- Alitalia Needs Partner, Not Foreign Owner[Sep. 20, 2006]
Italy's national airline Alitalia needs an international partner, and not a foreign owner, the country's Deputy Prime Minister Francesco Rutelli said on 19th September.
- Chinese Airlines Can Be Profitable[Sep. 22, 2006]
The profitability of private air companies indicates that reform of the aviation industry is a pressing issue, says a signed article in Dazhong Daily. An excerpt follows:
- No Flow-on for Fuel Price[Sep. 21, 2006]
Petrol prices have fallen 17 per cent in less than six weeks in response to a slide in world crude prices and the soaring kiwi dollar, although the cuts are not yet feeding through to the wider economy.
- Airline Industry Still Struggling to Survive[Sep. 11, 2006]
Petrified passengers, draconian security checks and a severe crisis in confidence the September 11 attacks in the United States put airline companies through the wringer, forcing them restructure or fold under a mountain of debt.
- Qantas Fees 'Devaluing' Flight Points[Sep. 09, 2006]
Qantas has been accused of unfairly devaluing the points of its 4.3 million frequent flyers with taxes and surcharges that can now add more than A$600 to what is supposedly a free ticket.
- THY Actions Disturb Private Carriers[Sep. 10, 2006]
The same competition for passengers that exists among Turkish bus companies is now appearing in the Turkish airline industry.
- Amadeus: E-tickets Account for 70% by End 06[Aug. 30, 2006]
Amadeus, a global leader in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, announces that it expects 70% of the tickets issued through its system will be electronic (e-tickets) by the end of 2006. The current figure is 64.5%.
- Qantas Response to Report on Airport Pricing[Sep. 07, 2006]
Qantas said today that it was disappointed at the Australian Productivity Commission's draft report on airport pricing, which was released today, and would make a further submission.
- Airports-Airlines Go Head to Head on Charges[Sep. 07, 2006]
The Australian airport pricing debate moves to Singapore in November 2006, at a key industry event, ahead of the final submission of the Australian Productivity Commission's report into pricing at major Australian airports in Jan-07.
- Embraer Plays by the Chinese Rules & Wins[Sep. 06, 2006]
Brazil's Embraer-Empresa Brasileir de Aero is using an interesting tactic to get the Chinese to buy their jets.