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A grand plan - All Nippon Airways president and chief executive Yoji Ohashi feels good about his carrier's restructuring strategy, with its return to profitability and dividend payments -- But he still faces a threat from the enlarged JAL Group. He insists, however, that there is no point in trying to beat it on volume. He is determined to beat it on quality and by expanding using codeshares with other carriers.
LATIN AMERICA - Allied survival - Success in Latin America means finding a way around the region's obstacles to growth by reaching out across borders. A successful model evolved during the 1990s as TACA bought stakes in neighbouring Central American airlines and created the Grupo TACA. This example is now working successfuly for LAN.
RUSSIA - Siberian tiger - Russia's Sibir Airlines is on the prowl, looking to maintain domestic supremacy and deliver a powerful challenge to rival Aeroflot. To this end the Russian carrier plans to take delivery of 50 95-seat RRJ-95s, worth over (USD)1 billion, and put the type into service from 2007.
LEISURE TRAVEL - Integrated strategy - Europe's leisure travel giants are having to adapt to a rapidly changing marketplace. Problems extend far beyond the recent economic downturn and include the threat posed by low-cost carriers, online booking and the debt amassed during the acquisition spree of the late 1990s. Few predict a quick recovery. Plus the Top 50 airlines ranked by charter passenger numbers for 2003.