Talking Shop (16-11-2006) Foreign airlines set a course for Viet Nam International airlines in Viet Nam are poised to take off now the country has become a World Trade Organisation (WTO) member. Viet Nam News spoke to Joe Mannix, country director at United Airlines, on opportunities for expansion in Viet Nam. How has United Airlines fared in Viet Nam over the past year? United Airlines has been extremely pleased with the results of our second year of operation in Viet Nam on a number of fronts. Both passenger and cargo revenues have realised double digit growth, indicative of the expanding travel market to and from Viet Nam. These kinds of results are very important in measuring success for an airline that is relatively new, as is United, to the developing Viet Nam market. These increases have been supported by an improved awareness of the United Airlines brand on the part of travel distributors and the public themselves. And in the key areas of customer satisfaction and on-time … [Read more...] about Foreign airlines set a course for Viet Nam
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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 10/8
Seafood service firms dominate Vietfish 2014 The number of firms providing services and equipment for the seafood sector make up 65% of 173 corporate exhibitors at the ongoing Vietnam Fisheries International Exhibition 2014 (Vietfish 2014) in HCMC. The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), the organizer of Vietfish 2014, said there are more seafood service providers than in previous years. Seafood processors and exporters are other exhibitors at the event, which opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) in District 7 on August 6. The 16th exhibition is attended by many big local and foreign companies, including from Japan, the United States, Belgium, China and South Korea. Truong Dinh Hoe, general secretary of VASEP, said Vietfish 2014 showcases various seafood products and services as well as equipment and technology for cold storage of seafood. Pham Anh Tuan, deputy head of the Vietnam Directorate of Fisheries, said the participating … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 10/8
Belgium bombings raise security alerts at U.S. airports
NEW YORK, March 22 - Major U.S. transportation hubs were placed on alert on Tuesday and Denver International Airport briefly evacuated part of its main terminal in a false alarm there hours after suicide bombings in Brussels killed at least 30 people. NEW YORK, March 22 - Major U.S. transportation hubs were placed on alert on Tuesday and Denver International Airport briefly evacuated part of its main terminal in a false alarm there hours after suicide bombings in Brussels killed at least 30 people. Despite public safety concerns unleashed by the violence in Belgium's capital, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said the agency had no intelligence that would point to a similar attack being plotted against the United States. But the State Department issued a travel alert warning U.S. citizens in Europe to avoid crowded places, to be vigilant when in public or using mass transit and to exercise extra caution during religious holidays and at large festivals and events. … [Read more...] about Belgium bombings raise security alerts at U.S. airports
Malaysia’s year of flying dangerously
When the Indonesian authorities called off Sunday’s search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501, lost flying between Subaya, Indonesia and Singapore, Malaysians could have been forgiven for feeling a sense of déjà vu. After all, it was only nine months earlier, on March 8, that they received word that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 had gone missing, setting off months of on-again, off-again searches that -- so far -- have turned up nothing. At least briefly, QZ8501, flown on an Indonesian subsidiary of Kuala Lumpur-based AirAsia, felt like more of the same. There are, of course, notable, differences. QZ8501 has only been missing less than 24 hours and, unlike Flight 370, there’s actually an immediate, reasonable theory about what might have happened to it (bad weather). But the fact that there’s less mystery surrounding QZ8501 isn’t much solace. In fact, many Malaysians are now trying to reckon with the fact that Malaysian-owned carriers will have been involved … [Read more...] about Malaysia’s year of flying dangerously
Q&A on the MH370 mystery
A year on, there remains no evidence to indicate what caused Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 to vanish or where it ended up, despite the most expensive search operation in history. Here are answers to some key questions still swirling around MH370: Q: What is the status of the search? A. Vessels scanning the sea floor for wreckage using sophisticated sonar have covered about 40 percent of a "priority search area" in the remote southern Indian Ocean spanning 60,000 square kilometres (23,000 square miles). Nothing has been found yet apart from several shipping containers in the Australian-led operation, which is due to be completed in May. Authorities have not yet decided what will happen if nothing turns up by then. The stormy southern hemisphere winter is expected to begin affecting any future operations within months. Q: What happens if wreckage is spotted? A: An immensely challenging recovery phase would begin in pitch-black depths of up to 4,000 metres (13,100 feet) below the … [Read more...] about Q&A on the MH370 mystery