Chris Avery
Chris Avery
Chris Averyis a former arena football fullback / linebacker in the Arena Football League. He played college football at Kentucky State...
bit putting quite synergy
There's quite a bit of sense and synergy in putting them together.
looking operations outside quite strategic
I think one of the other medium-tier airlines, outside the big three, are going to be looking at their strategic operations quite carefully.
airline fights possibly
The big airline fights back with everything it possibly can,
dispute erupt gate gourmet nearly obviously remains situation though
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,
amsterdam flow london profitable send traffic transfer wants
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.
certainly doubt fly future people prefer role
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,
decent fare focusing means pay people prepared profitable turning
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,
deal deficit entering fund industrial months pension relations six tense wage
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.
catering eat intentions lack passengers premium prolonged start
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.
dispute erupt gate gourmet nearly remains situation though
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.
balance giving implement longer management sheet team threat time
The short-term threat from its balance sheet is no longer present, giving the management team time to implement their restructuring.
airline cost people short strike
Other people in the airline are furious. That short strike has cost them a week's bonus.
buyers eyes wide
Second-home buyers should go into this with their eyes very wide open.
reality giving challenges
The challenge will be to get the big corporate customers giving them their business, but it might be difficult in reality.