Aviapartner signed a three-year network contract with Martinair for full cargo handling services at Cologne, Dusseldorf, Hanover, Berlin-Tegel, Muenster-Osnabruck, Dortmund, Leipzig, Dresden and Bremen. Aviapartner said that based on current estimated volumes the deal represents a value of at least €1 million ($1.4 million) in annual turnover.
AAR CORP. OFFERS A SUPPORT OPTION EMBRACING THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF ITS VARIOUS SERVICES THE CONVENTIONAL OBJECTIVE of an airline supply chain is to get the right material to the right place at the right time. The secondary objective has been to manage the parts procurement and supply chain function as efficiently as possible. But in today's highly competitive airline marketand increasingly in the future- efficiency in supply chain operations has reached a new and more critical dimension.
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Congestion at Mexico City's famously crowded Benito Juarez International Airport and the emergence of Mexican LCCs have combined to make Toluca International, which handled a mere 5,673 annual passengers just five years ago, one of the world's most rapidly growing airports, according to Arthur D. Little.
Milan's Malpensa International Airport handled 21.8 million passengers last year and remains Alitalia's second most important hub. But with the beleaguered Italian flag carrier growing by just 1% at MXP and its future in doubt, the airport and operator SEA are focusing on alternative growth opportunities, including an increase in international traffic provided by foreign airlines and a possible alliance with other airports in northern Italy.
ASK LARRY MONTREUIL ABOUT his biggest challenge at JetBlue Airways and the refrain is familiar: Shift the culture. The LCC's director-supply chain and fuel understands that the airline's roots are quintessentially entrepreneurial. Whether it's technical operations, flight ops, IT or marketing, the refrain has been, "Get it Done." Period.
Shrinking airline costs and growing terminal facilities are attracting more airline service to Denver International Airport and making it the fastest-growing Continental Hub in North America, according to Arthur D. Little.
Buying wine for an airline "is very much an area unto itself," contends Continental Airlines VP-Purchasing and Materiel Katrina Manning. "We call it 'sexy buying.' " Most airline purchasing is straightforward, dominated by specifications and templated procedures. Not so wine selection. "It's a whole different animal," says Manning. "We have a completely separate process." While there are procedures, wine buying is far more intuitive and less rigidly structured than other species of procurement.
Air traffic at Hyderabad in south central India has grown in tandem with the city's rising stature as an important IT and biotechnology hub. Passenger traffic in 2006 soared 50% over 2005, making it the fastest-growing Regional Base in the Asia/Pacific region for airports enplaning more than 1 million passengers, according to Arthur D. Little.
WORLD AIRPORT PASSENGER traffic posted a fourth consecutive year of growth in 2006, reaching a total of 4.4 billion passengers, 4.9% higher than in 2005. "The growth rate is slightly slowing down compared to 2005-04 and 2004-03 when global airport passenger traffic recorded increases of 6.2% and 10.5% respectively," says Laurent Delarue, senior manager at Arthur D. Little, which conducted a comprehensive analysis of world airport traffic and is presenting it in cooperation with ATW.
When airline alliances first were formed in the late 1990s, joint purchasing revolved mainly around the areas of marketing and customer service and rarely produced significant savings. In some cases, the purchases were more trouble than they were worth, alliance executives remember.
The opening up of Oman to tourism and foreign investment combined with a regional boom in air travel have left Muscat's Seeb International Airport (MCT) playing catch-up, with passenger numbers soaring by an unprecedented 26% in 2006, according to Arthur D. Little.
Effective implementation of its strategy of building "a comprehensive hub airport in the Asia/Pacific region" and rewarding execution of the franchising and outsourcing of nonaeronautical businesses has enabled Beijing Capital International Airport to experience dynamic growth in recent years in step with China's rapidly expanding economy. According to Arthur D. Little, BCIA was the fastest-growing Intercontinental Hub in 2006 in terms of year-over-year increase in passenger numbers.
When Turkish Airlines accepted an invitation to join Star Alliance last December, the parties made a point of highlighting commercial aviation's considerable potential on the Anatolian peninsula. They stressed that a growing and more internationally integrated economy, an influx of new entrants that followed deregulation and a population of approximately 70 million, of whom just about 5% fly, have put the industry there on the cusp of a boom.
FAA said yesterday that a team led by ITT Corp. was selected as the prime contractor for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast. ITT said the initial contract is for three years and is valued at $207 million.
Virgin America launched twice-daily Los Angeles-New York JFK service Tuesday, its third route. It also flies from its San Francisco base to JFK and LAX.
TUIfly will close its Bremen base in April. The decision affects 100 employees, who may be transferred to other departments inside the company, it said. The airline operates nine routes from Bremen.
Allegiant Airlines announced the following new routes: Twice-weekly Peoria-Mesa, Ariz., from Oct. 17; twice-weekly Peoria-Fort Lauderdale from Dec. 13; twice-weekly Mesa-Santa Maria from Oct. 26; twice-weekly Mesa-Sioux Falls from Oct. 25; twice-weekly Mesa-Stockton from Oct. 26, and twice-weekly Mesa-Cedar Rapids from Oct. 25. FedEx Express launched four-times-weekly Memphis-Manchester MD-11 freighter service that will increase daily US-UK capacity by up to 50%.
American Airlines Chairman and CEO Gerard Arpey yesterday suggested that voluntary schedule reductions by airlines could be a way to reduce delays and congestion at New York JFK, one of the US's most delay-prone airports this year.
Qantas announced it will move all transcontinental flights connecting Perth to Sydney and Melbourne to A330s and 767s within two years. Seat capacity will climb nearly 25% as a result, which Executive GM John Borghetti said "is a sign of our commitment to Western Australia, which is one of the biggest growth markets in Australia." QF will increase its regional services from Perth as well.
American Airlines will launch daily Miami-Phoenix service and flights from Dallas/Fort Worth to Panama City (four-times-weekly) and Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, (weekly) on Dec. 13 aboard 148-seat 737-800s. Hawaiian Airlines plans to launch Honolulu-Manila service in March pending government approval. Route initially will be served at least four-times-weekly aboard a 767-300ER, HA said
Vietnam Airlines yesterday began operating its international flights from the new International Terminal at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.
Ryanair announced an agreement with Brussels South Charleroi Airport and said it will release seats for sale on flights from Nov. 12. The LCC suspended bookings at CRL last week, citing outstanding issues related to a June wildcat strike by security employees that forced a suspension in operations ( ATWOnline, Aug. 23). It said the deal "addressed all concerns" and cited an accord between the Belgian Ministry of Transport and public service unions that guarantees there will be 48-hr.
Tarom is planning to restart long-haul service to North America after more than three years of interruption. A source close to the carrier told ATWOnline that its two A310-300s, stored since 2004 at Bucharest Otopeni, will undergo a total refurbishment by Airbus before year end.
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste said that a total of 176 flights were canceled at its Yucatan Peninsula airports as a result of Hurricane Dean ( ATWOnline, Aug. 22). Cancun lost 123 flights, Merida 49 and Cozumel just four.
