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Special Focus: Baggage
The Magazineof Global Airline Management www.atwonline.com March 2007
A Penton Publication
INSIDE
A350 XWB
Allegiant Air
MPL Training
Air Transport World
50 MILLION TONS
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E-Jets helped
Air Canada discover
new destinations.
In any industry, leaders rise to the top. For nearly 70 years, Air Canada has continually introduced new products
and services, building a reputation as an aviation leader. New aircraft, like its fleet of state-of-the-art, right-sized
EMBRAER 175s and 190s, are helping keep the airline competitive, with new non-stops to more cities in North
America. Congratulations, Air Canada, on winning ATW’s Market
Leadership Award. For Air Canada,
www.embraercommercialjets.com
TRENDS
WORLD AIRLIN
Special Focus: Baggage The Magazineof Global Airl
E-Jets helped Air Canada discover new destination
TRENDS WORLD AIRLINE TRAFFIC 80000 72000
PUBLISHER William A. Freeman, III bfreeman@pento
SPECIAL FOCUS: BAGGAGE Contents MARCH 2007
EDITORIAL Baggage Asphyxia S canning
LOW COST AIRLINES CAN GET OFF THE GROUND WITH ANY
©2007 United Air Lines, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
NewsBriefs FINANCIAL RESULTS, NEW DEALS, AND REP
NewsBriefs and CFO, replacing interim CFOs Jani
YOU’D BE AMAZED WHERE WE CAN FIND YOU
NewsBriefs stake in the carrier, a holding that
Your FACE Will Smile. You Have More Options than
NewsBriefs FACT FILE European Airline Trafc Janu
BLENDED WINGLETS CUT
NewsBriefs » Singapore Airlines Group
Experience true freedom.
The best surveillance systems also help you see t
NewsBriefs was BRL92.7 million despite an estima
RegionalNews Pinnacle acquires Colgan Air, order
Royal Jordanian. Challenges met. Business on the
COMING EVENTS March 5-6 Turbulent Times: Regulat
PEOPLE AeroSvit Airlines named Aron Maibert DG
OPERATIONS Baggage Blues BY AARON KARP
Philippe Delafosse/Air France workers and handli
locating the lost bag in the system and returning
airport. Likewise, Ryanair is charging a €7 fee f
The journey is the goal. From Vienna to the whole
Open For New Horizons.
OPERATIONS The Philadelphia Story BY BRIAN STRAUS
Richard McMullin/Philadelphia Airport System for
December, the last bag was hitting the more.
Take Another Look We’re glad the name Jeppese
‘. . . it’s the first time I’ve ever dealt with
THE NEW BOEING 747-8 FREIGHTER. It’s great news
OPERATIONS RFID IN ACTION BY SANDRA ARNOUL
implementation in 2002 in conjunc- tion with the
be lost in transit. With 60% of its 45 million an
©2006 Northrop Grumman Corporation Hjgl][l]\^jge
results are somewhere in the middle. At the end o
Love at first flight. Frankfurt Airport and the
PROFILE www.josephpries.com Flying Under M
Missoula (Mont.), Allentown (Pa.) and Newburgh (N
ably receives “top of the fold” promi- nence in t
LARGE TRANSPORTS A Pleasant Surprise BY PERRY FL
FACT FILE Airbus Orders* Deliveries
ing) and his successor at Airbus, Gustav Humbert.
Financing the world’s fleet, one airline at a time
LARGE TRANSPORTS BY GEOFFREY THOMAS THIRD
with the engine and furnishing a com- plete propu
and the -1000 goes for $242 million. These compar
TRAINING BY ROBERT W. MOORMAN I S IT SA
Utilizing technology can expedite and “facili
on simulators versus actual flight. IFALPA is yet
FINANCE Low Growth, High Prots BY AARON KARP Y
$26 million, Continental Airlines earned $343 mil
Alaska Air Group reported a full- year net loss o
THE EAGLE IS EVERYWHERE. At Pra
AVIONICS D espite the
ROCKWELL COLLINS CONTENDS THAT BETTER VIEWS, DEVO
10 mi. You still have to deviate the same distanc
FACTS & FIGURES Aircraft Data CRJ-200ER ERJ-14
Non-US Airline Trafc—2006
INSIDE Global Alliance Purchasing i l r i A
CLASSIFIED HANGAR Recruitment I<8:
CUSTOMER SERVICES ATW AD INDEX Aviation Partners
odds&ends Window Wars S ince arguing ove
Knowing how to? 360° Are you real
IS THIS THE LONG TERM SOLUTION?