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Friday, February 19, 2010


  CEO's of Airlines and their Contributions

British Airways
CEO:Willie Walsh

Willie WalshWillie Wash ,the former CEO of Aer Lingus is the current CEO of British Airways. Willie Walsh took over as the CEO of British Airways October 2005.He has headed the airline during a time of unparalleled turmoil as well as industrial-relations issues.



Qatar Airways
CEO: Akbar al-Baker

Akbar Al Baker
Akbar Al Baker is the CEO of Qatar Airways from 1997.He had re-launched Qatar Airways in 1997 .He had executed a 10 year strategic plan to expand the airline's route network, construct an up-to-date fleet and create Doha as a chief regional aviation hub.



Continental Airlines
CEO: Jeffery A. Smisek

Jeffrey Smisek
Jeffery A. Smisek is the president and chief executive officer of Continental Airlines from January 2010.He had joined the airline as Senior Vice President in March 1995. Over the course of his time at Continental, Smisek has managed airline functions such as flight operations, inflight, airports, catering, cargo, maintenance as well as technical operations.



Philippine Airlines
CEO: Lucio C. Tan

Lucio C. TanLucio C. Tan, the CEO of the airline took over this position in January 1995. After he took over,in April 1996, the centerpiece of the Philippine Airlines program was the acquisition of 36 state-of-the-art aircraft from Airbus and Boeing between 1996 to 1999.

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Tuesday, February 2, 2010


  Continental to Increase Flights and Lie-Flat Seats in Newark-London Route

Continental Airlines LogoContinental Airlines will increase flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to London's Heathrow Airport in March.Additionally,with new lie-flat seats in BusinessFirst class ,it is attempting to augment its competitive position on the well traveled route.

The airline will include a fourth daily service in March as well as a fifth in the fall to the United Kingdom's busiest airport. Jeff Smisek, chief executive officer stated that all the New York-London customers will gain from more flight options.Jeff Smisek also described New York-Heathrow as a flagship route.From March 27, Heathrow-bound flights will leave Newark at 9 a.m,6:40 p.m., 7:20 p.m. and 8 p.m.On Oct. 30, a 10:10 p.m. daily departure will also be included.

Continental Airlines
Continental Airlines also stated that effective June 1, all of its aircraft scheduled for Heathrow flights will include seats in BusinessFirst that recline to lie entirely flat, like a bed. Lie-flat seats are rapidly becoming the standard for trans-Atlantic premium travel.

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Wednesday, August 5, 2009


  Airline industry hits its lowest phase

Airline Executives have reported that the airline business has hit the lowest during May and has stayed the lowest.

Continental Airlines have reported that the airlines have lost around $213 million in the quarter ending June 30.The airlines executive have conveyed that the airlines business hit bottom in May and has remained the same since then.The Continental Airlines Inc. president and chief operating officer Jeff Smisek reported that it is unsure when a recovery would happen .He said that though unit revenues have become stable,it is unpredictable for how long the business will remain in this stagnant state.The rate of business growth also cannot be predicted. Added to this, he stated that the success is associated with the return s obtained in business travel,which has not shows any signs of improvement till now.

Southwest Airlines Co.chairman and chief executive Gary Kelly reported that the major issue is with business travel airlines.there is every possiblility that the business travel will not pick up in the near future.Business travel was unable to pick up in the years 1991 or 2001,but now the recession seems to be hit in a much harder way.

Scott Kirby,US Airways president stated that with some subjective evidence that there are some improvements taking place in the airline.He also mentioned that the state of the business was not as bad as it used to be.To confirm this ,he said that, the revenue of US Airways dropped from 30 to 35 percent in the year 2009 for May. But in June and July the drop in percent was just 28 and 22 respectively. Besides, unit revenues were seem to improve in business markets such as US Airways Shuttle.

Scores of analysts assumed that the quick drop in crude oil and jet fuel prices in the 2nd half of 2008 would fetch big profits for carriers in 2009, especially with the reduction in airline capacity.But the economic crisis last fall and the ongoing recession have injured travel demand far more than industry experts anticipated.The only carriers among the cluster to display net profits exclusive of special charges and one-time charges are low-cost carriers, chiefly those paying attention on leisure traffic: AirTran Holdings Inc, Southwest, JetBlue Airways Corp., and Alaska Air Group Inc.

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