Airline Business articles from January 2008

Airline Business archives from January 2008

Door closes on Big Sky and Air Midwest.(Briefing)
January 21, 2008... Rising fuel prices have forced two small but well-known US regional operators out of business permanently. Big Sky Airlines shut down in January after a disastrous eastwards expansion, while Air Midwest faces liquidation later this year. ...

Majors merger time?(Briefing)
January 21, 2008... Byline: David Field Washington Consolidation is again the talk of the industry with Delta-Northwest the most likely pairing As US major carriers stumble towards likely consolidation, labour and legislative leaders are beginning to...

Southwest restructures network.(Briefing)
January 21, 2008... Byline: David Field Washington Low-cost player will add six new routes in Denver, where it will take on ailing Frontier and United Airlines Southwest Airlines plans its largest ever schedule change this May as part of a broad network...

Briefing.(Brief article)
January 21, 2008... TAM favours Star for alliance link In a strategy shift, Brazil's TAM has announced plans to join one of the three global alliances this year, and David Barioni Neto, TAM's new president, says it will probably be Star. Until now, TAM...

Briefing.(national institute of civil aviation)
January 21, 2008... david knibb seattle Aeropostal under threat Aeropostal's latest stand-off with the Venezuelan government could see it shut down Venezuela's national institute of civil aviation (INAC) is considering shutting down Aeropostal, as...

Briefing.(US Department of Transportation)(Brief article)
January 21, 2008... War-risk insurance will likely expire The US Department of Transportation is proposing eliminating federally supported domestic war-risk insurance for US carriers and instead push the airlines toward the private insurance market. The...

Briefing.( US Department of Transportation )(Brief article)
January 21, 2008... DoT seeks to change AIRPORT PRICING The US Department of Transportation proposed in mid-January a new pricing scheme for US airports that embraces most of the principles of congestion pricing, including charging more for peak hour flights...

Analysis.
January 21, 2008... Pulling the revenue levers What are the first airline responses to a downturn? ask Chris and Andrew Tarry. Analysis from Antonio Panariello With it now looking as though 2007 will be the peak year of the upswing that started in 2003,...

Briefing.
January 21, 2008... Australia's aviation under review australia's new government expects to take a fresh look at a number of aviation issues. Anthony Albanese, the new transport minister, has confirmed in one of his first decisions that negotiations with...

Briefing.
January 21, 2008... NICHOLAS IONIDES SINGAPORE SIA-China Eastern deal derailed Air China has blocked SIA's buy-in of China Eastern in a political manoeuvre that has also led to a shake-up at the CAAC An extraordinary game of politics has hit China's...

Briefing.
January 21, 2008... China-Hong Kong restrictions eased More airlines are to be approved for flights between major cities in China and its Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, following a further liberalisation of their previously restrictive air...

Briefing.
January 21, 2008... NICHOLAS IONIDES SINGAPORE More Indian consolidation Kingfisher and Deccan will be merged in April under a new holding company More consolidation is on its way in the fast-changing Indian market with low-cost carrier Deccan and...

Briefing.(Lion Air Has Joint Venture With Skyairworld)
January 21, 2008... Lion plans affiliates in Australia and Thailand Indonesia's Lion Air has become the latest low-cost Asian carrier to seek to expand through the establishment of joint-venture associate airlines in other countries. Lion president...

Briefing.
January 21, 2008... NICHOLAS IONIDES SINGAPORE Emirates to pull out of SriLankan Sri Lanka's government will take back control of flag carrier as Emirates decides against renewing management contract A decade after Emirates bought into Sri Lanka's...

Briefing.
January 21, 2008... China seeks better punctuality China is threatening to take harsh action against airlines with poor punctuality records as it seeks to ensure smooth flight operations around the Olympic Games in Beijing in August. Local airlines that fail...

Executive appointments.(Forum)
January 21, 2008... ASIA Chew stays on at SIA Singapore Airlines has extended the contract of its chief executive through the end of 2010. Chew Choon Seng's contract will now run through December 2010, having originally been due to expire in June 2009. A...

Forum.
January 21, 2008... In brief Singapore-based low-cost carrier Tiger Airways has appointed Steve Burns as chief operating officer. Burns joins from UK low-cost carrier bmibaby, which is also the former employer of Tiger chief executive Tony Davis. Burns, 33,...

China applies the brake.(Comment)
January 21, 2008... "The government has allowed politics to potentially reverse several years of genuine progress" At a time when the Chinese airline market was truly beginning to open up in a measured process of change, politics has intervened to derail the...

Events Diary.(Forum)(Calendar)
January 21, 2008... February 2008 27-28 Middle East Aviation Outlook Summit Abu Dhabi, UAE Contact Emma Roborgh Website terrapin.com March 2008 2-4 Network USA San Diego, USA See Highlights 2-6 IATA World Cargo Symposium...

Briefing.(Brief article)
January 21, 2008... More flight delays forecast as traffic grows The number of flights in Europe increased by 5.3% year-over-year in 2007 to a record 10 million, led by strong growth in Eastern Europe where some countries registered a 20% increase in flights....

Briefing.
January 21, 2008... Tom Zaitsev Moscow and Kaliningrad KD Avia optimistic about new hub Russian carrier KD Avia is predicting positive results for its hub at Kaliningrad's Khrabrovo airport Russia's KD Avia expects its new hub-and-spoke operation with...

Briefing.
January 21, 2008... Kerry ezard London London City slot shake-up Air France-KLM's acquisition of VLM will give it control of over half the slots at London City Air France-KLM agreed in late December to purchase Belgian regional operator VLM from...

Reality check.(Features)
January 21, 2008... Byline: ReportGunter Endres In Mauritius "Most African carriers will be eliminated from the industry [if imbalances are not addressed]" Christian folly-kossi Secretary general, AFRAA "Let us not be over-ambitious, but...

Best of the airline business blogs.(Forum)
January 21, 2008... Airport Radar - with two eyes Posted January 14, 2008 at 3:19 AM By David Field The airlines may be in one of their safest periods ever, but debate on aviation safety is bound to continue with Congress headed back to...

Joined up thinking.(Forum)
January 21, 2008... "This is a rare opportunity to temper the corrosive effects of sound bite politics" Leo Schefer President, WashingtonAirports Task Force The new US-European Union Open Skies pact offers real chances to address looming...

Midway, not halfway.(Briefing)(Midway Airlines Inc.)
January 21, 2008... David field Washington Dwarfed by giant O'Hare, little Midway handles only 20% of Chicago's flyers but is the clear favourite of the region's bargain hunters. Unlike its big brother, Midway has grown and attracted investor interest -...

Briefing.
January 21, 2008... kerry ezard london Firms vie to offer interline e-ticketing solution As IATA's end of May deadline for e-ticketing nears, two companies which offer carriers an interline e-ticketing solution are pushing to expand their customer bases....

Going the distance.(Features)(Company overview)
January 21, 2008... Byline: ReportBrendan Sobie In AmmanPhotographyTom gordon "We've taken a countryof six million and extended ourboundaries to cover80 to 100 million" At the same time as he was engineering a financial turnaround at Royal Jordanian,...

Premium model alive and kicking.(Briefing)
January 21, 2008... Byline: DAvid Field Washington Eos, L'Avion and Silverjet are confident of the all-business class model despite the demise of Maxjet The transatlantic all-premium market will likely grow despite the failure of US-based all-business...

The charge sheet lengthens.(Insight)
January 21, 2008... Byline: David Knibb Seattle The cargo price-fixing probe has entered a new phase with European regulators handing at least 15 airlines statements of objections. These and similar investigations by other governments could lead to hefty...

The decline of air cargo.(Forum)(Letter to the editor)
January 21, 2008... Dear Editor, Peter Conway's article in the November issue of Airline Business (p36) should sound alarm bells at every airline. It is absurd that air freight, a mode of transport synonymous with great speed, could be compared with sea...

Kuwait opens the door.(Briefing)
January 21, 2008... Byline: Brendan Sobie London With privatisation delayed, Kuwait Airways gets just what it doesn't need - more competition Further delays to the privatisation of Kuwait Airways are providing expansion opportunities for the small...

Briefing.
January 21, 2008... Air Arabia to launch Nepalese affiliate Sharjah-based low-cost carrier Air Arabia has established an affiliate in Nepal. Flyyeti.com, owned by Air Arabia and Nepalese regional carrier Yeti Airlines, plans to launch this quarter with a...

Sleeping giants.(Special Report)
January 21, 2008... Byline: ReportLeithen Francis In beijing Lessors from overseas have long dominated the aircraft leasing market in China, but Chinese banks are poised to enter the scene and shake things up Chinese financiers look set to embrace the...

The big squeeze.(Special Report)
January 21, 2008... US airlines will need to think about different forms of raising money as tighter credit markets mean more expensive capital market financings Capital market financing activity in 2007 came in like a lion, but went out like a lamb due to...

Toasting success.(Special Report)
January 21, 2008... Byline: ReportMark Pilling In London The leasing business has boomed for over three years creating a buoyant and confident industry with plenty of new players. But will the champagne continue to flow for the next few years? Making a...

Desert storm.(Special Report)(Dubai Aerospace Enterprise)
January 21, 2008... Byline: ReportBrendan Sobie In London High profile start-up DAE is one of four leasing firms in the Middle East with bold expansion plans. Is there room for so many new big players? Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), which in November...

SPECIAL REPORT Finance & leasing.(Special Report)(Brief article)
January 21, 2008... Contents 38 Toasting success Lessors continued to soar in 2007. What's in store for 2008? 40 Top 50 leasing survey Snapshot of the world's leased aircraft fleet 46 Desert storm A rash of new Middle Eastern players enter the...

Top 50 leasing survey.(Special Report)(Survey)(Brief article)
January 21, 2008... Byline: Data compiled by ian joyce and john wilding At ACAS This year's survey, spread over pages 40, 42 and 44, provides a snapshot of the aircraft fleets owned and managed by the world's top 50 operating lease companies ranked using data...