Airlines International - October - November 2009

Airlines International is IATA's flagship magazine. In addition to the print version, you can now access the publication online.

In this issue:

• Director general's comment

  • Giovanni Bisignani explains how aviation makes a significant contribution to modern life.
    
• CEO interview: Transat
  • Jean-Marc Eustache, Co-Founder, Chairman, President and CEO of Transat, parent company of Air Transat, explains his company’s unusual business strategy.
    
    
• CEO interview: TAM
  • Captain David Barioni Neto, CEO of TAM, talks about the need for sustainability and guiding principles amid a changing industry.
    
    
• Strategy - the ups and downs of management
  • Experts agree that airlines must make fundamental changes to deal with the new economic realities. But how should management achieve this goal?
    
    
• Turning security challenges into opportunities
  • Improving the efficiency of existing security standards will take industry coordination.
    
    
• UK air passenger duty unfair
  • The UK Air Passenger Duty is unfair and cannot be seen as a tax on the elite.
    
    
• Understanding oil price volatility
  • The price of oil continues to play a leading role in airline strategy. But it is increasingly volatile and subject both to speculation and supply problems.
    
    
• Special report - Japan, a world apart
  • Aviation in Japan is at a crossroads as airlines and airports undergo major changes. Its choice of direction will impact the global industry.
    
• ICAO and civil aviation challenges
  • Raymond Benjamin, Secretary General, ICAO describes the challenges ahead for ICAO and civil aviation.