Corporate Travel Analysis Reports For South Pacific
From mainstream to niche airliner – is the A350-1000 arriving at the wrong time?
Airbus this week confirmed it had secured Type Certification from European and United States airworthiness authorities for its new A350-1000 - the largest version of its A350XWB widebodied airliner. This milestone has occurred just under a year after the aircraft's maiden flight from the manufacturer's Toulouse Blagnac production facility in the south of France on 24-Nov-2016 and will allow first deliveries to commence to launch customer Qatar Airways before the end of the year.
Aerocare cleared of union allegations then immediately sold to offshore giant, Swissport
Australian baggage handler company Aerocare announced it will be acquired by global cargo and handling services provider Swissport "in the coming weeks", under an arrangement to recapitalise and position the company for future growth. The new ownership structure will also see Swissport acquire Aerocare subsidiary companies Skycare, Carbridge and EasyCart from existing owners. Swissport is owned by China's HNA Group, which also holds a 20% stake in Virgin Australia.
Social network and gamer Tencent joined the USD500 billion club this week: and China on track to conquer with AI
As Tencent Holdings' share price went through HKD420 this week, the massive social media operator passed through the USD500 billion capitalisation level. Only five other tech companies - Apple, Alphabet (google), Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook have achieved that level of market cap.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia introduces virtual payments cards to assist corporate travellers
Commonwealth Bank announced a new partnership with Mastercard and Conferma which will see the introduction of new single use virtual cards for corporate travel.
US airlines show customer service gains as bumping and mishandled bag levels hit new lows
Here's some statistical analysis from the new Americas version of The Blue Swan Daily that highlights involuntary boarding and mishandled baggage rates in the domestic market have hit new lows, although customer service complaints rise and airline on-time performance remains an issue...
BITRE releases insights into international activity for FY2016-17
Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) has released insights into Australia's international airline activity for the financial year 2016-17. This includes traffic and passenger results, capacity information and freight.
BITRE releases insights into international activity for FY2016-17
Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) has released insights into Australia's international airline activity for the financial year 2016-17. This includes traffic and passenger results, capacity information and freight.
EY and Concur develop first fully integrated tax and immigration solution for business travellers
A new digital solution that helps business travellers manage tax and immigration compliance risks has been developed in partnership by travel, expense and invoice management solutions provider Concur and EY, via the Concur App Centre. The collaboration is an extension of the existing strategic alliance between EY, a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services and Concur's parent, SAP.
Strong demand from Australia and New Zealand and increases in corporate travel boost SIA profitability
A pick-up in corporate traffic and strong demand from Australia/New Zealand has led to an improvement in profitability at Singapore Airlines (SIA).
Australian domestic aviation activity slows in Sep-2017 with an increase of only 0.1% year-on-year
Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics released its domestic aviation activity report for Sep-2017 highlighting the smallest of increases at 0.1% year-on-year, equalling 5.26 million passengers.