Airline Business articles from December 2004

Airline Business archives from December 2004

Traffic returns but will yields?
December 1, 2004... Passenger traffic appears to have rolled along at a brisk tick so far this year, with many markets now back to pre-crisis levels. However, yields are a different matter, writes Chris Tarry of CTAIRA As year-end approaches it is perhaps...

Long-haul low-cost.
December 1, 2004... The debate over the short-haul low-cost model being transferred to longer routes is not whether it will arrive, as it is already around in various guises, but whether existing carriers will adapt their business models to move in this direction....

EasyJet looks east for maintenance.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... EasyJet is considering options to perform all of the heavy maintenance on its rapidly expanding Airbus A319 fleet in eastern Europe. The UK-based low-cost carrier is contacting interested parties in countries across the region, as well as...

In brief.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Star agrees Heathrow move The Star Alliance and UKairports group BAA are close to signing a deal on the location of the alliance's carriers at London Heathrow. Star carriers will move into Terminal 1 when British Airways transfers to...

Consumer.
December 1, 2004... power Travel volumes are once more on the rise, but with ever more demanding consumers and too much competition it is only getting tougher to translate volume into profits Airlines may perhaps be cheered to know that they are not...

Lufthansa in Chinese cargo venture.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Lufthansa Cargo and Shenzhen Airlines agreed at a signing ceremony in Beijing in late October to set up a joint-venture cargo airline to fly on intra-Chinese and intra-Asian routes. Initially, the new carrier is expected to operate two...

Fuel surcharges meet mixed fortunes.
December 1, 2004... Airlines have had mixed fortunes in their attempts to recover some of the losses from the surge in kerosene prices by adding a fuel surcharge to tickets. European carriers have been at the forefront of the move, with British Airways and...

Walsh quits Aer Lingus.
December 1, 2004... Aer Lingus chief executive Willie Walsh has resigned along with the two other senior executives with whom he has turned around the failing carrier. The direction being set by the flag carrier's political masters appears to have persuaded the...

Aggressive Southwest.(Southwest Airlines Co. was the exception in the airline industry's loss)
December 1, 2004... With the notable exception of Southwest Airlines, the US majors and low-cost contenders alike slipped back in the September quarter The US airline industry went into winter with a loss of more than $1.2 billion in the third quarter, an...

The need for.
December 1, 2004... speed As security and aircraft delays increase, US hubs are thinking up innovative ways to cut ground-side airport traffic delays and move passengers between terminals As US airport congestion reaches or exceeds historical peaks, and...

Terminal.
December 1, 2004... case case More airports are making the argument to segregate their traffic by building low-cost terminals, but can they be profitable and what is the effect on network carriers? For an increasing band of airports, the introduction...

Come.
December 1, 2004... together The global airline alliances are jockeying for position as major new terminal projects offer fresh opportunities to co-locate at hubs such as London Heathrow The global airline groupings have long talked about the potential...

A.
December 1, 2004... thaw in relations Airports and airlines have held a battle of words over charges in recent years, but are close to developing a common understanding over this thorny issue The relationship between airport and airlines is still...

States.
December 1, 2004... of play Chief executives of Middle East airlines met in Jordan in October to debate how to help Iraqi Airways return to flying, and discussed two new initiatives that suggest market reform is finally on the agenda Perhaps it was...

Executive appointments.
December 1, 2004... bmi Change galore at bmi The top ranks at the UK's bmi and its low-fare subsidiary bmibaby have both changed within weeks of each other. At bmi, long-serving Austin Reid, 60, has retired early as the carrier's chief executive to...

Feedback.
December 1, 2004... Emission impossible With European states getting the nod at the ICAOgeneral assembley in October to introduce a fuel tax from 2007, IATA warns that such a tax would be both unfair and face significant obstacles. It is no secret that...