Air Berlin si ristruttura: razionalizzazione di rotte, flotta e personale
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vediamo quando ci sarà un comunicato ufficiale
Ho l'impressione che alcune saranno stagionalizzazioni più che tagli definitivi.
La prima chiusura è ufficiale sulla TXL-OSL vedi il post sopra ed era proprio una delle rotte indicate da CH Aviation che mi sembra un sito ben informato e affidabile. Come al solito quando una compagnia chiude rotte difficilmente farà un comunicato stampa per annunciarlo, bisognerà ricavare i dati da siti come Airlineroute.
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Mie impressioni:
LIN-VIE operata da AB/HG sostituirà AZ come già detto da molti;
VIE-CPH lascia OS sola;
VIE-SVO è molto battuta da OS e SU, entrambe con tante prosecuzioni. AB cercava di vincere sul prezzo del P2P ma si vede che non è riuscita l'operazione nonostante il mercato ci sia e sia anche price sensitive.
Probabilmente un discorso simile si applica a MAD ed OS/IB. Insomma, se non è una vera LC, sopravvivono meglio le majors che possono offrire anche connessioni ed hanno un portafoglio clienti più diversificato.
LIN-VIE operata da AB/HG sostituirà AZ come già detto da molti;
VIE-CPH lascia OS sola;
VIE-SVO è molto battuta da OS e SU, entrambe con tante prosecuzioni. AB cercava di vincere sul prezzo del P2P ma si vede che non è riuscita l'operazione nonostante il mercato ci sia e sia anche price sensitive.
Probabilmente un discorso simile si applica a MAD ed OS/IB. Insomma, se non è una vera LC, sopravvivono meglio le majors che possono offrire anche connessioni ed hanno un portafoglio clienti più diversificato.
Se confermate sorprendono anche le chiusure di TXL-BCN e TXL-VCE oltre che di TXL-MIA.
Per quanto riguarda la VIE-FRA credo non ci sia nulla da fare su un rotta del genere non puoi competere con le frequenze e il traffico sia p2p che in transito che offrono LH e OS.
airberlin Cancels Berlin Tegel – Miami Route from May 2015
Update at 0740GMT 20OCT14
airberlin from 04MAY15 is cancelling Berlin Tegel – Miami route, the airline has announced.
Reservation for travel on/after this date is now closed. Previously the airline planned 4 weekly service on A330-200 in Summer 2015 season with following schedule.
AB7210 TXL0925 – 1400MIA 332 x246
AB7211 MIA1550 – 0720+1TXL 332 x246
The airline has announced planned expansion from Dusseldorf to Los Angeles and New York JFK, however newly added frequencies are not available for reservation at present time.
Update at 0740GMT 20OCT14
airberlin from 04MAY15 is cancelling Berlin Tegel – Miami route, the airline has announced.
Reservation for travel on/after this date is now closed. Previously the airline planned 4 weekly service on A330-200 in Summer 2015 season with following schedule.
AB7210 TXL0925 – 1400MIA 332 x246
AB7211 MIA1550 – 0720+1TXL 332 x246
The airline has announced planned expansion from Dusseldorf to Los Angeles and New York JFK, however newly added frequencies are not available for reservation at present time.
In pratica in attesa della fantomatica apertura del nuovo aeroporto di Berlino stanno riducendo il lungo raggio da TXL per concentrarlo su DUS. Del resto con una flotta di solo 14 WB è impossibile mantenere due basi per il lungo raggio.
Etihad-backed Air Berlin says cutting 200 more jobs
Air Berlin is cutting another 200 jobs as part of its efforts to return to profit, a spokesman for the airline said on Monday.
The cuts will mostly affect grounds crews and administrative workers and are to be carried out through attrition in 2015, he said.
Air Berlin, 29-percent owned by Abu Dhabi-based Etihad, has already cut 900 jobs, or 10 percent of its workforce, and slashed both costs and unprofitable routes after a period of rapid expansion left it saddled with debt.
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/etihad-backed-air-berlin-says-cutting-200-more-jobs-569664.html
Air Berlin is cutting another 200 jobs as part of its efforts to return to profit, a spokesman for the airline said on Monday.
The cuts will mostly affect grounds crews and administrative workers and are to be carried out through attrition in 2015, he said.
Air Berlin, 29-percent owned by Abu Dhabi-based Etihad, has already cut 900 jobs, or 10 percent of its workforce, and slashed both costs and unprofitable routes after a period of rapid expansion left it saddled with debt.
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/etihad-backed-air-berlin-says-cutting-200-more-jobs-569664.html
Airberlin celebrates 25 years of the fall of the Berlin Wall with special flights over Berlin on November 8, will cut another 200 jobs
Airberlin (airberlin.com) (Berlin-Tegel) is planning to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with three Bombarider Q400 special flights over the city of Berlin on November 8:
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Airberlin is offering three sightseeing flights over Berlin during the evening of November 8, tracing the course of the former Wall. The flights are being conducted using a Bombardier DHC-8-402 (Q400) with a seating capacity of 76 and will operate between 5.30 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. from Berlin-Tegel Airport. They are accorded flight numbers AB 1989, AB 1990 and AB 1991, thus evoking the year of the fall of the Wall, the year of reunification, and the year of the relaunch of Airberlin as a German airline following the watershed events. From the particularly low flying altitude of approximately 1,000 meters (3,000 feet), the special flight passengers will be able to view the 15-kilometer-long ‘illuminated border’ made up of 8,000 luminous balloons stretching from Bornholmer Strasse to the Oberbaum Bridge. The light installation will illuminate a section of the former course of the Wall from November 7-9. An experienced city guide will accompany the special flights and narrate the history of the divided city of Berlin.
On the ground, too, Airberlin is represented within a section of the ‘illuminated border’ at the East Side Gallery. In keeping with the airline’s anniversary, 35 balloon sponsorships were raffled via its social media channels, on its website, via international media and among staff. The sponsors will be present in person along this stretch during the evening of November 9 to release their helium-filled balloon from its mooring and, thus, to gradually give wings to the ‘illuminated border’.
A further highlight on the afternoon of November 9 is to be the painting of two original sections of the Wall for Airberlin by the well-known French artist Thierry Noir. As early as in 1990, the artist designed sections of the East Side Gallery, nowadays considered protected monuments. Thierry Noir will complete work on the 3.6-meter-tall T-shaped sections live on the spot. The sections of the Wall will then be exhibited at the Berlin-Tegel Airport for a period of six months.
The fall of the Wall is synonymous with a specific milestone in the 35-year history of Airberlin: while Germany was divided, only airlines of Allied nations were permitted to fly to West Berlin. Thus Airberlin, founded as an American charter airline named Air Berlin USA, was able to offer flights from West Berlin from 1979. Upon German reunification, the situation changed radically and Airberlin lost its air traffic rights. Only upon relaunch as a German airline in 1991 were the foundations laid for continued development to the status of the second largest German airline.
Tickets for the special flights are available online at airberlin.com/fallofthewall at a price of 99 euros per person and can also be reserved around the clock via the company’s Service Center by calling +49 (0)30/3434 3434 (local rates apply).
In other news, on October 26 Airberlin started flying to Milan’s downtown Linate Airport as previously reported. Airberlin issued this statement:
Since Sunday, October 26, 2014 all Airberlin Group flights have been taking off and landing at Milan Linate airport. The crew of flight AB 8406 from Dusseldorf, Alitalia employees and Airberlin ground crew greeted the first flights with an official “Benvenuto Linate”. The codeshare agreement between the Airberlin Group and Alitalia allows the airlines to offer their passengers a total of all the 412 nonstop flights of Airberlin, Niki and Alitalia between Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy under a joint flight number.
Additionally Airberlin increased service on the Berlin-Abu Dhabi route:
Airberlin now operates two flights a day between the German capital and Abu Dhabi. On Sunday, October 26, Captain Christoph Runge and his crew manned the first of these doubled-frequency flights. At 11:30 o’clock, the Airbus A330-200 took off from Berlin-Tegel Airport with 226 passengers and 10 crew members on board with destination of Abu Dhabi.
Finally in other news, Airberlin plans to cut another 200 administrative and ground staff in 2015. As previously mentioned Airberlin will continue to phase out its Boeing 737s and go to an All Airbus fleet.
Airberlin (airberlin.com) (Berlin-Tegel) is planning to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with three Bombarider Q400 special flights over the city of Berlin on November 8:
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Airberlin is offering three sightseeing flights over Berlin during the evening of November 8, tracing the course of the former Wall. The flights are being conducted using a Bombardier DHC-8-402 (Q400) with a seating capacity of 76 and will operate between 5.30 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. from Berlin-Tegel Airport. They are accorded flight numbers AB 1989, AB 1990 and AB 1991, thus evoking the year of the fall of the Wall, the year of reunification, and the year of the relaunch of Airberlin as a German airline following the watershed events. From the particularly low flying altitude of approximately 1,000 meters (3,000 feet), the special flight passengers will be able to view the 15-kilometer-long ‘illuminated border’ made up of 8,000 luminous balloons stretching from Bornholmer Strasse to the Oberbaum Bridge. The light installation will illuminate a section of the former course of the Wall from November 7-9. An experienced city guide will accompany the special flights and narrate the history of the divided city of Berlin.
On the ground, too, Airberlin is represented within a section of the ‘illuminated border’ at the East Side Gallery. In keeping with the airline’s anniversary, 35 balloon sponsorships were raffled via its social media channels, on its website, via international media and among staff. The sponsors will be present in person along this stretch during the evening of November 9 to release their helium-filled balloon from its mooring and, thus, to gradually give wings to the ‘illuminated border’.
A further highlight on the afternoon of November 9 is to be the painting of two original sections of the Wall for Airberlin by the well-known French artist Thierry Noir. As early as in 1990, the artist designed sections of the East Side Gallery, nowadays considered protected monuments. Thierry Noir will complete work on the 3.6-meter-tall T-shaped sections live on the spot. The sections of the Wall will then be exhibited at the Berlin-Tegel Airport for a period of six months.
The fall of the Wall is synonymous with a specific milestone in the 35-year history of Airberlin: while Germany was divided, only airlines of Allied nations were permitted to fly to West Berlin. Thus Airberlin, founded as an American charter airline named Air Berlin USA, was able to offer flights from West Berlin from 1979. Upon German reunification, the situation changed radically and Airberlin lost its air traffic rights. Only upon relaunch as a German airline in 1991 were the foundations laid for continued development to the status of the second largest German airline.
Tickets for the special flights are available online at airberlin.com/fallofthewall at a price of 99 euros per person and can also be reserved around the clock via the company’s Service Center by calling +49 (0)30/3434 3434 (local rates apply).
In other news, on October 26 Airberlin started flying to Milan’s downtown Linate Airport as previously reported. Airberlin issued this statement:
Since Sunday, October 26, 2014 all Airberlin Group flights have been taking off and landing at Milan Linate airport. The crew of flight AB 8406 from Dusseldorf, Alitalia employees and Airberlin ground crew greeted the first flights with an official “Benvenuto Linate”. The codeshare agreement between the Airberlin Group and Alitalia allows the airlines to offer their passengers a total of all the 412 nonstop flights of Airberlin, Niki and Alitalia between Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy under a joint flight number.
Additionally Airberlin increased service on the Berlin-Abu Dhabi route:
Airberlin now operates two flights a day between the German capital and Abu Dhabi. On Sunday, October 26, Captain Christoph Runge and his crew manned the first of these doubled-frequency flights. At 11:30 o’clock, the Airbus A330-200 took off from Berlin-Tegel Airport with 226 passengers and 10 crew members on board with destination of Abu Dhabi.
Finally in other news, Airberlin plans to cut another 200 administrative and ground staff in 2015. As previously mentioned Airberlin will continue to phase out its Boeing 737s and go to an All Airbus fleet.
Tagli per Air Berlin
Secondo la stampa estera, per far fronte ad una difficile condizione economica, airberlin avrebbe ha annunciato un nuovo piano di ristrutturazione che prevede il taglio di 200 posti di lavoro oltre agli 850 già programmati. Il vettore, che attende un nuovo patron ad inizio 2015 (Stefan Pichler succederà a Wolfgang Prock-Schauer), dovrebbe anche lavorare sul network per renderlo più coerente con il traffico aereo tedesco.
Malgrado questo annuncio, il direttore finanziario della compagnia ha affermato che in due anni la compagnia ha ritrovato la reddittività annunciata nel 2006, quando airberlin è entrata in Borsa a Francoforte
Secondo fonti provenienti dal Golfo, Etihad potrebbe investire di nuovo nel vettore tedesco se otterrà il via libera dall’Ue.
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Secondo la stampa estera, per far fronte ad una difficile condizione economica, airberlin avrebbe ha annunciato un nuovo piano di ristrutturazione che prevede il taglio di 200 posti di lavoro oltre agli 850 già programmati. Il vettore, che attende un nuovo patron ad inizio 2015 (Stefan Pichler succederà a Wolfgang Prock-Schauer), dovrebbe anche lavorare sul network per renderlo più coerente con il traffico aereo tedesco.
Malgrado questo annuncio, il direttore finanziario della compagnia ha affermato che in due anni la compagnia ha ritrovato la reddittività annunciata nel 2006, quando airberlin è entrata in Borsa a Francoforte
Secondo fonti provenienti dal Golfo, Etihad potrebbe investire di nuovo nel vettore tedesco se otterrà il via libera dall’Ue.
Guidaviaggi
[h=1]Airberlin: new restructuring plan appears not radical enough as 3Q profitability slips[/h]
After narrowing its operating loss in 1H2014, airberlin's 3Q result was in profit, but at a lower level than last year in what is the seasonally strongest quarter. Unit revenues continued to fall and the airline was unable to reduce unit costs sufficiently to compensate for this (even after allowing for restructuring costs). Another heavy loss is on the way for FY2014.
Airberlin has also given a further update on its new restructuring programme. In spite of indications earlier this year that the new programme might lead to fundamental strategic change, there is also little, if anything, that appears radical in the plan. Airberlin will remain in the same business segments, but redouble its efforts to do the same things more efficiently. Moreover, it has not really addressed one of the key themes we have identified in our analysis of the airline for some time, namely establishing its core purpose.
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[h=2]Underlying operating profit down 28% year on year in 3Q[/h]In 3Q2014, airberlin's net income more than halved to EUR50 million, with revenues down 2.6% to EUR1,312 million. Operating profit, or EBIT, fell by 35% to EUR75 million.
Excluding the item 'other operating income', which consists of gains on the disposal of long term assets, insurance claims and other sources of income that are not regular elements of the day to day business, underlying 3Q operating profit fell by 28% from EUR100 million to EUR72 million. Even allowing for EUR15 million of restructuring costs, the figure was still below last year's.
Airberlin's 3Q profits were not enough to offset losses in 1H. For 9M2014, its net loss widened by 14% to EUR151 million, its reported operating loss increased by 42% to EUR115 million, but its underlying operating loss (ie excluding other operating income) narrowed by 13% to EUR125 million.
See related report: Airberlin's first 2Q profit since 2009 shows promise from its business model restructuring
Airberlin financial highlights 3Q2014
Source: Air Berlin PLC
[h=2]Balance sheet still has negative equity, but liquidity is healthy[/h]Compared with the end of 2Q2014, shareholders' equity improved by EUR160 million, mainly due to the second tranche of EUR102 million of the subordinated convertible bonds subscribed to by Etihad (accounted for as equity), but also due to the profit recorded in 3Q. The improvement in shareholder's equity since 31-Dec-2014 was less, at EUR76 million. The balance was still negative to the extent of EUR111 million at the end of 3Q2014.
Net debt was EUR730 million at the end of Jun-2014, down from EUR796 million at the end of Dec-2013, but slightly up on the EUR708 million level at the end of Jun-2014. Gross cash stood at EUR599 million (53 days of revenue) at the end of 3Q2014, almost unchanged from the end of 2Q, but up from EUR223 million (20 days of revenue) at the end of 2013 thanks to new bond issues.
There is still a further tranche to come from Etihad of the subordinated convertible bond and this will further improve airberlin's balance sheet. Moreover, as we have previously noted, it has sufficient liquidity to pursue its restructuring without the short term fear of bankruptcy. Nevertheless, airberlin will need to start recording full year net profit figures if it is to rebuild its equity without seeking further investment from Etihad and/or other shareholders.
Airberlin balance sheet structure 31-Dec-2013 and 30-Sep-2014
Source: Air Berlin PLC
[h=2]ASKs up 0.9%[/h]Airberlin's capacity growth has slowed through the year. In 3Q2014, ASKs grew by just 0.9%, after an increase of 4.4% 1Q2014 and 3.5% in 2Q2014. The tightening of capacity growth seems to have helped airberlin's load factor, which was almost flat (-0.1 ppts year on year) at 87.2% in 3Q, compared with a fall of 3.8 ppts in 1Q and a fall of 1.3 ppts in 2Q.
The number of destinations as at 30-Sep-2014 was 12% lower than a year earlier, highlighting airberlin's focus on increased frequencies as its growth driver.
Airberlin operating figures 3Q2014
Source: Air Berlin PLC
[h=2]Etihad codeshare bookings accelerate modestly, but may be threatened by LBA[/h]Common codeshare bookings with Etihad were up by 4% year on year in 3Q2014, a modest acceleration on the growth of 2% in 2Q2014, but still significantly less than the 12% growth reported for 1Q2014 and 74% growth for FY2013. Airberlin's winter 2014/15 schedule should see a boost to this growth rate, with additional Abu Dhabi services from Stuttgart and Vienna and increased frequencies from Berlin Tegel.
Airberlin common codeshare bookings with Etihad Airways (‘000) 3Q2013 and 3Q2014
Source: Air Berlin PLC
A threat to the airberlin/Etihad codeshare agreement surfaced in Oct-2014, when the German Federal Aviation Authority (known as LBA) declined to approve codeshare rights on 34 routes operated by airberlin, including Berlin and Stuttgart to Abu Dhabi and a number of routes between Abu Dhabi and other destinations in Europe. The LBA eventually did approve the codeshare rights for the coming winter season, but there is still a risk that it may not continue to do so in future seasons.
Airberlin has concerns that the LBA may be taking a new interpretation of the bilateral between Germany and the UAE
Airberlin has concerns that the LBA may be taking a new interpretation of the bilateral betweenGermany and the UAE, an interpretation that it considers to be "unjustified and incorrect". According to airberlin, the annual revenue impact of any future decision by the LBA not to grant these codeshare rights could be in the mid double digits.Partnership revenues are a key element of airberlin's recovery plan and their reduction by what could be somewhere in the region of EUR50 million in annual sales would be keenly felt. Nevertheless, CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer was keen to stress on a conference call with analysts that he was "confident" that the LBA will continue to approve all these codeshares in the future.
See related report: Airberlin's new codeshare with Alitalia is no substitute for the loss of Etihad codeshare routes
[h=2]Oneworld codeshare bookings up 5%[/h]Common codeshare bookings with oneworld partner airlines also accelerated their growth modestly, increasing by 5% year on year in 3Q214, after growth of 2% in 2Q2014. As with the Etihad codeshare, these growth rates are slower than the 1Q2014 rate of 12% reported and a more than tripling of numbers in FY2013.
Of course, slower growth rates are inevitable with increasing maturity of the relationships, but the addition of a new codeshare with US Airways in Jun-2014 appears to have had a positive impact on airberlin's oneworld common booking numbers.
Airberlin common codeshare bookings with oneworld 3Q2013 and 3Q2014
Source: Air Berlin PLC
[h=2]Revenues fall 2.6%[/h]Airberlin's 3Q2014 revenues fell by 2.6% year on year, bringing the 9M revenue decline to 1.0%. The fall in 3Q revenue contrasts with the 1.8% increase in ASKs and reflects a 3.4% drop in flight revenue, which accounted for 93% of revenue. Ground and in-flight revenues both grew by 9%.
Flight revenue per passenger fell by 4.4% and total revenue per ASK (RASK) fell by 3.4% in 3Q2014. It seems that airberlin was unable to keep hold of the stabilisation in RASK that it achieved in 2Q (after a significant drop in 1Q). CFO Ulf Huettmeyer told analysts on a conference call to discuss the 3Q results that RASK had been up in Oct-2014 and the outlook for 4Q was positive.
Airberlin revenues (EUR million) 3Q2014
| | 3Q2013 | 3Q2014 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flight revenue | 1,261.0 | 1,218.6 | -3.4% |
| Ground and other services | 76.6 | 83.8 | 9.4% |
| Duty free/in-flight sales | 8.7 | 9.5 | 9.2% |
| Total revenue | 1,346.3 | 1,311.9 | -2.6% |
Source: Air Berlin PLC
Airberlin development of yield (flight revenue per passenger, EUR) and RASK (EUR cent) 3Q2014 vs 3Q2013
Source: Air Berlin PLC
[h=2]Costs fall 0.5%[/h]Operating costs fell by 0.5% year on year in 3Q2014, less than the increase in ASKs, but also less than the drop in revenues. Fuel costs, down 2.4%, were the major contributor to the cost reduction, while non-fuel costs were flat (+0.1%). Labour costs increased by 6.4%, in spite of lower headcount (down 4% year on year at 30-Sep-2014). This was due to wage increases and also EUR8.5 million of costs related to the re-stationing of crews (without this latter item, labour costs would have been flat year on year, in spite of the ASK increase).
Overall cost per ASK (CASK) fell by 1.4% and ex fuel CASK was down 0.9%. There were EUR15 million of restructuring costs in 3Q (EUR10 million of which was labour-related). Without these restructuring costs, CASK fell by 2.6%, although this was still not enough to compensate for the 3.4% drop in RASK.
Airberlin cost development 3Q2014 vs 3Q2013
Source: Air Berlin PLC
[h=2]Airberlin's restructuring update[/h]Airberlin also gave an update on the restructuring of its business model that was first announced in Apr-2014. An initial indication of its new thinking was given at the time of 2Q results in Aug-2014, but the review process continued through to Sep-2014 and this was its first presentation following its completion. In fact, many of the elements of the new plan now revealed were already presented in Aug-2014.
See related report: Airberlin's first 2Q profit since 2009 shows promise from its business model restructuring
These include the decision to remain in the three segments of Europe, leisure and long haul; to focus its European network on the top ten markets in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and on its base in Palma de Mallorca; to reduce the seasonality in its schedule; to increase cooperation with partners (in particular Etihad, Alitalia and American Airlines); and to improve efficiency through the closure of five crew stations (Muenster/Osnabruck, Hanover, Dortmund, Erfurt and Dresden).
Perhaps the most significant additional details now announced by airberlin of its latest restructuring are a numerical target of EUR400 million in profit benefit by 2016 and the harmonisation of the fleet.
[h=2]EUR400 million target contribution from the new plan[/h]Regarding the EUR400 million target of additional contribution from the new restructuring programme, it expects an equal contribution of 40% towards this total from both costs and revenues, with the balance of 20% coming from network improvements. There will be significant one-off restructuring costs in the next two years, but airberlin's goal is to achieve "sustainable profitability" from 2017 onwards.
This generally means sufficient profit to pay for capital investment and to earn a further return that is attractive to investors in the company.
Airberlin restructuring programme targets
Source: Air Berlin PLC
[h=2]Airberlin moves towards an all Airbus fleet[/h]Airberlin plans the simplification of its fleet to a single aircraft family in each of short/medium haul and long haul to the A320 family and the A300. The group's narrow body fleet currently includes 45 Boeing 737s, which will be phased out gradually over the next two years, and it will also cancel 18 737 orders. It will introduce 20 A320/A321 aircraft that are on order and secure an additional 14 used A320s from the second hand market. On long haul, it has cancelled an order for 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and will continue with its current A330 fleet.
The list prices of the aircraft in the cancelled orders with Boeing amount to USD5 billion in total. Although airberlin may not have been contracted to pay list prices, the cancellation of these orders, with no penalties, will lead to significant savings in capital expenditure and help to preserve the company's liquidity.
More fundamentally, moving to an all Airbus fleet will provide greater efficiencies in terms of aircraft deployment, maintenance, crew rostering andtraining. Mr Huettmeyer said on the 3Q conference call that there were benefits to operating a dual fleet, including "not having all eggs in one basket". Nevertheless, a review by airberlin of its fleet plan had concluded that "the disadvantages [of a dual fleet] are higher than the advantages".
[h=2]New restructuring plan has nothing radical[/h]In Apr-2014, when airberlin first indicated that it was planning a new restructuring programme to follow its Turbine programme, CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer said “Even though the Turbine efficiency program has delivered according to plan and will take full effect in 2014, we have to increase the pressure during implementation, drive further measures as well as thoroughly evaluate our possible courses of action including airberlin's long-term business model".
This suggested a possibly radical change of strategic direction. Certainly, there is little in airberlin's new restructuring plan that could be regarded as anything other than beneficial in terms of improving its efficiency, both in terms of costs and revenue generation. However, there is also little that appears radical. Airberlin will remain in the same business segments, but redouble its efforts to do the same things more efficiently.
Arberlin does not really seem to have resolved the fundamental question of what its true purpose is. Short haul point to point LCC, or full service long haul carrier? Leisure operator, or high frequency business airline?
See related reports:
- Airberlin: still in need of a cap that fits, although 1Q2014 operating loss narrows slightly
- airberlin: in need of a cap that fits after another underlying loss
See related reports:
- "Etihad Airways Partners" Alliance accounts for 2.6% of global ASKs, 2.0% of seats
- Airberlin receives a vote of confidence from Etihad, but how will the relationship evolve now?
- Airberlin: Etihad to the rescue after another loss in 2013. Meanwhile codeshare partners are booming
While it says that Turbine has delivered, airberlin is heading for another big operating loss in 2014, the fifth successive year of operating loss (although this year's loss may be narrower than last year's).
Achieving sustainable profit as soon as 2017 will be a major challenge.
fonte : CAPA
Questa frase racchiude secondo me tutto il problema di Air Berlin, è una compagnia di medie dimensioni ma tenta di fare di tutto un po': ha diverse rotte p2p in competizione con le low cost, fa un limitato federaggio verso i suoi hub di DUS e TXL, offre un limitato numero di rotte e frequenze di lungo raggio e ha ancora una forte presenza nel settore leisure turistico (prima compagnia a PMI) e un elevatissimo numero di rotte verso destinazioni balneari di medio (esempio Canarie operate anche con WB) e lungo raggio (Caraibi) Infine i soli 14 WB sono già pochi di per se sono anche suddivisi in due basi di lungo raggio DUS e TXL. Secondo me dovrebbero fare delle scelte e concentrarsi solo su alcuni settori di mercato e operarli al meglio, non si può pretendere di fare di tutto un po'.
è quello che stanno tentando di fare, e l'accordo con Alitalia va in questa direzione. Ovviamente non è immediato : credo che dal punto di vista del mercato leisure alcuni collegamenti con Canarie/Baleari possano anche essere sostenibili, meno i collegamenti ptp in diretta concorrenza con i colossi europei del low cost. Sul lungo raggio mi sembra che qualche collegamento soprattutto sul Nordamerica sia già stato chiuso e probabile che ne seguiranno altri.
Air Berlin ha avviato il processo di dotare l'intera flotta con teconologia wifi.
Air Berlin to equip entire fleet with wifi
Air Berlin has started the process of equipping its entire fleet with wifi technology.
The German carrier has completed installing a Panasonic wifi system onto two A320 aircraft, both of which will operate flights to Abu Dhabi, one from Vienna and the other from Stuttgart.
The first Vienna to Abu Dhabi service to come with on-board internet access will take-off on November 24, while the Stuttgart to Abu Dhabi route will come with wifi on December 1.
The cost breaks down as follows:
Air Berlin said it plans to complete fitting wifi across if entire fleet within three years.
Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, CEO of Air Berlin, said: "With the new wifi service, our passengers can stay online during the flight and stay in touch with their families, friends and business partners.
"We will gradually expand the new service to almost the entire fleet. Air Berlin is the first German airline to offer inflight internet access not only on long-haul flights, but also on short- and medium-haul flights."
In August, Air Berlin launched a service for passengers to bid online for an upgrade to business class (see news, August 11).
Air Berlin to equip entire fleet with wifi
Air Berlin has started the process of equipping its entire fleet with wifi technology.
The German carrier has completed installing a Panasonic wifi system onto two A320 aircraft, both of which will operate flights to Abu Dhabi, one from Vienna and the other from Stuttgart.
The first Vienna to Abu Dhabi service to come with on-board internet access will take-off on November 24, while the Stuttgart to Abu Dhabi route will come with wifi on December 1.
The cost breaks down as follows:
- €4.90 for 30 minutes, including 20MB of data
- €8.90 for an hour, including 50MB of data
- €13.90 to be online for an entire medium-haul flight, including 90MB of data
- €18.90 for the "full flight package" for long-haul flights, including 120MB of data.
Air Berlin said it plans to complete fitting wifi across if entire fleet within three years.
Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, CEO of Air Berlin, said: "With the new wifi service, our passengers can stay online during the flight and stay in touch with their families, friends and business partners.
"We will gradually expand the new service to almost the entire fleet. Air Berlin is the first German airline to offer inflight internet access not only on long-haul flights, but also on short- and medium-haul flights."
In August, Air Berlin launched a service for passengers to bid online for an upgrade to business class (see news, August 11).
E' significativo notare che Air berlin aprirà una rotta da una grande capitale europea come Vienna verso Abu Dhabi utilizzando un A320, al contrario Alitalia aprirà il collegamento da una città di medie dimensioni come Venezia con l'A330 che tra l'altro rimarrà fermo inutilizzato per 8 ore al giorno. Speriamo non faccia il classico passo piu' lungo della gamba. 
Vorrei far notare che Venezia sara' una citta' di medie dimensioni ma da un punto di vista aeroportuale gode di traffico turistico tutto l'anno (Venezia e' una delle mete turistiche piu' note a livello mondiale), si trova in una zona molto attiva economicamente. L'aeroporto non serve solo la citta'.E' significativo notare che Air berlin aprirà una rotta da una grande capitale europea come Vienna verso Abu Dhabi utilizzando un A320, al contrario Alitalia aprirà il collegamento da una città di medie dimensioni come Venezia con l'A330 che tra l'altro rimarrà fermo inutilizzato per 8 ore al giorno. Speriamo non faccia il classico passo piu' lungo della gamba.
Siamo daccordo su Venezia ma credo che l'area di attrazione di VIE sia maggiore di VCE. Inoltre anche Vienna ha un notevole traffico turistico oltre che business e "diplomatico" è sede di diverse organizzazioni internazionali.
tiefpeck
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In realtà i collegamenti di VIE con FRA e MUC di OS/LH fanno shuttle, ponte aereo, navetta oraria o come volete chiamarlo voi. E qui siamo già al di là del concetto di feederaggio. E' vero che AUH è più comodo per andare ad oriente, ma è anche vero che TK, EK ecc. sono ampiamente presenti a VIE, oltre a tutti i diretti. Insomma, comparare VIE con VCE mi sembra un po' azzardato. A VCE spazio per succhiare traffico ce n'è, a VIE insomma.E' significativo notare che Air berlin aprirà una rotta da una grande capitale europea come Vienna verso Abu Dhabi utilizzando un A320, al contrario Alitalia aprirà il collegamento da una città di medie dimensioni come Venezia con l'A330 che tra l'altro rimarrà fermo inutilizzato per 8 ore al giorno. Speriamo non faccia il classico passo piu' lungo della gamba.
Stavo per scrivere la stessa cosa: VIE ha voli diretti per varie destinazioni orientali che da VCE non sono servite, e sul fronte della fidelizzazione AB deve fare i conti coi signori di Miles&More. A VCE la coppia AZ-EY gioca in casa (o almeno in campo neutro).