Airline Business articles from July 2002

Airline Business archives from July 2002

Air Canada challenged on two fronts.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Competition complaints are confronting Air Canada in eastern Canada, where two start-ups are set to challenge its pricing. In the west it faces a related revolt. JetsGo, led by the former owner of Royal Airlines, Michael Leblanc, and...

In brief.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Delta books Chautauqua Moving to reduce its reliance on Comair as a Delta Connection, Delta Air Lines enlisted independent Chautauqua to its network and assigned it most of Comair's 84 daily Florida flights. By then Comair will hub only at...

In brief.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... No to AeroContinente bid Peruvian carrier AeroContinente's effort to buy Ecuatoriana has been turned down on the grounds that Ecuador's government has no right to sell VASP's majority stake in Ecuatoriana, even though the airline is in...

New security juggernaut; has US carriers alarmed.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The plan by President George Bush to elevate almost all US domestic security functions into a cabinet level agency has left US airlines and airports wondering what will come next in dealing with the bureaucratic challenges they have faced since...

US Airways seeks loan backing as United application edges closer.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... US Airways has become the largest carrier in the USA to seek a federally guaranteed loan, although United Airlines seems certain to file an application too. Even assuming US Airways wins backing for the $900 million financing, it is not...

Normal isn't normal any more.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... As talk of recovery grows, Chris Tarry of Commerz-bank looks at the underlying trends of loads, yields and traffic for the USand European majors. On the surface, the industry is beginning to right itself after the trauma of last year. The...

Recovery gathers pace.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Asian carriers reporting full-year or quarterly results to March generally beat expectations as the travel market continues to recover at a faster rate than had been thought, and sentiment is improving about prospects for 2002, writes Nicholas...

Air New Zealand hedges bets with Qantas talks.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The future of Australasian aviation is in play again, with Air New Zealand (ANZ) the focus of new attention as the possibility of arch rival Qantas buying a stake emerges. But the airline, striving to rebound from last year's...

Crash prompts major CAL shake-up.(China Airlines Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Taiwan's China Airlines' (CAL) government owners are forcing yet anothertop-level shake-up over its poor safety record following a Boeing 747-200 crash on 25 May. The carrier's main shareholder, the China Aviation Development Foundation...

Cathay aircraft return as it ponders long-range plans.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... With traffic rebounding, Cathay Pacific Airways is accelerating the return of aircraft parked in the wake of the 11 September terrorist attacks. But the Hong Kong carrier has still to settle on its longer-term fleet strategy, with the Airbus...

IATApraises China's consolidation.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... China's sweeping airline consolidation efforts won strong praise from Pierre Jeanniot as he addressed his last IATAannual general meeting (AGM)after a decade as director general. Held in Shanghai in June, it was the association's first AGMto...

Cost.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... equation In the wake of 11 September, Airline Business collaborated with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young on a survey of the global alliances as they reassess their role in a changed world When airline global alliances first began to take...

PwC.(PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting hires Greg Brenneman as CEO)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... PwC nets Brenneman Continental Airlines former president Greg Brenneman has removed himself as a contender for the top spot at United Airlines parent UAL by becoming chief executive of PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting. The firm, which...

SAS.(management and personnel)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Lindegaard's full plate The boardroom shifts at SAShave left group president Jurgen Lindegaard caretaking the post of chief operating officer of SASAirline and the manager responsible for Airline Support & Related Businesses, one of the...

LanChile.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... LanChile comes of age In a reflection of how far LanChile's management team has evolved under the majority ownership of the Cueto family since 1994, two of its expatriate managers Kyrl Acton, senior vice-president strategic development,...

In brief.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Jeff Campbell is taking over from Tom Horton as chief financial officer (CFO) at American Airlines. Campbell has been with American for 12 years, serving as vice-president Europe since early 2000. Horton is leaving after 17 years with the...

Executive appointments.(Juan Emilio Posada manages Avianca, Aces merger)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Summa Posada pilots Summa Juan Emilio Posada is moving ahead with the integration of Colombia's two major airlines, Aces and Avianca, under the common name of Alianza Summa. It could be two years before Summa fully replaces the...

Finding a voice.(airline industry)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The airline industry needs an international voice like never before on issues ranging from insurance and security to ownership rules and airport charges. The question is who can, or will, step forward to take the lead? The airline...

Route tie-ups crucial for SNBrussels.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Belgian start-up SN Brussels, which emerged with the Sabena regional fleet after the carrier's collapse, is adamant that it can reach break-even by the fourth quarter. But its relations with Virgin Express remain crucial to its future strategy....

Aer Lingus back on track after strike.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Management at Ireland's national airline Aer Lingus is once again focused on implementing its survival plan after a four-day grounding in early June related to a dispute with its pilots union over the rescue package. The carrier grounded...

In brief.(airline industry news briefs)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... EC compensation probe Brussels is to launch a formal investigation into whether French compensation to airlines after 11 September constituted illegal state aid. The majority of the e55 million ($51 million) went to Air France. France was...

In brief.(European air traffic controller strike)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Controller strike hits Europe Air traffic controller unions are warning of further possible strike action this summer after holding a day of organised action on 19 June in protest at proposals for a European Single Sky. ATCEuropean Unions...

German success rounds off good year for Ryanair.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Flushed with a 44%rise in annual profits, Ryanair's foray into Germany is beating expectations as it eyes up its next target markets, which could include Eastern Europe. The Irish low-cost carrier, which opened 22 new routes and bases at...

ECslot proposals pass first hurdle.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Proposals to reform Europe's slot allocation process put forward last year by the European Commission (EC)have cleared their first hurdle, being passed by the European Parliament. Next they must go in front of Europe's transport ministers. ...

time.(European aerospace industry)
July 1, 2002... Down As it prepares to meet for the Farnborough air show, the European aerospace industry is bracing itself for the full effects of the current slowdown. The question now is the extent of the recovery in 2003 The European...

Beirut.(Middle East Airlines)
July 1, 2002... Rebuilding in Undeterred by regional problems, Lebanon's Middle East Airlines is putting the finishing touches to its pre-privatisation restructuring programme, reconfiguring its fleet, its staff and its conception of the role it should...

Cross-border.(ownership in foreign countries)
July 1, 2002... tales There have been plenty of local hazards in store for those that have been brave enough to pioneer cross-border airline ownership deals Foreign ownership limits receive a lot of blame for the airline industry's ailments. But life...

Feedback.(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2002... Please send feedback to: The Editor, Airline Business, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5AS, UK Fax: +44 (20) 8652 8914 e-mail: airline.business@rbi.co.uk BYLINE: No rail threat Until rail operators reform their fare...

Jeanniot exits IATA with message to learn lessons.(Pierre Jeanniot of the International Air Transport Association)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... IATA's annual general meeting (AGM) in Shanghai led off with some soul-searching about how the industry had once more found itself unprepared for the downturn and how the industry and IATAitself now copes with the aftermath of the 11 September...

[0] In brief.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... ICAO audit plan approved ICAO has adopted a security plan of action that will establish audits to be conducted of member states to identify and correct deficiencies in their security programmes between this year and 2004. ICAO's council...

[0] In brief.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Lufthansa signs with Shanghai Lufthansa has signed a memorandum of understanding with China's Shanghai Airlines that is expected to lead to a codeshare agreement. The deal with the second-largest carrier based in Shanghai after China...

Oneworld steps out of the shadows.(Oneworld Alliance)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... After its extended spell in the shadows, the oneworld alliance plans to step up its presence, kicking off with news of a massive corporate contract win, a host of new initiatives and promises of broader codesharing to come. By its own...

Star's constellation gains strength.(Star Alliance adds members)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Star Alliance has voted in three new members which will formally join within a year, lifting the number of airlines in the five-year-old grouping to 17. South Korea's Asiana Airlines, Poland's LOT-Polish Airlines and Spain's Spanair...

Old themes with a new slant.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The annual meeting of Latin American chief executives in Miami raised some familiar themes about poor financial health and the dominance of UScarriers. But this time they were heightened in the wake of 11 September Some familiar...

The.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... heir Lufthansa's next chairman Wolfgang Mayrhuber brings a new lightness of touch to the group's management style You do not have to spend long with Wolfgang Mayrhuber to realise why there is so much talk about the changing management...

Special report.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Alliances Alliance activity shows no sign of slowing. This year's Airline Business Alliance Survey records close to 550 agreements between the leading passenger carriers. The big three global alliances also continue to mature, although a...

Global.
July 1, 2002... gameplans From a distance, the competitive balance between the leading alliances appears largely unchanged as they race to cover the globe. But underlying differences are emerging in the way the groupings use their network reach Given...