Corporate Travel Analysis Reports For South Pacific

AirAsia X today reported its seventh consecutive quarterly profit in 2Q2017. Net profit of MYR47.4 million (USD11.1 million) was a result of foreign exchange gains and deferred tax. Revenue increased 17% year-on-year to MYR1 billion (USD234 million), mainly driven by a 34% increase in passenger numbers, which exceeded 26% growth in capacity.

Qantas Group released its Full Year 2017 financial results today, which included information on its fleet, loyalty programme and outlook for FY2018. Qantas today reported an Underlying Profit Before Tax of AUD1401 million and a Statutory Profit Before Tax of AUD1181 million for the 12 months ended 30-Jun-2017.

We recently caught up with think Chief Executive Office Peter McGregor, to discuss all things procurement. Mr McGregor has had over 20 years of experience in procurement, bringing a wealth of knowledge to our recent Melbourne corporate travel summit.

The birds are at it again. It seems accidents and incidents are on the rise with the ATSB reporting a 77.7% increase in accidents for Jun-2017 compared to the same month in 2016. Once again animals are the leading cause of these issues amounting to 33.2% of the total for the month. Below is another CAPA Insights exclusive infographic which focusses on Australia's Accident and Incident Register for Jun-2017, sourced from the ATSB National Aviation Occurrence Database.

In the airline industry differentiating oneself from competition is a vital, but rare, survival technique. Airlines all over the world are constantly looking for the next opportunity to announce how amazing and innovative they are, hoping to influence the decision process of any traveller.

Andrew McEvoy:Adelaide can sustain capacity growth by tapping into inbound visitors

Cebu Pacific Air is hoping Tourism Australia to will commence marketing activities in the Philippines and if Australia reduced the price of a visa for Philippine citizens, leading to a further boost in Filipino visitor numbers.

With continued slow sales - or should that be non-existent sales - of the Airbus A380 over the past two years and it looking increasingly likely that the manufacturer will not proceed with an updated A380neo version in favour of the minor A380plus upgrades revealed at the Paris Air Show this year, Emirates Airline now faces a major dilemma. How to you replace the largest capacity aircraft currently in the market?

The Blue Swan Daily recently caught up with Carlson Wagonlit Travel chief data scientist Dr Eric Tyree, to discuss technology innovations to enhance business travel, artificial intelligence and how this is assisting its clients.

Air New Zealand released its 2017 financial year results today. This included information on its network development, loyalty programme, and outlook for FY2018. Blue Swan has pulled together all the key highlights from the results into an easy to read snapshot for your reference.