- Tiger Airways Response to Reports About Qantas Boosting Domestic Fleet[Mar. 29, 2007]
Media reports on March 29 suggesting Qantas has decided that four Boeing 767-300 aircraft that are due to be sold, will be retained for its Australian domestic operations and Jetstar will operate nine additional Airbus A320 aircraft only goes to confirm what Tiger Airways has been saying all along - Australian consumers are paying too high a price for the cozy duopoly that currently exists within the Australian domestic market.
- BA Urges UK Government to Terminate Traffic Rights If US Doesn't Deliver Further Liberalisation[Mar. 22, 2007]
On March 22, British Airways has called on the UK government to stand by its right of automatic termination of traffic rights granted in the new air treaty endorsed between the EU and US if America drags its feet on negotiating further liberalisation.
- Boeing, Airbus Warned of Future Competition[Mar. 15, 2007]
An executive of the world's leading aircraft leasing company has warned Boeing and Airbus of serious competition from commercial airplane manufacturers in China, Russia and Japan in about 15 years, a newspaper report said on March 14.
- Airbus to Become More Greenhouse-Friendly[Mar. 23, 2007]
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is targeting a 50 per cent reduction in aircraft fuel consumption by 2020.
- Etihad and Qatar Airways: Profitable Next Decade[Mar. 21, 2007]
Etihad and Qatar Airways are re-writing the textbook on profitless airline growth, with massive fleet and network expansion plans. Their development plans are part of wider government-led economic development agendas in their respective bases of Abu Dhabi and Qatar. Both carriers are confident of becoming profitable early next decade, but their rivals are increasingly concerned about the competitive imbalances created by the level of government support they receive.
- Asia-Pacific Airports to Benefit From Surging Airline Capacity[Mar. 18, 2007]
The Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) predicts Asia Pacific airports will be the key beneficiaries of the predicted surge in airline capacity and entrants in 2007 and beyond, according to its new Aviation Outlook report.
- Qantas Needs to Continue Restructure and Lower Its Cost Base to Stay Competitive[Mar. 16, 2007]
On March 16, Qantas said that the granting of rights for Qatar Airways to operate up to double daily services to Australia reinforced the need for Qantas to continue to restructure and lower its cost base.
- British Airways Chairman Urges EU Transport Council Not to Sell Europe Short[Mar. 05, 2007]
British Airways chairman Martin Broughton has urged the EU Transport Council not to sell Europe short but to keep its sights high and push for a new aviation treaty with the US that can change the future not cement in the past.
- Hedge-fund Gurus Bail Out as Airlines Ploy Pays Dividends[Mar. 03, 2007]
Paul Reeder and Edward Shapiro, former airline analysts turned hedge-fund managers, piled half their assets into national and regional carriers during the industry's worst downturn since World War II.
- It's OK If Your Pilot Looks Gray[Feb. 28, 2007]
Air passengers should feel quite safe when the pilot is getting on in years, a new study shows. Older pilots actually show less decline in their aviation skills over time than their younger peers.