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...
destroying emergency oil
Oil is now destroying our profitability. We are in an emergency mode.
efficiency factor growth handling increasing issue load profitable solution
The growth is there, the issue is how we can make this growth into a profitable industry. The solution is increasing efficiency of airlines, increasing the load factor and handling better capacity.
distract efforts european regional solution unilateral
A European solution is no solution at all. Unilateral regional efforts will only distract from this process,
counting longer losing partners shirt
If one of the partners in a partnership is losing his shirt while the other is counting his money, it is no longer a partnership.
existing technology
It's not revolutionary technology, it's not something that we have to invent, it's existing technology.
billion cent forecast grow industry loss passenger per projected range record traffic year
Freight and passenger traffic are forecast to grow in the 5 to 6 per cent range during the year but the industry is projected to record another loss of over US$4 billion for 2006.
billion costs paper rocket savings scientist understand
Paper costs money...you do not need to be a rocket scientist to understand that up to $3 billion in savings are possible.
achieved aircraft airlines bill costs gave increase office operating percent pilot reduction total users
Europe's airlines have achieved a 9 percent reduction in aircraft operating costs, a 24 percent reduction in distribution and back office costs and a 14 percent increase in pilot productivity. Airports, on the other hand, gave the airlines a 13 percent increase in per-passenger costs, with a total bill for airlines and their users of $14.5 billion.
began growth industry normal pattern returning shocks
The industry is returning to a more normal growth pattern after the shocks that began in 2001.
aircraft airline became flags heavy national ownership sinking
Airline ownership restrictions became national rights. Now the flags on our aircraft are so heavy they are sinking the industry.
airline battle beyond effective improve increase reduce yields
The airline battle to reduce costs, increase yields and improve efficiencies is effective well beyond expectations.
aircraft capacity card demand flu last matching orders record wild year
As the record aircraft orders of last year are delivered, matching capacity to demand will become even more critical. And Avian Flu is the wild card for 2006.
bill billion fuel industry jet percent range top total
The total fuel bill for the industry has more than doubled in two years, from $44 billion in 2003, and will top $97 billion in 2005. With a total industry turnover in the range of $400 billion a year, jet fuel will make up 25 percent of our total costs.
billion cash difficult fully global grab industry oil pouring principles salt supply understand wounds
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.