White Papers & Speeches
- 'GREEN' HORIZONS: THE 'GREENING' OF JETLINER CABINS
Although news reports tend to focus on dramatic descriptions of future aero engines powered by hydrogen or solar cells, blended biofuels or blooming algae, it should be noted that aircraft interiors also are going through a period of 'green' evolution. Airlines in all parts of the world have announced the implementation of clean 'green' cabin initiatives, and while the challenges might seem less exciting technically than the ones confronted in an airframe-production hangar or an engine test house, they are still of vital importance to the future of the industry.
- Air New Zealand's CEO Rob Fyfe - Greener Skies
October, 2009
Air New Zealand's CEO Rob Fyfe speaks at the Greener Skies conference in Hong Kong.
- Aviation Deregulation: A Work in Progress
- CEO and Director General of IATA Giovanni Bisignani remarks to the International Aviation Club of Washington
In a wide ranging speech delivered September 15th IATA DG & CEO Giovanni Bisignani discusses the enormous challenges facing the airline industry today.
- Changing Airline Culture
Addressing the Behavioral Side of Change, by Joseph E. Shackford - Delta's Operation Clockwork: Transforming the Fundamentals of an Airline
A decade-long commoditization trend has firmly established the operating cost structure as the real battlefield for competitive advantage. In the end, everyone will be striving for the same objective, that is, to create the lowest cost business model that will achieve the highest efficiency while growing revenues. Optimizing network design is no longer sufficient; survival in today's airline industry literally depends on excellence in network design and consistent rigor in day-to-day execution. - MRO: Doing More With Less
Aligning Your People's Behaviors with Your Organization's Objectives, by Kaye M. Shackford - Negotiating Turbulent Times Together
In the midst of this global economic meltdown we're now in, Kaye Shackford, author of Charting A Wiser Course: How Aviation Can Address the Human Side of Change, suggests that most aviation companies haven't even touched one very large element of the cost of doing business. She then defines why we must, and how we can, change how we do what we do with one another to negotiate turbulent times together.
- Supply Chain Visibility Solutions Pave the Way for Continual Performance Improvement

