Aviation Intelligence Reporter – March 2016
Open Skies; Closed Minds
What have the Europeans Ever Done for Us?
The Public Monopoly, Private Monopoly Slow Step
86.3% of Statistics are Made Up. Fact
Business Aviation: Too Many Toys, Not Enough Billionaires
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Members of the European Aviation Club fronted their regular lunch in late February to hear the CEO of Qatar Airways, Akbar Al Bakar. There were hopes of an indoor fireworks spectacular. They left disappointed. It was clear that he was reading his speech for the first time. He could not wait to hear what he was saying either. Luckily for the speech writer, he seemed impressed. He was reasonable; he was measured.
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What have the Europeans Ever Done for Us?
Speaking at the recent Aviation Summit, the CEO of Ryanair, Michael O’Leary, identified the risk of the UK leaving the European Union, graciously known in the largely feral UK press as ‘Brexit’, as the biggest risk the industry faces this year. Speaking at the IATA Legal Symposium in Barcelona in mid-February, Chris Haynes, the General Counsel of IAG, on the other hand, was having none of it. What his CEO, Willie Walsh, might have said, he stressed, was purely in his personal capacity. Walsh is in favour of the UK remaining in the EU. IAG did not have a position and thus its lawyer was unable to commit.
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The Public Monopoly, Private Monopoly Slow Step
The discussion about reforming the US Federal Aviation Administration has been on-going, with various levels of energy, since the administration of President Bill Clinton. It is currently back at the forefront of industry attention, with a comprehensive proposal tabled by the Chair of the House Transportation Committee, Rep Shuster, working its way from the committee to the House, and all things being equal, the Senate.
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86.3% of Statistics are Made Up. Fact
Truth, it is said, is the first victim of war. That adage might also apply to trade wars. We are currently watching a data-duel to the death on the value or otherwise to local communities of indigenous versus Jonny-come-lately airlines.
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