WHEN WILL THE GOOD TIMES OF INTERNATIONAL AIRFREIGHT RETURN?
In my opinion not for a long, long while. Many mature countries like the United Kingdom for instance has for many years seen a shrinking air export market. Sure until a year ago this was offset by surging imports (the bulk of which were from China) but now that the bubble has burst there, U.K. [...]
FURTHER CONSOLIDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE INDUSTRY
It has already taken place in America, with now just four legacy airlines still in business, Delta, American, United and Continental. Because every country in the world including tiny Nauru Island in the Pacific (population 13,500) feels it must have its own airline, nationalism has been the major factor, irrespective of the losses/potential losses, that [...]
QANTAS-BRITISH AIRWAYS MERGER MAKES SENSE
I have long advocated that there is too much sensitivity and protectionism when it comes to how governments view their national carriers. Every nation, right down to tiny Nauru Island (population less than 10,000) has an international airline. Most are government-owned and if they aren’t, the largest shareholder is the government. The vast majority of [...]
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