Giovanni Bisignani
Giovanni Bisignani
Giovanni Bisignaniis an Italian businessman, who was Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the International Air Transport Association from 2002 to 2011...
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The target date is a must. Every year, we are printing roughly 350 million tickets. We will not print any more paper tickets by 2007.
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The industry cannot afford the negative impact of overcapacity.
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The fuel crisis at Heathrow is unprecedented. Today's agreement is a pragmatic solution to a very difficult, complex and unique situation. IATA will continue to closely monitor the situation. The next hurdle will be accommodating summer schedules that begin on 31 March. Simultaneously IATA will undertake to develop a global standard for handling future supply crises.
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Oil is once again robbing the industry of a return to profitability, ... Each dollar added to the price of a barrel adds $US1 billion in costs to the industry.
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Oil remains the single-biggest challenge for airline profitability. Strong demand gives little hope of significantly reduced prices this year. What is disappointing is the response of the oil industry. Instead of expanding refinery capacity, the oil companies plan to return a quarter of a trillion dollars to investors over the next two years. Airlines alone have contributed $14 billion to this windfall profit. It is time that governments stepped in to encourage investment in new refinery capacity along with research into alternative fuel sources.
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Moreover, the impact of Hurricane Katrina on fuel supplies and refinery capacity will only ensure that relief will not come soon.
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India was always a great market, but for the future. Now it can become an important market in the short term.
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We fully understand the principles of supply and demand,
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We fully understand the principles of supply and demand. But it is difficult to see this as anything other than a $14 billion cash grab by the oil industry that is pouring salt into the wounds of a global crisis.
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We are working on four core projects: 100 percent e-ticketing globally by the end of 2007; bar-coded boarding passes; common use of self-service check-in kiosks; and radio-frequency identification for baggage management.
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Unfortunately, there is no mechanism to eliminate existing capacity.
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We must chase paper out of our business,
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Airport take their own commercial decisions on their ownership structure. But this must not be at the expense of exploiting airlines through higher charges
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As we battle the high price of fuel, cost efficiency will continue to be a top priority not only for airlines but for every partner in the value chain including airports and air navigation service providers.