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.
Vueling shareholders have been advised by the airline’s management not to accept the takeover offer from International Airlines Group (IAG) because it is undervalues the company.
It is all about me. That was the clear message from this year’s Air Transport IT Summit in Brussels. “Passengers have an insatiable appetite to have more control, more personalization,” said SITA director, market insight Nigel Pickford. But, to personalize, airlines need to capture and analyze data about individual passengers and their interests. Make no mistakes, this is a Herculean task.
It is not every day that Europe’s network airlines agree with Ryanair (FR), but the latest airport fees hike rolled out by Spanish state-owned airport operator AENA has triggered a fierce response from both network and low-cost carriers.
