Etihad Airways Lifts Its Stake in Virgin Australia: Etihad Airways Now Has a 30% 13.4% Stake in Virgin Australia After Buying 16 Million New Shares
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Issue 79 - Oct. 2013 Official Monthly Bulletin of AACO Arab world marks an increase of 21.2% AVIATION WITHIN THE ARAB WORLD GLOBAL ARAB AVIATION in August 2013 in international passen- ger numbers - p. 7 GROWTH p: 10 SPREADING OUT p: 24 PARTNER AIRLINES p: 54 - 67 ARAB AIRLINES ECONOMICS p: 11 TOURISM p: 32 INDUSTRY PARTNERS p: 68 - 89 Climate Change: ICAO 38th Assembly agree to develop a global MBM - p. 35 NEW APPOINTMENTS p: 11 COLLABORATION p: 34 AACO & RTC CALENDARS p: 90 - 93 EXPANSION p: 12 ENVIRONMENT p: 35 AACO MEMBERS & PARTNERS p: 94 - 97 th ICAO 38 Assembly urges ratification LAURELS p: 14 REGULATORY TONE p: 39 of Beijing Convention, Beijing Protocol of 2010 and MC99 - p. 39 TECHNOLOGY & E-COMMERCE p: 15 AN AVIATION MARKET IN FOCUS: Bahrain p: 48 TRAINING p: 16 WORLD NEWS p: 50 MRO p: 16 ARAB AIRPORTS p: 17 ATM p: 20 Daily news on www.aaco.org Issue 79 - Oct. 2013 After almost two weeks of meet- collaboration, and responsiveness in safety improvement. In the area ings, side meetings, negotiations, of air navigation, the Assembly endorsed the revised ICAO Global Air discussions, agreements and dis- Navigation Plan (GANP) which will permit ICAO to realize the goal of a agreements, the ICAO 38th Assem- globally harmonized Air Navigation System. With regards to security, International bly adopted a resolution on Climate the Assembly confirmed ICAO’s emphasis on achieving greater bal- Change that has put the industry at ance between effective control measures and system-wide connec- Cooperation isthe forefront of efforts taken by any tivity and efficiency. Risk-management-based prioritization, mutual sector to mitigate its impact on Cli- recognition of equivalent security measures and other key principles Key to the mate Change. Reaching consensus will now serve as foundational components to future Security and Fa- was not an easy task; nonetheless, cilitation discussions in ICAO. Of course, improved international coop- Development governments closed the Assembly eration was reinforced at the Assembly as the basis for success. As for with an agreement to develop by the economic development of air transport, the Assembly endorsed of Air 2016 a global Market Based Mea- the recommendations of ATConf/6; hence, ICAO will be working on sure that can start in 2020. Until the development of international agreements to facilitate liberaliza- Transport then, countries can within certain tion of market access, air carrier ownership and control and air cargo principles implement Market Based service. The development of core principles for consumer protection Measures. was also recognized as a further matter of priority for ICAO. On the legal front, the Assembly urged the ratification of the Beijing Conven- The Assembly as well discussed is- tion and the Beijing Protocol of 2010, in addition to the ratification sues related to aviation safety, se- and universal adoption of the Montreal Convention of 1999. curity & facilitation, air navigation capacity & efficiency, and economic The message was clear. Aviation is a global industry that serves a cus- development of air transport. In tomer who has become global with the availability of advanced com- general, in all issues discussed the munications and technologies, and that is served by airlines that are key message was that cooperation, developing global reach with the advancements in engine and aircraft be it bilateral or multilateral, is the technologies. Hence, the need for global solutions, cooperation be- key to achieving optimal results. In tween states on multilateral and bilateral levels, and more under- particular, in the area of safety, the standing of the airlines’ business by all governments are all needed Assembly endorsed the revised ICAO at this stage more than any other earlier phase. This cooperation is Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP) to needed in all areas, be it climate change, safety, security, air naviga- drive greater transparency, tion, consumer protection or others. The ICAO Assembly has set Daily news on www.aaco.org Issue 79 - Oct. 2013 5 OVERALL TRAFFIC - ARAB WORLD the foundation for many efforts that will be undertaken by states We estimate international passenger numbers to, from, & within the from around the world for the next three years, proving once again Arab world to increase by 21.2% in August 2013 compared to August that the aviation industry stakeholders have a relatively common un- 2012, which follows a decrease of (0.6%) in July 2013 compared to derstanding of issues that in the end would help in providing the con- July 2012. The variation in the traffic results between August and July sumer with a safe, secure, convenient, environmentally friendly and is due to the cyclicality of the month of Ramadan. smooth mode of transport from any point in the world to any other Monthly International Passenger Numbers' Change to, from and within the Arab World point. Sep 12 to Aug 13* compared to same month in previous year 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% -5% Effect of Ramadan Effect of Adha Cyclicality YoY Growth 12-Month Average Growth Effect of Ramadan Source: AACO, IATA *Estimated In August 2013, AACO members increased the number of their of- fered seats to, from, and & within the Arab world by 13.2%, while other airlines increased their number of seats offered by 11.5%, lead- ing to 12.7% year-on-year increase in the total number of seats of- fered. Daily news on www.aaco.org Issue 79 - Oct. 2013 7 AVIATION WITHIN THE ARAB WORLD Aviation in the Arab World GROWTH Monthly International Passenger Numbers' Change within the Arab World Sep 12 to Aug 13* compared to same month in previous year PASSENGER TRAFFIC International passenger numbers within the Arab world are estimated to 20% increase by 17.7% in August 2013 compared to August 2012 following a de- 15% crease of (3.8%) in July 2013 over July 2012. 10% Passenger traffic within the Arab Sub Regions Aug 13* over Aug 12 5% Within Arabian Peninsula 25.7% Within Near East 0.7% 0% Within North Africa 54.4% -5% Between Arabian Peninsula & Near East 8.3% Between the Near East and North Africa 10.3% Effect of Ramadan Effect of Adha Cyclicality Between Arabian Peninsula & North Africa 36% YoY Growth 12-Month Average Growth Effect of Ramadan Source: AACO, IATA *Estimated Source: AACO, IATA *Estimated International Passenger Numbers' Change Within the Arab World May13-Jul13 & Jun13-Aug13* compared to same period in previous year 40% ARAB AIRLINES ECONOMICS 35% Etihad Airways lifts its stake in Virgin Australia: Etihad Airways now has a 30% 13.4% stake in Virgin Australia after buying 16 million new shares. 25% Etihad has approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board to increase its stake in Virgin to 19.9%. It has previously said it is keen to reach that target. 20% Etihad Airways President and CEO Mr. James Hogan has repeatedly pledged his 15% support for Virgin and its alliance strategy with the airline. 10% Etihad Airways opens new European Headquarters in Berlin:Etihad Airways 5% has unveiled its new European headquarters in Berlin, enhancing the airline’s 0% presence in the German domestic market and further cementing its strategic within relationship with airberlin. within N Arabian within N East N East Located in the heart of Berlin’s historic Potsdamer Platz, the new office houses Pen Africa Arabian N East N both Etihad Airways’ European and Germany sales and marketing teams, and May13-Jul13 Africa N Africa Pen Arabian includes joint Etihad Airways-airberlin reservation and ticketing counters. Jun13-Aug13* Pen Source: AACO, IATA *Estimated NEW APPOINTMENTS Passenger numbers within the Arab world reported a 7.6% growth between Palestinian Airlines appoints Capt. Tamim as new Director General:Captain May 13 & July 13 compared to same period in the previous year. Walid Tamim has been appointed as Director General for Palestinian Airlines as at 17 September 2013. Passenger numbers within the Arab world reported a 8.6% increase between June 13 & August 13* compared to same period in the previous year. Daily news on www.aaco.org Issue 79 - Oct. 2013 11 Aviation in the Arab World EXPANSION ROUTES Airline From To Date Weekly Aircraft Capacity* of top 10 carriers within the Arab World (Int’l Operations) Frequency Type Airline ASKs (Million) Departures Seats EK Dubai Libya via Malta 3 Sep. 13 3x B777-200ER EK 1,197.9 2,528 847,030 EY Abu Dhabi Sana’a 2 Sep. 13 4x A320 MS 1,132.6 3,410 704,798 QR Doha Ta’if 2 Oct. 13 4x A320 SV 897.0 2,619 571,545 QR 775.4 3,991 713,123 Emirates resumes flights to Libya: Emirates has resumed passenger flights to Tripoli from Dubai International Airport on 3 September. Emirates now serves FZ 740.3 3,476 656,964 Tripoli three times a week with a quick stop in Malta, utilizing a Boeing 777- EY 485.8 2,154 350,642 200ER which provides First Class, Business Class and Economy Class travel. G9 428.0 2,012 325,944 RJ 374.8 2,230 284,638 Etihad Airways launches maiden flight to Sana’a: Etihad Airways launched on 2 September its inaugural flight from Abu Dhabi to Sana’a. GF 249.2 2,640 366,936 The airline now serves the Yemeni capital four times a week from Abu Dhabi XY 236.0 1,088 185,176 with an Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with 16 Pearl Business Class seats and Grand Total 8,811.0 37,264 6,751,280 120 seats in Coral Economy Class. * Includes scheduled capacity and not actual flown capacity Source: AACO, SRS Analyzer Qatar Airways launches sixth destination in Saudi Arabia: Qatar Airways fur- FLEET ther expanded its operations in Saudi Arabia on 2 October with the launch of Afriqiyah begins leasing a Tunisair A319 for European flights: Tunisair has scheduled flights to Ta’if - the airline’s sixth destination in the Kingdom.