Victoria Moores

European Editor, Air Transport World

London

Summary

Victoria Moores joined Air Transport World as our London-based European Editor/Bureau Chief on 18 June 2012. Victoria has nearly 20 years’ aviation industry experience, spanning airline ground operations, analytical, journalism and communications roles.

Victoria began her aviation career in 1997, working in airline ground operations in the UK and Belgium for British Midland International. She returned to the UK in late 2001 and took on the role of operations analyst for Bombardier Flexjet Europe, gaining experience in the business aviation sector.

In 2003, she joined Reed Business Information as an aviation journalist for its Flightglobal titles. After six years writing for newswire Air Transport Intelligence, Victoria became Features Editor of Airline Business magazine in spring 2009.

Most recently Victoria was General Manager Communications for the Association of European Airlines (AEA), an industry body which represents the interests of 34 major European network carriers. In this role, she was responsible for directing the association’s media relations strategy.

Victoria holds an Air Transport MSc from Cranfield University and a business degree from The University of Derby.

Articles

By Victoria Moores
Finnair is aiming to conclude cost-savings negotiations with its pilot corps by Sept. 7 and is proceeding with plans to outsource 540 cabin crew positions. Finnair is aiming to slash €60 million ($80.4 million) from its labor costs under the second phase of its cost-savings plan, but so far it has only reached firm agreement on €6 million of the total. The cabin crew talks ended without agreement in May, after Finnish Cabin Crew Union SLSY failed to meet Finnair’s €18 million cost-savings target.

By Victoria Moores
Finnair CEO Pekka Vauramo has shrugged off concerns raised by Flybe about the two airlines’ loss-making joint venture (JV), saying it is “business as usual” at Flybe Finland.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation has posted a $163 million net profit for the first six months of 2014 and is on track to hit a full-year delivery record.
Airlines & Lessors