Airline Business articles from April 2008

Airline Business archives from April 2008

Kenya Airways weathers the storm.(Briefing)
April 21, 2008... Byline: graham dunn Nairobi Kenya's flag carrier focuses on further growing its intra-Africa network as traffic falls in its troubled home market The evolution of Kenya Airways into an African carrier not dependent on the Kenyan market...

JetBlue founder takes flight to Brazil.(Briefing)
April 21, 2008... David Neeleman, the founder of JetBlue Airways and a pioneer in low-cost airlines, has gone to Brazil to start another new carrier. Neeleman's new venture will be called by a name he will choose from entries to its website, voceescolhe, which...

FAA in safety blitz.(Briefing)
April 21, 2008... Under pressure from an increasingly activist Congress, the US FAA has been on an inspection blitz which has disrupted operations at the nation's largest airline, American Airlines, and threatens to spread chaos through the system as the summer...

Aloha exit shakes Hawaii.(Briefing)
April 21, 2008... Byline: David Field Washington Hawaiian Airlines plans to take advantage of the demise of rival Aloha Airlines Hawaii's airline market lost one of its long-time players when Aloha Airlines ceased operations in early April, and the...

Next up: Continental and United?(Cover)
April 21, 2008... Byline: David Field Washington The Northwest-Delta combination could spur on a major round of consolidation in the US market Delta Air Line's decision to merge with Northwest Airlines could pave the way for other mega mergers, such as...

Analysis.
April 21, 2008... Expectation management As the downturn bites, everyone is updating their plans, writes Chris Tarry. Analysis from Antonio Panariello of Flight Insight Chris Tarry CTAIRA In the January issue of Airline Business I touched briefly on...

Briefing.
April 21, 2008... ANA zeroes in on low-cost venture Japan's All Nippon Airways has stepped up studies of new business models which could result in it launching an international low-cost carrier in the coming years with equity partners. ANA at the...

Briefing.(Brief article)
April 21, 2008... Battling it out in Bangladesh Biman Bangladesh has been forced to step up its expansion plans due to pressure from a trio of private carriers, which are ready to start challenging the flag carrier on international routes. Following a...

Briefing.
April 21, 2008... Nicholas Ionides Singapore The bubble bursts for Oasis Hong Kong's airline market faces further shake-up following the demise of long-haul, low-cost start-up Oasis Hong Kong Hong Kong has been hit by its first-ever failure of a...

Briefing.
April 21, 2008... Tensions flare up in Macau's airline sector Macau's two rival airlines have entered into a public dispute over traffic rights that has highlighted the Chinese territory's unusual policies over the licensing of airlines. The dispute...

Briefing.
April 21, 2008... Nicholas Ionides Singapore China-Taiwan flights near The launch of scheduled flights between China and Taiwan may take place later this year Regular flights between China and rival Taiwan look set to become reality in the near...

a cruel month.(Comment)
April 21, 2008... "With no immediate cessation in the violence of high fuel prices in sight, further casualties are inevitable" After the relative blossoming of the airline business last year, with some posting record profits, the past month has seen the...

Briefing.
April 21, 2008... brendan sobie london Taking the leisure route Centralwings shifts its focus to charters, citing tough competition in scheduled markets the unprofitable LOT low-cost subsidiary is revising its business to focus more on charters as...

Briefing.
April 21, 2008... Flybaboo to expand Swiss regional carrier Flybaboo will treble in size under the leadership of new acting chief executive Jacques Bankir, with the arrival of three Embraer 190s. "We are going to triple the airline overnight," says...

Briefing.
April 21, 2008... victoria moores courchevel Europe backs off slots upheaval Europe's regulators will not tamper with slot trading practices for the timebeing, but they will clarify the rules Europe's position on airport slot trading is to be...

Goodbye to the rock.(Features)
April 21, 2008... Byline: Reportmark pillinglondon "It was one of those deals that was awin-win for all parties" richard davey Chief executive -*Nyras Capital A detailed strategic review of the future of UK-based carrier GB Airways...

Spin-offloyalty.(Special Report)
April 21, 2008... Byline: Reportravindra bhagwanani In ToulouseAnd Kerry Ezard In London "Growth potential and free cash flow make frequent flyer programmes interesting investment targets" Richard Schifter Managing partner, TPG Capital It...

keeping it simple.(Features)(Company overview)
April 21, 2008... Byline: ReportMARK PILLING In LUTONPhotographyTom GordonBillypix "EasyJet is a fundamentally strong business and it's going to be one of the winners in Europe's short-haul market" EasyJet boss Andrew Harrison is adamant that the...

back inthe ring.(Features)
April 21, 2008... Byline: ReportKerry Ezard In London "Whether the US will bend on ownership I don't know, but the genie is out of the bottle now" Nigel Turner Chief executive, bmi "I disagree that the big issue is ownership and control...the...

Executive appointments.(Forum)
April 21, 2008... In brief After less than a year in the post, Peter Negline, group chief financial officer at Singapore-based Tiger Airways, has left the airline. He joined the carrier in July 2007. He had been head of regional transportation research at...

mergers don't add up.(Forum)
April 21, 2008... "No one with any long-term stake in these airlines is advocating mergers" hubert horan Aviation consultant Industry veteran and consultant Hubert Horan details his top 10 false claims about the need for US airline mergers, drawing...

Alliances differ over IT strategies.(Briefing)
April 21, 2008... Oneworld and SkyTeam have decided against following the Star Alliance in pursuing a common IT platform and are instead seeking to introduce alternative technology that will allow members to exchange information. SkyTeam chairman Leo van...

Continental misses immunity jab.(Special Report)
April 21, 2008... Byline: David Field Washington The decision by US authorities to grant antitrust immunity to some SkyTeam carriers could leave Continental in the cold It is only SkyTeam member Continental Airlines that is the odd man out. The...

There will be blood.(Insight)
April 21, 2008... Byline: Kerry Ezard courchevel and london Fuel prices have been steeply climbing since the early part of this decade and the trend is showing no sign of reversing. April saw a number of airline casualties in the USA and one in Hong Kong....

Border crossing.(Special Report)
April 21, 2008... Byline: ReportDavid Knibb In Seattle Low-cost carriers are increasingly overcoming border restrictions and spreading their reach through offshore bases and cross-border joint ventures Agrowing number of low-cost carriers, particularly...

Making models.(Special Report)
April 21, 2008... Byline: ReportDavid Field In Washington The traditional low-cost approach - no frills and simplicity in all things - has yielded to several blended models and a focus on quality that flyers are willing to pay for. And the tweaks keep...

Mountain climbing.(Special Report)(Statistical data)
April 21, 2008... Byline: ReportBrendan Sobie In Bangkok, Londonand SingaporeData compiled byLloyd Dunning-Mitchell and Simon Mills of ATIAnalysis by Antonio Panariello of Flight Insight The low-cost carrier sector has boomed, driven by growth in emerging...