It is difficult for US and European legacy carriers to effectively compete internationally, and they are increasingly seeking governmental assistance to overcome what they perceive to be unfair competition. From a consumer standpoint, we are fortunate that such actions are…
In the latest dispute between the ME3 and US3 during the CAPA conference in Las Vegas, the opinions on who won the debate differ. Looking to Europe, we see that the beliefs of the big European airline groups on government…
Guest Editorial by Fabio Gigante, Italy. Mr. Gigante is an aviation reporter and writes for JP4, VOLARE, Target, Aviazione Civile, la REPUBBLICA (cronaca di Palermo) and Capo Segreteria Provveditorato Interregionale per le Opere Pubbliche. The Italian airline led by Silvano…
We had a chance to speak with Turkish Airlines CEO Dr. Temel Kotil at ISTAT in Istanbul this morning after his keynote address. Views: 35
Recently there was a bit of a flutter in some Israeli media about Turkish Airlines hiring Iranian pilots. Given the current heated emotions in the Levant, the tension is understandable. We contacted Turkish to ask about this. Here is the…
Reports in the press have confirmed that Lufthansa is looking into setting up a low-cost long-haul operation. Given the Lufthansa brand, one would be hard pressed to visualize an LCC version under the Lufthansa name. But people felt the same about Singapore…