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Leading South African car rental company Avis says its forced move to the new Durban Airport will have long term benefits. Chief executive Wayne Duvenage said that the high cost relocation to the new King Shaka International Airport would not begin to show a positive return for at least ten years, but added that by that stage, all concerned would be glad of the transition.
Duvenage said Avis would have preferred to stay at the old airport but was forced into the move as the World Cup organisers demanded that the new location be up and running in time for the [...]

The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa was by and large disappointing for the car hire industry. However, for Avis, the African odyssey was an unqualified success, largely due to their heavy investment in the local culture and research into the potential traveller, with consultations with previous World Cup holding nations proving highly beneficial.
Avis was able to enjoy significant growth, well in excess of the average, for the tournament and as compared to the same period last year. They did this, said chief executive Wayne Duvenage, through a strategy of preparedness which encompassed consistent projections and planning, in addition [...]

In holding with tradition, a number of airlines have used that Farnborough Air Show this week to make announcements about new aircraft orders. European carrier Flybe said that it would be furthering its expansion into the west of Europe with an order for 35 Embraer 175 jets. The planes, which are capable of seating 88 passengers, will be delivered from 2011 through 2017.
Chief executive of Flybe, Jim French, said he felt that it was a good time to start increasing the size of the airline’s fleet. The airline also has a number of Bombardier Q400s. He added that the deal [...]

Avis South Africa boss, Wayne Duvenage, has said that he is sure that by the end of the decade the company’s expensive relocation to King Shaka International Airport will pay off. Although he admits that the company would have preferred to remain at the old airport, now that all the work had been completed, he [...]

Cabin crew at British Airways have rejected the airline’s latest peace offering meaning that further strike action could be on the horizon. Less than half the cabin crew eligible to vote on the pay deal did so, causing BA to put a positive slant on the ballot. The airline said that it was encouraged by the fact that 73 per cent of its cabin crew had not actually voted against the peace deal.
Unite union boss, Tony Woodley, admitted that the turnout for the vote had been lower than usual, and urged BA’s chief executive Willie Walsh to return to the [...]