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		<title>Interview with: Simon Fagan, Chief Commercial Officer, Aer Arann</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2013/05/09/interview-with-simon-fagan-chief-commercial-officer-aer-arann/</link>
		<comments>http://www.anna.aero/2013/05/09/interview-with-simon-fagan-chief-commercial-officer-aer-arann/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.aero</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aer Arann is now operating more flights than ever on behalf of Aer Lingus. We caught up with the airline&#8217;s CCO to ask about the working relationship with Aer Lingus, route developments, new aircraft, connecting traffic and the main challenges the airline faces. anna.aero: Can you bring us up to speed on some of the recent developments at Aer Arann? Simon Fagan (SF): 2013 is a milestone year for the airline. A ‘New Beginning’ is well underway, which commenced in December 2012, following the successful restructuring of the business. The airline is now on a strong financial footing, which provides [...]]]></description>
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		<title>30-second interview with Gökhan Buğday, CEO Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2013/04/04/30-second-interview-with-gokhan-bugday-ceo-istanbul-sabiha-gokcen-international-airport/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[anna.aero was invited to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport last week to celebrate the arrival of Turkish Airlines&#8217; new base, which will result in 13 international routes this summer. We got to talk to the airport’s CEO about competition, the new planned airport for Istanbul, the growth in Turkish air travel and the chances of Istanbul winning the right to host the 2020 summer Olympics. anna.aero: Turkish Airlines has finally decided to make Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SGIA) a second base in Istanbul starting this weekend. How come? Bugday: We are delighted to welcome Turkish Airlines&#8217; growth at SGIA. They have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>30-second interview: easyJet Head of Sales UK, Ruth Spratt has a slice of route launch cake with anna.aero</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2013/04/04/30-second-interview-easyjet-head-of-sales-uk-ruth-spratt-has-a-slice-of-route-launch-cake-with-anna-aero/</link>
		<comments>http://www.anna.aero/2013/04/04/30-second-interview-easyjet-head-of-sales-uk-ruth-spratt-has-a-slice-of-route-launch-cake-with-anna-aero/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[easyJet launched its second new service to Moscow Domodedovo in 9 days, this time from Manchester. anna.aero’s Marc Watkins witnessed this momentous event – and brought cake!! Starting on 27 March, easyJet launched four weekly A320 flights to Moscow Domodedovo from Manchester, the first time the two cities have been linked with regular scheduled flights since Aeroflot flew to Moscow Sheremetyevo with Tu-154s and Il-62s decades ago. The inauguration of services gave anna.aero the opportunity to catch-up with the airline’s Head of Sales UK, Ruth Spratt, in the check-in hall. Watkins: What do you think of the cake? Spratt: It’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>30 seconds with Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2013/03/27/30-seconds-with-heathrow-airport-and-gatwick-airport/</link>
		<comments>http://www.anna.aero/2013/03/27/30-seconds-with-heathrow-airport-and-gatwick-airport/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.aero</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[anna.aero had the opportunity to spend 30 seconds with Heathrow Airport&#8217;s Executive Commercial Director Fidel Lopez as well as CCO, Guy Stephenson from competing hub London Gatwick &#8211; just 55km across town. Both want more runway capacity for their respective airports, but seemingly only one will get it. Fidel Lopez, Executive Commercial Director, Heathrow Airport anna.aero: “You were appointed in November 2012 – what is your job?” Lopez: “I cover all the revenues opportunities from retail, to property, to aviation, and I deal with passenger marketing – airline trade relations directly produce 60% of our revenues.” anna.aero: “But Heathrow is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>30 Second Interview: easyJet CEO Carolyn McCall shares a Moscow traffic jam with anna.aero</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2013/03/20/30-second-interview-easyjet-ceo-carolyn-mcall-shares-a-moscow-traffic-jam-with-anna-aero/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.aero</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Moscow traffic of the booming Russian capital meant the easyJet CEO Carolyn McCall had to give a little bit longer than the standard 30-second interview when she talked to anna.aero on a bus to Moscow Domodedovo airport. The Moscow traffic of the booming Russian capital meant the easyJet&#8217;s CEO, Carolyn McCall, had to give a little bit longer than the standard 30-second interview. Hogan: “So, with only eight weeks to sell these flights, how are sales?” McCall: “We normally say that they have exceeded expectations – and they have – so I’ll say that.” Hogan: “This is a regulated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>30 seconds with: Marcos Caramalengos, Chief Commercial Officer, Minoan Air</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2013/03/06/30-seconds-with-marcos-caramalengos-chief-commercial-officer-minoan-air/</link>
		<comments>http://www.anna.aero/2013/03/06/30-seconds-with-marcos-caramalengos-chief-commercial-officer-minoan-air/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.aero</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With new operations from London Oxford to Edinburgh and Dublin starting this week, Marcos Caramalengos has his hands full. But he still found time to talk to anna,aero&#8217;s Editor Marc Watkins before the airline&#8217;s first UK flight. anna.aero: Why London Oxford to Edinburgh and Dublin? Caramalengos: Despite being just 40 minutes from London, Oxford has its own distinct catchment which is the market that we are looking to target. From the data we looked at with the airport management, we identified Edinburgh and Dublin as having some of the highest levels of demand from this area with a good mix [...]]]></description>
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		<title>30-seconds with: Paul Kehoe, CEO, Birmingham Airport</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2012/12/12/30-seconds-with-paul-kehoe-ceo-birmingham-airport/</link>
		<comments>http://www.anna.aero/2012/12/12/30-seconds-with-paul-kehoe-ceo-birmingham-airport/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.aero</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Birmingham Airport wants a route to its US twin – Chicago; as well as Japan, China, Thailand and Singapore. 30-seconds with: Paul Kehoe, CEO, Birmingham Airport Birmingham Airport wants a route to its US twin – Chicago; as well as Japan, China, Thailand and Singapore. anna.aero: Aren&#8217;t you scared that your runway extension is going to be a white elephant? Kehoe: The fundamental point is that not only are we doing it for long-haul traffic, we are also doing it for medium-haul. The 757 has been the workhorse of this airport; the current fleet of A321s is seen as one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seoul Incheon wants to be hub for Northeast Asia</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2012/07/11/seoul-incheon-wants-to-be-hub-for-northeast-asia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.anna.aero/2012/07/11/seoul-incheon-wants-to-be-hub-for-northeast-asia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.aero</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Incheon International Airport, serving South Korea’s capital Seoul, wants to increase transfer traffic, making use of its strategic location between the major markets Japan and China. But how much is traffic to China growing? And which new connection opportunities does Korean Air now have from London after adding flights with a different schedule? Award-winning Incheon International Airport, serving South Korea’s capital Seoul, wants to increase transfer traffic, making use of its location between the major markets Japan and China. In addition to Incheon’s extensive network to these two markets – the airport even offers a wider network to Japanese regional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>30-seconds with Thierry Antinori, Emirates’ EVP Passenger Sales Worldwide</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2012/06/27/30-seconds-with-thierry-antinori-emirates-evp-passenger-sales-worldwide/</link>
		<comments>http://www.anna.aero/2012/06/27/30-seconds-with-thierry-antinori-emirates-evp-passenger-sales-worldwide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[anna.aero took the chance to speak to Emirates’ top executive Thierry Antinori about where the airline sees opportunities – and which markets give Emirates headache? And what does the EVP Passenger Sales Worldwide formerly with Lufthansa Group think about alliance membership for Emirates? 30-seconds with: Thierry Antinori, EVP Passenger Sales Worldwide, Emirates anna.aero sat down with Thierry Antinori, Executive Vice President for Passenger Sales Worldwide, Emirates, following his address at the 22nd ACI EUROPE General Assembly on 21 June. anna.aero: Is Europe still a growth market for Emirates, or is your focus turning elsewhere for new route opportunities? Antinori: We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>30-seconds with: Robert Westgate, Senior Director, Planning &amp; Scheduling, Frontier Airlines</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2012/05/24/30-seconds-with-robert-westgate-senior-director-planning-scheduling-frontier-airlines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.anna.aero/2012/05/24/30-seconds-with-robert-westgate-senior-director-planning-scheduling-frontier-airlines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 14:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.aero</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What does the future hold for animal-loving Frontier Airlines now that its owner wants to sell it? How is the airline&#8217;s fleet evolving and why is it still operating a single ERJ145? What new routes is the airline starting this summer, with what aircraft? And which is the newest spokesanimal for the airline? 30-seconds with: Robert Westgate, Senior Director, Planning &#38; Scheduling, Frontier Airlines Denver-based Frontier Airlines, a subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, transported almost 15 million passengers in 2011 (up 2% on 2010), at an impressively high average load factor of 86% (up three percentage points on 2010). The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>30-seconds with: Birkir Holm Gudnason, CEO, Icelandair</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2012/05/17/30-seconds-with-birkir-holm-gudnason-ceo-icelandair/</link>
		<comments>http://www.anna.aero/2012/05/17/30-seconds-with-birkir-holm-gudnason-ceo-icelandair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.aero</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read what Icelandair&#8217;s CEO has to say about the new Denver route, what it has in common with just two other of the airline&#8217;s routes, and how much the airline is growing this summer. We also asked about the future for the airline&#8217;s all 757 fleet. 30-seconds with: Birkir Holm Gudnason, CEO, Icelandair Icelandair last week launched flights to Denver in Colorado, the airline&#8217;s ninth destination in North America (after Boston, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York City, Orlando, Seattle and Washington in the US, and Halifax and Toronto in Canada). anna.aero was present at the launch of both flights to and from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>30 seconds with: Daniel Skjeldam, Chief Commercial Officer, Norwegian</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2012/05/02/30-seconds-with-daniel-skjeldam-chief-commercial-officer-norwegian/</link>
		<comments>http://www.anna.aero/2012/05/02/30-seconds-with-daniel-skjeldam-chief-commercial-officer-norwegian/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 14:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.aero</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[anna.aero took the opportunity to speak to the CCO of the fast-growing low-cost airline Norwegian; Daniel Skjeldam. What will the airline do with the many aircraft it has ordered? What is happening with the long haul expansion using 787s? And is there a theme to Norwegian’s latest European route launches? 30 seconds with Daniel Skjeldam, CCO, Norwegian Norwegian carried 15.7 million passengers in 2011 – an increase of 2.6 million year-on-year. It offers 296 scheduled routes to 114 destinations and is planning long haul operations from 2013, operated using the 787 – of which it currently has six on order. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exclusive interview with easyJet CEO Carolyn McCall; key opportunities in Switzerland, France and Italy</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2012/04/24/exclusive-interview-with-easyjet-ceo-carolyn-mccall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.anna.aero/2012/04/24/exclusive-interview-with-easyjet-ceo-carolyn-mccall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the Lisbon base launch, the anna.aero fan and easyJet CEO Carolyn McCall set aside time to speak exclusively to anna.aero about the new base and the airline&#8217;s overall network plans. Invited by easyJet, anna.aero travelled to Lisbon together with the airline’s CEO Carolyn McCall for the opening of the low-cost carrier’s new base in the Portuguese capital airport’s Terminal 2, which just weeks ago was converted from a domestic terminal into a dedicated low-cost facility. After the press conference for the Portuguese media, the anna.aero fan McCall generously set aside time to speak exclusively to us about both the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vueling CEO comments on new route expansion – and new competitors</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2012/03/29/vueling-ceo-comments-new-route-expansion-and-new-competitors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.anna.aero/2012/03/29/vueling-ceo-comments-new-route-expansion-and-new-competitors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.aero</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interviewing an airline boss on a train may seem a bit strange but it&#8217;s how anna.aero recently got to chat with Vueling&#8217;s CEO during FrenchConnect. How much is the airline planning to grow this summer, what&#8217;s happening in Toulouse, and what does Alex Cruz think of what some of his former employees are doing at Iberia Express and Volotea? 30-second interview: Alex Cruz, CEO Vueling During the recent FrenchConnect event hosted by Paris-Vatry Airport anna.aero’s editor Ralph Anker had the chance to chat (on a TGV train ride!) to Vueling CEO Alex Cruz. anna.aero: Last year, Vueling was Europe’s fourth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aéroports de Paris consortium’s high hopes for Zagreb</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2012/03/14/aeroports-de-paris-consortiums-high-hopes-for-zagreb/</link>
		<comments>http://www.anna.aero/2012/03/14/aeroports-de-paris-consortiums-high-hopes-for-zagreb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.aero</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In conversation with anna.aero, Zagreb Airport’s Tonci Peovic explained his high hopes that the Aéroports de Paris-led consortium behind Zagreb’s future will see low cost, national carrier and other-carrier all developing routes in harmony. 30-second interview: Tonci Peovic, General Manager, Zagreb Airport The Croatian Government has awarded an Aéroports de Paris-led consortium Zagreb Airport International Company (ZAIC) the concession to construct a new passenger terminal at the airport. ZAIC will invest €235 million in the first phase of the new facility, which will have an annual capacity of five million passengers and is scheduled to be complete in 2015. Tonci [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US market underserved from Malaysia; MAS’ oneworld membership raises hopes for BA and Qantas</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2012/02/15/us-market-underserved-from-malaysia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.anna.aero/2012/02/15/us-market-underserved-from-malaysia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.aero</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Malaysia’s air transport market is facing changes with the partnership between the country’s two main airlines; Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia. How are the country’s regional airports attracting new services compared with Kuala Lumpur? And which are the main network gaps to fill? anna.aero spoke to Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad, Managing Director and CEO of Malaysia Airports Holdings, in Kuala Lumpur. 30-second interview: Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad, Managing Director &#38; CEO, Malaysia Airports The Malaysian air transport market has been leading the growth in Southeast Asia for quite some time, but there are changes to the country’s aviation landscape on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Testing times at BER</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2012/02/08/testing-times-at-ber/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.aero</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The boss of Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt talked to us during the first day of operational readiness testing involving 250 volunteer ‘passengers’. We wanted to know how the new airport improves Berlin as a proposition for airlines – purely from a route development point of view. 30-second interview: Prof. Dr. Rainer Schwarz, CEO, Berlin Airports The first Operational Readiness and Airport Transfer (ORAT) testing involving 250 volunteer ‘passengers’ took place at Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt (BER) yesterday. The trial passengers checked-in for three ‘flights’ – one each for Berlin’s three biggest airlines: Lufthansa to Frankfurt, airberlin to Oslo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>anna.aero talks to Vietnam Airlines’ CEO about its network developments, including US West Coast</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2011/12/14/anna-aero-talks-to-vietnam-airlines-ceo-about-its-network-developments-including-us-west-coast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.aero</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Vietnamese market is growing fast, but how will Vietnam Airlines continue to develop its network? anna.aero spoke to the airline’s president and CEO Dr Pham Ngoc Minh in combination with the launch of flights to anna.aero’s local airport London Gatwick to find out. 30 Seconds with Vietnam Airlines The Vietnamese market is growing fast and Vietnam Airlines’ new London service further helps the development, but how will the leading carrier in the market, the national airline and SkyTeam member, continue to develop its network? In order to find out, anna.aero spoke to Vietnam Airlines’ president and CEO Dr Pham [...]]]></description>
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		<title>London Southend Airport’s Managing Director Alastair Welch and Head of Business Jonny Rayner talk to anna.aero</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2011/08/03/london-southend-airports-managing-director-alastair-welch-and-head-of-business-jonny-rayner-talk-to-anna-aero/</link>
		<comments>http://www.anna.aero/2011/08/03/london-southend-airports-managing-director-alastair-welch-and-head-of-business-jonny-rayner-talk-to-anna-aero/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.aero</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[London Southend Airport will be easyJet’s next base, but in which further markets does the airport see potential? What are the benefits of having an investor that is a major company? And how does that relate to the London Olympics? 30 seconds with London Southend Airport anna.aero: Our analysis last week concluded that with easyJet basing three aircraft at London Southend Airport, there is still some aircraft time unaccounted for. Is there still another easyJet route to be announced? Jonny: The time that is still free is a little bit awkward and it doesn’t quite allow for a service to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So, what&#8217;s GOL doing in GOT?</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2011/06/30/so-whats-gol-doing-in-got/</link>
		<comments>http://www.anna.aero/2011/06/30/so-whats-gol-doing-in-got/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.aero</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GOL spends most of its time trying to avoid slot-constrained airports but anna.aero found the Brazilian low-cost airline keen to quickly learn about the process when Ralph Anker talked to Claudio Neves Borges, GOL&#8217;s Schedule and Route Manager at the IATA 128th Schedules Conference in Gothenburg last week. GOL spends most of its time trying to avoid slot-constrained airports but anna.aero found the Brazilian low-cost airline keen to quickly learn about the process when Ralph Anker talked to Claudio Neves Borges, GOL&#8217;s Schedule and Route Manager at the IATA 128th Schedules Conference in Gothenburg last week: anna.aero: Hello Claudio, what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>easyJet CEO Carolyn McCall talks to anna.aero about the London Southend Airport base</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2011/06/17/easyjet-ceo-carolyn-mccall-talks-to-anna-aero-about-the-london-southend-airport-base/</link>
		<comments>http://www.anna.aero/2011/06/17/easyjet-ceo-carolyn-mccall-talks-to-anna-aero-about-the-london-southend-airport-base/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.aero</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, easyJet announced it will open its 20th base at London Southend and straight away the airline’s boss spoke to anna.aero about why it had suddenly moved to the Essex seaside airport, largely overlooked since the 1960s. 30 seconds with easyJet&#8217;s CEO McCall anna.aero: Will the Southend move mean that capacity will be taken out of Stansted which is only 50km away? McCall: We will move three aircraft from Stansted to London Southend, as the catchment areas overlap. But while we will be shifting aircraft, that does not necessarily mean we will be reducing capacity at Stansted. Important to our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>30 Second Interview: Swedavia’s CEO Torborg Chetkovich</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2010/12/08/30-second-interview-swedavias-ceo-torborg-chetkovich/</link>
		<comments>http://www.anna.aero/2010/12/08/30-second-interview-swedavias-ceo-torborg-chetkovich/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.aero</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week’s 30-second interview is with new Swedavia CEO Torborg Chetkovich. What route opportunities does she see at Sweden’s two largest airports, Stockholm-Arlanda and Gothenburg Landvetter? And how key are the regional airports to the new Swedavia strategy? 30 Seconds with Swedavia’s CEO Torborg Chetkovich Swedavia, the company that runs most of Sweden’s airports, has a new CEO. anna.aero’s Ross Falconer flew over to Stockholm to interview Torborg Chetkovich to find out what’s going on in Scandinavia’s largest country. Ross: What route opportunities do you see at your two largest airports, Stockholm Arlanda and Gothenburg Landvetter? Torborg: There are still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mohamed Sallauddin bin Hj. Mat Sah, general manager marketing, Malaysia Airports, talks to anna.aero in Kuala Lumpur</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2010/12/01/30-seconds-with-malaysia-airports/</link>
		<comments>http://www.anna.aero/2010/12/01/30-seconds-with-malaysia-airports/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.aero</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[anna.aero’s Ryan Ghee talked to AirAsia last week – this week it’s the turn of Malaysia Airports for the 30 Second Interiew. In Kuala Lumpur the airport operator is building another low cost terminal to replace the temporary building opened in 2006. “We’re also open to the possibility of other airlines eventually operating from the facility” Ghee was surprised to learn. 30 Seconds with Malaysia Airports anna.aero: The brand new KLIA 2 terminal is currently under construction and will replace the temporary Low Cost Carrier Terminal, which was built in 2006 exclusively for AirAsia. How are you coping generally with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AirAsia&#8217;s Ashok Kumar, regional director, strategy, airport &amp; planning, and Subashini Silvadas, Network Management, talk to anna.aero in KUL</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2010/11/24/airasias-ashok-kumar-and-subashini-silvadas-talk-to-anna-aero-in-kul/</link>
		<comments>http://www.anna.aero/2010/11/24/airasias-ashok-kumar-and-subashini-silvadas-talk-to-anna-aero-in-kul/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.aero</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this week’s rapid-fire Q&#38;A, anna.aero’s Ryan Ghee went to AirAsia’s Kuala Lumpur offices to talk to a room full of network planners about the new bases in Medan (Indonesia) and Chiang Mai (Thailand) and cheekily asked if the Malaysian low-cost star dabbles in over-booking. 30 Seconds with AirAsia anna.aero: What new routes are you starting across the network in the next few months? Ashok: AirAsia is starting two new bases – in Medan (Indonesia) and Chiang Mai (Thailand). Thus, we are launching routes like Chiang Mai to Singapore and Hadyai (both from 24 January 7x weekly), and Medan to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>30 Second Interview: Aya Isogai, Skymark Airlines Corporate Planning Division, talks about the A380s</title>
		<link>http://www.anna.aero/2010/11/17/aya-isogai-skymark-airlines-corporate-planning-division-talks-about-the-a380s/</link>
		<comments>http://www.anna.aero/2010/11/17/aya-isogai-skymark-airlines-corporate-planning-division-talks-about-the-a380s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anna.aero</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the first of a series of interviews which take only 30 seconds to read (and about that long to write) anna.aero talks to Aya Isogai, Skymark Airlines’ Corporate Planning Division, about “our company&#8217;s dream” for the four new A380s. On 12 of November, Skymark signed its A380 MOU for the “four firm plus two options” (for 2015-16 delivery). After signing, Skymark held a widely-reported briefing session for analysts in which CEO Shinichi Nishikubo discussed the plans for the A380. Afterwards, anna.aero spoke to Aya Isogai from Skymark Airlines’ Corporate Planning Division and she clarified some of the points for us: “Our [...]]]></description>
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