Transavia CEO Marcel de Nooijer, speaking at the CAPA World Aviation Summit & Awards for Excellence, stated (02-Dec-2022) customer attitudes on sustainability are "changing dramatically". Mr de Nooijer said: "Passengers are more and more concerned with the impact" and Transavia "won't get away with ignoring the element of sustainability, because we will hit a brick wall as a carrier in the Netherlands".
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The world’s top aviation leaders announced at the CAPA World Aviation Awards for Excellence02-Dec-2022
The world’s top aviation leaders announced at the CAPA World Aviation Awards for Excellence
CAPA – Centre for Aviation (CAPA), the world’s most trusted source of aviation market intelligence and a part of the Aviation Week Network, recognised United Airlines, Viva Aerobus, PLAY, Loganair and leaders from Emirates Airline and Wizz Air at the 2022 CAPA World Aviation Awards for Excellence in Gibraltar this evening (01-Dec-2022).
The award winners were presented at a gala dinner aboard the Sunborn Yacht Hotel Gibraltar, attended by over 150 of the region’s aviation luminaries and part of the 2022 CAPA World Aviation Summit.
Regarded as the pre-eminent awards for strategic excellence in aviation, CAPA first established the awards in 2003, to recognise successful airlines and airports across the world.
CAPA – Centre for Aviation, Content & Marketing Director, Marco Navarria said: “The CAPA World Aviation Awards for Excellence are intended to recognise strategic leadership and success across airlines, airports, executives and the wider aviation industry. The winners include organisations that are not only delivering results but have also provided industry leadership in adjusting to a new environment. At a time of industry upheaval, our winners are adopting strategies that offer new directions for others to take up”.
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Malaysia Airlines: clear signs recent restructuring has improved outlook; still long way to go05-Dec-2022
Malaysia Airlines: clear signs recent restructuring has improved outlook; still long way to go
Malaysia Airlines is making good progress towards regaining the financial momentum it lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic and this is allowing the airline to address more of its fleet replacement needs.
There are clear signs that the group’s most recent round of restructuring has improved its business outlook.
Of course, there is still a long way to go, but the trajectory is in the right direction. Its prospects may even be brighter than before the pandemic, thanks to the changes to its cost structure and debt terms.
Malaysia Airlines has demonstrated its confidence by taking steps towards fleet renewal. The airline is due to begin receiving Boeing 737 MAXs in 2023, and is now considering further deals for the next phase of its narrowbody fleet plans. On the widebody side, Malaysia Airlines has selected Airbus A330neos to replace its older A330 fleet.
During the past year Avianca and Viva have attempted to drive consolidation in the Colombian market – but have encountered headwinds after the government concluded that their plans would harm competition in Colombia’s aviation sector.
Despite the fact that Colombia had one of the swiftest rebounds in traffic after the COVID-19 pandemic, the dramatic drop-off demand in the early days of the crisis propelled the country’s largest airline, Avianca, into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
In Apr-2022 Avianca outlined its plans to purchase its Colombian low cost rival Viva and keep the entities separate. Now those airlines have offered concessions to push the deal through, stressing that time could be running out for Viva, whose financial situation continues to deteriorate.
But it remains unknown whether they can convince the government to endorse their merger, and as those airlines await the fate of their tie-up, the fast growing airline group JetSMART group is working to spread its ultra-low cost wings to Colombia.
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Europe's air transport inflation rampant in 2022; fuel costs and demand-capacity balance main causes01-Dec-2022
Europe's air transport inflation rampant in 2022; fuel costs and demand-capacity balance main causes
The CEO of the UK low cost leisure airline Jet2.com, Steve Heapy, recently warned that government-imposed environmental taxes will continue to push air fares up (The Independent, 16-Nov-2022).
"It will put holiday prices up and tax people out of the ability to fly, meaning flying will become something for the rich and privileged only. People want sustainable holidays and this should be seen as an opportunity."
Even before environmental costs, passenger air transport inflation is rampant in Europe in 2022.
Surging prices of oil and jet fuel, together with the return of post-pandemic demand and constrained capacity, are the main causes.
Korea Airport Corporation has, during the last few years, been noted for developing a deep interest in operating airports in South America – specifically Ecuador.
But it has also had its eye on the main chance in Southeast Asia where it feels it can add value.
Having just completed a feasibility study for the expansion of Laos’ second largest airport, in its main tourist city, it is now seeking a formal PPP contract with the Laotian government.
Laos may need to replace its usual main source of tourists, from China, and one potential benefit of a deal with KAC is an economic spin-off, which might result in Korean firms investing in Laos.
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Airline Workshop: Digital Transformation strategies, distribution and retailing
Consumers are at the heart of digital transformation and the pandemic has only accelerated the shift to digital retailing and e-commerce, backed by sophisticated IT platforms. And we have seen how effective the non-travel online retailers, like Amazon, have been – and they’ve grown their wallet share substantially.
These new players have gathered more data and learned more about us over the past two years than ever before and the worry is, for a heavily indebted and struggling airline industry – can it keep up and regain its fair share of the ‘economic wallet’ and unlock new revenue streams, as well as meeting shifting customer needs.
Airlines are at a disadvantage in that their starting point are often ageing tech systems of IT platforms, software and hardware. Added to this, an ever-more demanding customer, who wants greater ticketing flexibility, instant refunds, better service, disruption recovery that’s fast and effective and a seamless online and journey experience. The digital experience expectation also extends into the role of the airline’s loyalty programme, as well as its alliances and partnerships.
New selling strategies are also going to be key for the region. From branded fares to subscription services, airlines are shifting the ways they sell tickets.
- How is the distribution chain adapting to changing strategies?
- What are other trends in selling that are emerging that will work well specifically in Asia?
Moderator: Skyscanner, VP Commercial, Hugh Aitken
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- AWS, Head of EMEA Travel Industry, Nikiforos Chatzopoulos
- Sabre, Head of Sales, Asia Pacific, John Chapman
- Flyr Labs, VP of Growth, Matt Brown
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Skyscanner VP commercial expects shorter travel planning and shorter trips in 2023
Skyscanner VP commercial Hugh Aitken, speaking at the CAPA World Aviation Summit & Awards for Excellence, stated (02-Dec-2022) travellers are seeking more flexibility and Skyscanner continues to record shorter windows between planning and travel. Mr Aitken predicted "shorter trips next year" and forecast that planning windows will remain shorter.
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Skyscanner: Travellers making 'green choices' but 'not yet willing to pay for it'
Skyscanner VP commercial Hugh Aitken, speaking at the CAPA World Aviation Summit & Awards for Excellence, stated (02-Dec-2022) sustainability is "a much more important consideration for travellers". He reported a higher propensity for travellers to make "green choices" but consumers are "not yet willing to pay for it".
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HRS Crew and Passenger Solutions CEO: Going paperless a big step in aviation sustainability
HRS Crew and Passenger Solutions CEO Luca De Angelis, speaking at the CAPA World Aviation Summit & Awards for Excellence, stated (02-Dec-2022) "going paperless is one of the big steps" in sustainability, and sustainability in aviation is not just about fleets and fuel.
AIR Control Tower MD Neil Glynn, speaking at the CAPA World Aviation Summit & Awards for Excellence, stated (02-Dec-2022) there is "a very big variety around the world" regarding which airlines received state aid during the pandemic and how much has been repaid. Mr Glynn said that for indebted airlines, the "most important aspect is earnings recovery", adding: "Once earnings recover, that debt burden is a lot more manageable". He also commented: "Earnings recovery is problematic for a number of airlines".
Norse Atlantic Airways VP government and regulatory affairs Maria Borg, speaking at the CAPA World Aviation Summit & Awards for Excellence, stated (02-Dec-2022) "airlines needed assistance from governments" during the COVID-19 pandemic, but "there was no coherence" in the provision of state aid. Ms Borg said aid provided to individual airlines "totally distorted the market" and the relief measures should have been made available to all carriers.
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