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MY SHINING STAR

Qantas Airways’ boss, Alan Joyce, describes low-cost carrier (LCC) subsidiary, Jetstar, as the group’s “shining star”. He could be forgiven for having a soft spot for the carrier he launched as its chief executive in 2003.
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Airlines strike it rich on new money

Ancillary revenue has been increasingly coming to the aid of airlines in recent years of crisis. Items like a premium price on legroom, frequent flyer programmes, check-in luggage charges, commission on hotel rooms and car hire will help make these extra revenue streams worth an estimated $58 billion to airlines this year.
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Cautious optimism

When information technology (IT) professionals from airlines and providers gathered in Cannes, France for SITA’s annual Air Transport IT Summit last July the mood hardly matched the Riviera sunshine. IT and telecommunications spending, as a percentage of airline revenue, was forecast to dive to 1.7% through 2009, the lowest level recorded since 2002, following 9/11.
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