ma di aprire roma o venezia non se ne parla? sarebbe ottimo per i CS per le prosecuzioni per l'estremo oriente e l'oceania...
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Etihad Airways and Air Malta signed a codeshare agreement under which EY's code will be placed on Air Malta's Milan Malpensa–Malta flights and Air Malta's code will be placed on EY's MXP–Abu Dhabi flights.
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Intervista al CEO di Etihad
Hogan interview: Etihad to reach profit next year
By Murdo Morrison
Etihad Airways chief executive James Hogan has marked the Abu Dhabi carrier’s seventh birthday by claiming no new airline has grown quicker, and promising its first profits by next year.
Etihad – which styles itself the national airline of the United Arab Emirates – expects to carry 7.3 million passengers in 2010. It says local rivals Qatar Airways and Emirates took 13 years and 18 years respectively to reach that point. However, Hogan insists he is “not in a race” with his Gulf-based competitors and simply wants to be “best in class”.
“No one in the history of aviation has started this fast,” he says, predicting that the state-owned airline, which began operations in November 2003, will move into the black for the first time in 2011. “We would have been in positive EBIT this year had it not been for the [global] financial crisis,” he adds.
In an interview with Flightglobal at Etihad’s headquarters, the former Gulf Air and Ansett boss also hit out at critics who accuse the airline of being subsidised by the oil-rich government of Abu Dhabi. “We had start-up capital but our owners expect a return on capital. We have to raise finance. My focus on return on capital and profitability is as aggressive as any airline I’ve worked in,” he says.
Similarly, he denies Etihad gets privileged treatment at its Abu Dhabi hub. Although operator Abu Dhabi Airport Company is also government-owned, Hogan says Etihad, which represents 60% of traffic at Abu Dhabi International, is no more favoured than British Airways, Cathay Pacific or Singapore Airlines are at their domestic bases.
Instead, non-unionised Etihad benefits from not being encumbered by the high legacy costs of its international rivals. “We are not bound by infrastructure that is 50 years old, or 50-year-old scope agreements. They take a long time to change,” he says.
With a 57-strong fleet and the first deliveries of a record-breaking commitment for 200 aircraft placed at the 2008 Farnborough air show beginning to arrive, Hogan says Etihad is “getting to a point where economies of scale are kicking in”.
The Australian says traffic is up significantly as the industry pulls out of the downturn. This year’s expected total of 7.3 million passengers compares with 6.3 million in 2009, with load factors up from 74% last year to an expected 77% for 2010. The airline has added five new routes this year.
Freight has been a major factor in the airline’s recovery. “The growth out of India and China in the past six months has been extraordinary. We are exceeding our business plan,” he says. Etihad earlier this year added two Airbus A330-200Fs to its fleet, taking its dedicated cargo fleet to six, and launched scheduled freight services to Hong Kong, Beijing, Erbil, N’djamena, Narita and Nagoya.
On 31 October, Etihad began its first all-economy services with an Airbus A320 configured with 162 seats to Alexandria, Columbo, Damascus, Thiruvananthapuram, Calicut and Peshawar. However, Hogan insists it is not a move into the low-cost market, but rather a way of “deploying the asset where there’s going to be the best return”. The flights are full-service, and interline to the rest of the Etihad network. “It’s the same brand, the same product,” he says.
Abu Dhabi’s growing popularity as a high-end leisure destination – it hosted the Formula 1 Grand Prix last weekend – is helping Etihad compete with the hubs of its local rivals, says Hogan. About half its passengers now begin or end their journeys in the emirate. “There were very few hotels here when we started. Now we can aggressively target the destination,” he says.
http://www.flightglobal.com/article...terview-etihad-to-reach-profit-next-year.html
Hogan interview: Etihad to reach profit next year
By Murdo Morrison
Etihad Airways chief executive James Hogan has marked the Abu Dhabi carrier’s seventh birthday by claiming no new airline has grown quicker, and promising its first profits by next year.
Etihad – which styles itself the national airline of the United Arab Emirates – expects to carry 7.3 million passengers in 2010. It says local rivals Qatar Airways and Emirates took 13 years and 18 years respectively to reach that point. However, Hogan insists he is “not in a race” with his Gulf-based competitors and simply wants to be “best in class”.
“No one in the history of aviation has started this fast,” he says, predicting that the state-owned airline, which began operations in November 2003, will move into the black for the first time in 2011. “We would have been in positive EBIT this year had it not been for the [global] financial crisis,” he adds.
In an interview with Flightglobal at Etihad’s headquarters, the former Gulf Air and Ansett boss also hit out at critics who accuse the airline of being subsidised by the oil-rich government of Abu Dhabi. “We had start-up capital but our owners expect a return on capital. We have to raise finance. My focus on return on capital and profitability is as aggressive as any airline I’ve worked in,” he says.
Similarly, he denies Etihad gets privileged treatment at its Abu Dhabi hub. Although operator Abu Dhabi Airport Company is also government-owned, Hogan says Etihad, which represents 60% of traffic at Abu Dhabi International, is no more favoured than British Airways, Cathay Pacific or Singapore Airlines are at their domestic bases.
Instead, non-unionised Etihad benefits from not being encumbered by the high legacy costs of its international rivals. “We are not bound by infrastructure that is 50 years old, or 50-year-old scope agreements. They take a long time to change,” he says.
With a 57-strong fleet and the first deliveries of a record-breaking commitment for 200 aircraft placed at the 2008 Farnborough air show beginning to arrive, Hogan says Etihad is “getting to a point where economies of scale are kicking in”.
The Australian says traffic is up significantly as the industry pulls out of the downturn. This year’s expected total of 7.3 million passengers compares with 6.3 million in 2009, with load factors up from 74% last year to an expected 77% for 2010. The airline has added five new routes this year.
Freight has been a major factor in the airline’s recovery. “The growth out of India and China in the past six months has been extraordinary. We are exceeding our business plan,” he says. Etihad earlier this year added two Airbus A330-200Fs to its fleet, taking its dedicated cargo fleet to six, and launched scheduled freight services to Hong Kong, Beijing, Erbil, N’djamena, Narita and Nagoya.
On 31 October, Etihad began its first all-economy services with an Airbus A320 configured with 162 seats to Alexandria, Columbo, Damascus, Thiruvananthapuram, Calicut and Peshawar. However, Hogan insists it is not a move into the low-cost market, but rather a way of “deploying the asset where there’s going to be the best return”. The flights are full-service, and interline to the rest of the Etihad network. “It’s the same brand, the same product,” he says.
Abu Dhabi’s growing popularity as a high-end leisure destination – it hosted the Formula 1 Grand Prix last weekend – is helping Etihad compete with the hubs of its local rivals, says Hogan. About half its passengers now begin or end their journeys in the emirate. “There were very few hotels here when we started. Now we can aggressively target the destination,” he says.
http://www.flightglobal.com/article...terview-etihad-to-reach-profit-next-year.html
Anche se secondo Air Malta arrivare a MXP è penalizzante quando a LIN ci sono tante prosecuzioni per il resto d'Italia
eh si....questa storia davvero, è pateticaAnche se secondo Air Malta arrivare a MXP è penalizzante quando a LIN ci sono tante prosecuzioni per il resto d'Italia
gente che non viene a Milano, perchè MXP è troppo lontana....poi, che senso avrebbe avere più prosecuzioni nazionali, quando potrebbero benissimo dirottare i pax a FCO, che sarebbe anche geograficamente più conveniente....magari aveva bisogno di proseguire con Air Baltic....boh :clown:
Etihad prepares to lift off for new horizons
Ivan Gale
www.thenational.ae
Last Updated: Jan 11, 2011
With profitability in sight, Etihad Airways is preparing for its next phase of growth, in which it aims to evolve from strictly an airline operator into a more diverse business.
Its areas of interest are set to include the travel agency and hotel industries.
The Abu Dhabi airline had a strong year last year when revenue grew by 29 per cent compared with 2009, to US$2.95 billion (Dh10.83bn), and passenger traffic rose 13 per cent to 7.1 million.
The state-owned airline, which was launched at the end of 2003, expects to break even this year and plans to record sustainable profit levels thereafter, said James Hogan, the chief executive.
At The National’s Industry Insights forum on aviation yesterday, Mr Hogan said Etihad was investing in a destination marketing company.
Etihad’s competitors had benefited from owning related businesses such as ticketing and cargo operations, which helped offset the fall in air traffic during the global downturn, he said, singling out the role the Dnata ticketing agency has played in aiding Emirates Airline.
“In tough times the advantage that Emirates has, and Singapore Airlines has, is they are consolidated groups – so other areas have supported [the business] like cargo, or Dnata-type operations,” he said. “We are very keen to do our own retail operations in a Dnata-type business.”
Etihad received two new Airbus A330 freighters for its cargo division last year and plans to take delivery of its first Boeing 777 freighter this year. But opportunities for expansion are not limited to adding aircraft, with an Etihad presentation to bankers last month in London including the possibility of creating an “intra-Gulf road freight capability” to improve profitability.
Etihad also aims to start handling non-traditional cargo items, such as valuable artworks, as Abu Dhabi builds its cultural district, with its several museums.
“We are looking now, as we move forward on the back of our freighter fleet, how can we improve our business. We are in discussions with other transport providers to enhance our cargo capability and the cargo products that we can carry. An obvious example is art. As museums come online, we’d like to have the ability to handle those types of goods,” Mr Hogan said.
With thousands of new hotel rooms expected to become available in Abu Dhabi over the next few years, Mr Hogan is also preparing to embark on a marketing programme with local hoteliers.
“Now that the [hotel] stock is coming online, the key issue is how … our holidays division and how … our marketing teams are coming together to push the brand,” he said. “Etihad, and TDIC [Abu Dhabi’s Tourism Development and Investment Company], and ADTA [the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority] are all coming together to tackle that question,” he said.
Etihad’s partnership with local hoteliers underscores the airline’s position as a flag carrier, and its responsibilities to help drive Abu Dhabi’s long-term development plan.
The relationship is part of its commercial mandate, which includes assisting the emirate’s ongoing diversification ambitions as laid out in the Plan Abu Dhabi 2030.
That was apparent in 2008, when Etihad worked with local firms to leverage large aircraft orders with Boeing and Airbus to help the emirate’s fledgling aerospace industry gain a foothold.
This included the creation of Strata Manufacturing in Al Ain, which produces aircraft parts.
“When we signed the aircraft order at the Farnborough [International] Airshow, people said, ‘How can an airline that just started up sign a deal out to 2020 and beyond?’ But then you look behind that deal you saw the involvement of Mubadala [Development], and the involvement of Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies, when the three of us came together.”
Etihad Airways will boost services to US, Europe, China with new flights and larger planes this summer as it introduces an additional five wide-bodied aircraft into its fleet.
The Abu Dhabi airline will receive two Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, with seating for 412 passengers, as well as three Airbus A330-300s, Etihad said, allowing it to offer daily services to 74 per cent of its flight network of 66 destinations by October.
"Our focus is on offering at least a daily service on key business routes - and wherever possible, a double-daily service - to attract a greater share of the corporate travel market," said James Hogan, the chief executive of Etihad.
In addition, Etihad plans to open two new destinations this year, Mr Hogan said, without disclosing further details.
Later in the year, the airline will also receive a new Boeing 777 freighter and an Airbus A320 aircrat, giving it flexibility in its cargo and short-haul operations.
Much of the capacity increases will focus on Europe and take effect between June and August, including Paris, which will grow from 10 flights per week to a double daily service, and Manchester, which will move from daily to 10 flights per week. Its Geneva operations will increase from five flights per week to daily, while Milan will grow from five flights per week to daily and Brussels will increase from six to eight flights per week.
Etihad will also: Move from five to daily flights on its Beijing services, while its Chicago route will offer more seating when it introduces one of its new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
Ivan Gale
www.thenational.ae
Last Updated: Jan 11, 2011
With profitability in sight, Etihad Airways is preparing for its next phase of growth, in which it aims to evolve from strictly an airline operator into a more diverse business.
Its areas of interest are set to include the travel agency and hotel industries.
The Abu Dhabi airline had a strong year last year when revenue grew by 29 per cent compared with 2009, to US$2.95 billion (Dh10.83bn), and passenger traffic rose 13 per cent to 7.1 million.
The state-owned airline, which was launched at the end of 2003, expects to break even this year and plans to record sustainable profit levels thereafter, said James Hogan, the chief executive.
At The National’s Industry Insights forum on aviation yesterday, Mr Hogan said Etihad was investing in a destination marketing company.
Etihad’s competitors had benefited from owning related businesses such as ticketing and cargo operations, which helped offset the fall in air traffic during the global downturn, he said, singling out the role the Dnata ticketing agency has played in aiding Emirates Airline.
“In tough times the advantage that Emirates has, and Singapore Airlines has, is they are consolidated groups – so other areas have supported [the business] like cargo, or Dnata-type operations,” he said. “We are very keen to do our own retail operations in a Dnata-type business.”
Etihad received two new Airbus A330 freighters for its cargo division last year and plans to take delivery of its first Boeing 777 freighter this year. But opportunities for expansion are not limited to adding aircraft, with an Etihad presentation to bankers last month in London including the possibility of creating an “intra-Gulf road freight capability” to improve profitability.
Etihad also aims to start handling non-traditional cargo items, such as valuable artworks, as Abu Dhabi builds its cultural district, with its several museums.
“We are looking now, as we move forward on the back of our freighter fleet, how can we improve our business. We are in discussions with other transport providers to enhance our cargo capability and the cargo products that we can carry. An obvious example is art. As museums come online, we’d like to have the ability to handle those types of goods,” Mr Hogan said.
With thousands of new hotel rooms expected to become available in Abu Dhabi over the next few years, Mr Hogan is also preparing to embark on a marketing programme with local hoteliers.
“Now that the [hotel] stock is coming online, the key issue is how … our holidays division and how … our marketing teams are coming together to push the brand,” he said. “Etihad, and TDIC [Abu Dhabi’s Tourism Development and Investment Company], and ADTA [the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority] are all coming together to tackle that question,” he said.
Etihad’s partnership with local hoteliers underscores the airline’s position as a flag carrier, and its responsibilities to help drive Abu Dhabi’s long-term development plan.
The relationship is part of its commercial mandate, which includes assisting the emirate’s ongoing diversification ambitions as laid out in the Plan Abu Dhabi 2030.
That was apparent in 2008, when Etihad worked with local firms to leverage large aircraft orders with Boeing and Airbus to help the emirate’s fledgling aerospace industry gain a foothold.
This included the creation of Strata Manufacturing in Al Ain, which produces aircraft parts.
“When we signed the aircraft order at the Farnborough [International] Airshow, people said, ‘How can an airline that just started up sign a deal out to 2020 and beyond?’ But then you look behind that deal you saw the involvement of Mubadala [Development], and the involvement of Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies, when the three of us came together.”
Etihad Airways will boost services to US, Europe, China with new flights and larger planes this summer as it introduces an additional five wide-bodied aircraft into its fleet.
The Abu Dhabi airline will receive two Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, with seating for 412 passengers, as well as three Airbus A330-300s, Etihad said, allowing it to offer daily services to 74 per cent of its flight network of 66 destinations by October.
"Our focus is on offering at least a daily service on key business routes - and wherever possible, a double-daily service - to attract a greater share of the corporate travel market," said James Hogan, the chief executive of Etihad.
In addition, Etihad plans to open two new destinations this year, Mr Hogan said, without disclosing further details.
Later in the year, the airline will also receive a new Boeing 777 freighter and an Airbus A320 aircrat, giving it flexibility in its cargo and short-haul operations.
Much of the capacity increases will focus on Europe and take effect between June and August, including Paris, which will grow from 10 flights per week to a double daily service, and Manchester, which will move from daily to 10 flights per week. Its Geneva operations will increase from five flights per week to daily, while Milan will grow from five flights per week to daily and Brussels will increase from six to eight flights per week.
Etihad will also: Move from five to daily flights on its Beijing services, while its Chicago route will offer more seating when it introduces one of its new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
Io ci ho appena fatto un MXP-AUH-NRT e devo dire che il livello di servizio e' incredibile, accompagnamento al posto, presentazione del capo cabina, welcome cocktail prima e dopo il decollo, menu' libero con possibilita' di scelta dell'orario anche in BIZ, la flat bed e' incredibilmente comoda.
AUH permette di fare delle connessioni senza dover far camminate infinite.
Ho incontrato del personale italiano veramente gentile, soprattutto sul volo AUH NRT che mi ha parlato molto della loro voglia di crescere e dello spazio che pensano di avere prima di arrivare a cominiciare a pestare i piedi a EK.
Economy piene a tappo, business al 50% e First praticamente vuote.
L'unica cosa e' che per andare a Tokyo il viaggio e' un tantino lungo...
AUH permette di fare delle connessioni senza dover far camminate infinite.
Ho incontrato del personale italiano veramente gentile, soprattutto sul volo AUH NRT che mi ha parlato molto della loro voglia di crescere e dello spazio che pensano di avere prima di arrivare a cominiciare a pestare i piedi a EK.
Economy piene a tappo, business al 50% e First praticamente vuote.
L'unica cosa e' che per andare a Tokyo il viaggio e' un tantino lungo...
Code share totalmente inutile visto che AirMalta ha trasferito i voli a LIN
mi sono sparato AUH-SYD in pezzenteconomy con loro, farmi tokyo in biz sarebbe comodo e semplice come andare al bar sottocasa
Facendo uno scalo avrebbero trovato tariffe sicuramente piu' competitive dei diretto di EK, ma a prescindere da questo se firmi un accordo di cs con una importante compagnia e pochi giorni dopo cambi l'aeroporto dove operi rendendo il cs carta straccia sicuramente non è un segno di serietà da parte di Air Malta.
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A parte DXB, volando con EK devi comunque fare uno scalo e sei in diretta concorrenza con la major europee via CDG,FRA,LHR. Quindi EK non può certo sparare prezzi folli.
Un volo con EY via MXP richiedeva addirittura due scali (escluso ovviamente AUH): probabilmente troppi. D'altra parte se KM ha spostato i voli su LIN, evidentemente i pax che proseguivano via MXP erano davvero pochini.
Un volo con EY via MXP richiedeva addirittura due scali (escluso ovviamente AUH): probabilmente troppi. D'altra parte se KM ha spostato i voli su LIN, evidentemente i pax che proseguivano via MXP erano davvero pochini.
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Tre miliardi di dollari di fatturato per Etihad
Tre miliardi di dollari di fatturato per Etihad
Aumento di 29 punti percentuali per il fatturato di Etihad. I dati del 2010 hanno messo in evidenza una crescita record per il vettore di Abu Dhabi, che ha raggiunto un giro d’affari pari a 2,95 miliardi di dollari, ma soprattutto ha ormai nel mirino l’obiettivo del break even, fissato per il 2011. Sul fronte operativo la crescita dei passeggeri è stata del 13,1% (7,1 milioni i pax trasportati) con un load factor del 74%. Tra i dati significativi dell’anno appena concluso l’incremento della flotta con 6 nuovi aerei, per un totale di 57 velivoli, e l’aggiunta di 7 nuove destinazioni nel network.
(http://www.md80.it/2011/01/12/tre-miliardi-di-dollari-di-fatturato-per-etihad/)
Tre miliardi di dollari di fatturato per Etihad
Aumento di 29 punti percentuali per il fatturato di Etihad. I dati del 2010 hanno messo in evidenza una crescita record per il vettore di Abu Dhabi, che ha raggiunto un giro d’affari pari a 2,95 miliardi di dollari, ma soprattutto ha ormai nel mirino l’obiettivo del break even, fissato per il 2011. Sul fronte operativo la crescita dei passeggeri è stata del 13,1% (7,1 milioni i pax trasportati) con un load factor del 74%. Tra i dati significativi dell’anno appena concluso l’incremento della flotta con 6 nuovi aerei, per un totale di 57 velivoli, e l’aggiunta di 7 nuove destinazioni nel network.
(http://www.md80.it/2011/01/12/tre-miliardi-di-dollari-di-fatturato-per-etihad/)
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