Rod Eddington
Rod Eddington
Sir Roderick Ian Eddington AOis an Australian businessman. He is currently chair of the government body Infrastructure Australia, a director of News Corporation, continuing his long association with that company, and has served in other senior positions including as CEO of British Airways...
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significant change to the size of British Airways as it takes further steps to address its cost base and sets the company on course to achieve a 10 percent operating margin.
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We can survive this, British Airways is a strong company, and will come through this in good shape, but we have to take the necessary tough measures.
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The British CAA was in complete agreement with our decision to resume Concorde's services shortly after the Air France crash,
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The British CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) was in complete agreement with our decision to resume Concorde's services shortly after the Air France crash.
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We are looking hard at what we need to do. It may be necessary to look again at the number of people we employ. If that's necessary we will be working with unions and staff to move forward in a sensible way,
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We're well-placed to cope with a softening of the U.S. economy, ... We're looking to put fewer seats on the North Atlantic over the next twelve months.
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We need to address the problems at Gatwick, but a key part is fleet changes across short-haul operations and we also need to be clear about what destinations we can serve profitably,
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We have been in constant contact with the airworthiness authorities in the UK and France, the airframe and engine manufacturers, and Air France throughout Concorde's flying life, and particularly closely since the accident in Paris last month,
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I'm confident that we'll complete with 3i (venture capital group), but there are a couple of people waiting in the wings,
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It's important to staff and customers, it's important to link New York and London.
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We will not become a no frills airline nor will we launch one, ... We will compete profitably and intelligently alongside them by adopting what they do well.
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The tragic events in the USA will undoubtedly have a significant impact on the demand for air travel in the months ahead, ... We have taken the necessary steps to curtail expenditure and sadly to cut our workforce.
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We are taking a ruthless approach towards poorly performing routes and assets. Those not adding value to improve performance are being removed.
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If 50 years of post-war economics has taught us anything, it's this: state subsidies preserve bad habits.