an international hub for the CIS states. At the same time the carrier's senior management is talking with potential partners, ...
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A gift for niches
With its gradual privatisation and firm focus on being a successful niche carrier, Finnair sees only benefits in Finland's entry into the European Union. Sara Guild visits Helsinki. The special gifts that might be expected to come with being the official carrier for Santa Claus since the 1980s have ...
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Indian stake in question
The high hopes of ModiLuft's management to pull Lufthansa in as an equity partner appear threatened by a claim from a US consultancy on 40 per cent of the carrier's equity. ModiLuft has made no secret of its desire to have the German major as an equity partner, ...
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Sunny prospects
The future of the European charter industry looks bright despite increased threats from liberalisation and low-cost scheduled competition. Paul Holubowicz reports on the sector's considerable strengths.The imminent demise of the European charter sector has been regularly predicted since the 1970s, when 'charter' was often considered to be synonymous with a ...
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The ratings trap
Low ratings from the two dominant financial rating agencies - Moody's and Standard & Poor's - have deprived many carriers of access to unsecured debt and increased the cost of other financings. Mead Jennings reports. Pity the poor airline treasurer. Amidst the uncertainty of the volatile airline industry, ...
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CAE cautiously optimistic for 1995 sales
CAE ELECTRONICS expects commercial flight-simulator sales to increase slightly in 1995, but the Canadian simulator manufacturer admits that it will be a challenge to maintain the 75% market share it achieved in 1994. Vice-president for sales and marketing, Andy Morris, says that CAE won 12 of the 16 ...
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Air Inter strikes threaten Blanc restructuring plan
CONTINUING STRIKES at French domestic carrier Air Inter are threatening the restructuring plan for the entire Air France Group. The trouble centres on the loss of up to 660 jobs, as part of the restructuring plan under which in 1997 will be merged Air Inter's European operations, with ...
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KLM to boost airline holdings other carriers
DUTCH FLAG CARRIER KLM is to increase its holdings in Martinair Holland and Air UK. KLM will take its holding in Martinair from 33.82% to 50% at the same time as the other major shareholder, Nedlloyd, increases its stake from 49.19% to a full 50%. The ...
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Asia-Pacific firms cautioned on markets
AIRBUS HAS WARNED that emerging Asia-Pacific aerospace industries may be attacking the wrong market with their emphasis on regional jets. The warning is based on the latest Airbus long-range forecast, which shows that airlines in Asia-Pacific will account for only 10% of airliner deliveries in the 100-seat class. ...
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Bilateral Impasse
As US air-services negotiators, return from an apparently promising meeting with their British counterparts, and the European Commission (EC) suddenly discovers that it doesn't like what the US negotiators have agreed with the rest of Europe, a new question arises. Who really talks for Europe, and who really talks for ...
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Oxford Cartographers develops new route-mapping concept
OXFORD Cartographers has developed a new concept in map imagery, which offers airlines a three-dimensional alternative to conventional "flat and featureless" route maps and inflight route-tracking displays. The UK mapmaker has based its "space" view of the Earth, on the photographic reproduction, of a specially modeled globe. ...