Chris Avery
Chris Avery
Chris Averyis a former arena football fullback / linebacker in the Arena Football League. He played college football at Kentucky State...
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We're still in the early stages (of recovery). The market is still suffering from excess capacity on the North Atlantic.
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But we are reaching the limits. These markets are at the very margin of aviation. (Most) airlines still fly in the eight to 12-hour sector. This is still where the biggest volume (in traffic) is.
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He's got the formula right. He's entering the market at the right time in terms of European liberalization and during a strong economy and he's entering with the right concept.
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The big airline fights back with everything it possibly can,
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That is obviously the most thorny problem. The situation is still brittle, even though the Gate Gourmet dispute is nearly over and BA is back working. There remains the possibility things will erupt again,
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So, arguably, if KLM and BA were to do something together, you could flow the transfer traffic over Amsterdam and just send the profitable traffic that wants to go to London to Heathrow.
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They will certainly have a role in the future of aviation, there is no doubt about it. People will prefer to fly non-stop if it is available,
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There's quite a bit of sense and synergy in putting them together.
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BA is strategically focusing on profitable traffic, and that means it's turning away a lot of people who are prepared to pay a decent fare to transfer,
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BA is entering what we feel will be a tense six months for industrial relations as the pension fund deficit and the three-year wage deal come up for negotiation with the unions.
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A prolonged lack of catering would start to eat into premium. More important is the booking intentions of their best-paying passengers which is the premium cabins.
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The situation is still brittle, even though the Gate Gourmet dispute is nearly over and BA is back working. There remains the possibility things will erupt again.
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The short-term threat from its balance sheet is no longer present, giving the management team time to implement their restructuring.
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Other people in the airline are furious. That short strike has cost them a week's bonus.