Competing to be the best: How reliable are survey readings?
Skytrax has named Cathay Pacific as the world’s best airline in 2014, displacing last year’s winner, Emirates. In second and third place are Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines (SIA) respectively....
View ArticleTigerair sinks deeper
The tide has not changed for Tigerair as the budget carrier which is 40% owned by Singapore Airlines (SIA) continues to be plagued by poor performance. Tigerair posted an operating loss of S$16.4...
View ArticleIs Singapore Airlines better off without its subsidiaries?
There comes a time when the question must be asked: Is Singapore Airlines (SIA) better off without its subsidiaries? Besides an engineering and a cargo arm, SIA also owns three carriers: wholly-owned...
View ArticleCould Singapore Airlines soar with limitless expanse?
Lack of co-ordination among SIA subsidiaries a significant issue Tigerair & Scoot have duplicate reservation systems, PSSs, incompatible websites & products Vistara & SilkAir could share...
View ArticleIs there a future for Tigerair?
It has to happen, and it is happening. The anticipated increased control of the long ailing and unprofitable Tigerair by parent airlines in both Singapore and Australia was announced almost...
View ArticleQantas/China Eastern partnership: Dressing up an old arrangement
Qantas and China Eastern Airlines (CEA) announced a new agreement that the airlines said will enlarge their existing codeshare arrangement signed in 2008 for a deeper level of commercial co-operation...
View ArticleInterview: Jetstar Hong Kong chief executive Edward Lau
It has been a long wait for Jetstar Hong Kong since its application (“Jetstar Hong Kong’s long and costly wait to fly“, Nov 21st, 14). Almost two years after its launch, the airline has yet to receive...
View ArticleTigerair not out of the woods
At last Tigerair is making a profit. The Singapore budget carrier reported a positive FY2014/15 third-quarter with a profit after tax of S$2.2 million (US$1.76 million), compared to a hefty loss of...
View ArticleIs Singapore Airlines getting its mojo back?
SIA’s return on capital employed (ROCE) collapsed from pre-GFC threshold of 8% SIA’s break-even load factor below its actual L/F in 12 of past 15 quarters Premium economy progress partially offset by...
View ArticleIs budget long-haul but a pipe dream?
Only days after announcing plans to launch transatlantic flights in five years, Ryanair retracted its position, abandoning the plans. In a statement, it said it “has not considered or approved any...
View ArticleScoot to go where others failed
It will happen, as it must. So it seems, but a matter of time. Scoot, the medium to long-haul low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA) has made known its intention to extend its network to...
View ArticleSingapore Airlines rationalises operations
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has finally woken up with a shot of new energy as it announced its intention to resume non-stop flights between Singapore and New York, an improved performance for FY2015/16...
View ArticleSingapore Airlines should revisit half-baked strategy
A350-900’s long-haul 253-seat configuration suboptimal 14.4% smaller Economy cabin than Cathay’s A350 hard to justify revenue premium SIA ex-fuel CASK 9.28% higher since low point reached in FY12/13 H1...
View ArticleTigerair sinks deeper
The tide has not changed for Tigerair as the budget carrier which is 40% owned by Singapore Airlines (SIA) continues to be plagued by poor performance. Tigerair posted an operating loss of S$16.4...
View ArticleIs Singapore Airlines better off without its subsidiaries?
There comes a time when the question must be asked: Is Singapore Airlines (SIA) better off without its subsidiaries? Besides an engineering and a cargo arm, SIA also owns three carriers: wholly-owned...
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