Country: UK

Chris Bosworth to step down from ACL

01/03/18
  • Announcement

Airport Coordination Ltd (ACL) today announces that its Managing Director, Chris Bosworth, has decided to step down from the business, and will leave in mid-April. Chris has been instrumental in developing the company into the pre-eminent slot allocation and schedules facilitation business. Over the last eight years the business has developed a reputation which has seen it grow into a key challenger and thought leader. ACL now plays a central role in the development of UK aviation strategy and is currently active on four continents.

Chris Bosworth said: “After eight years leading ACL, I have reflected on my long-term career goals and concluded that the time is right for me to seek a fresh challenge.  I feel I have at least one more senior executive role in me before retirement, and I am leaving ACL in a strong and stable position.  I have greatly enjoyed meeting the various challenges which the past eight years have presented, and am proud to be leaving ACL in a position poised to be able to push onto new achievements.”

Jeff Halliwell, Independent Chair of ACL, said: “Chris has made a huge contribution to the development of ACL, which has been transformed from the business he joined in 2010.  He will be greatly missed, and I know I speak on behalf of all the staff and the Board in thanking him sincerely, and wishing him every further success in his future career.   ACL is in a very strong financial and reputational position, and it is therefore an appropriate time for a fresh pair of eyes to lead its further development.”

The Board is launching a process to recruit a new Managing Director. In the meantime, Mike Robinson will assume the role on an interim basis from mid-March. Mike, who has over 30 years’ industry experience, began his career with BA where he held a number of senior management positions in both the UK and overseas. Mike also has experience in the rail industry and of airline start-ups, plus he previously led IATA’s airline consulting practice. Since 2014 Mike has worked in an independent capacity advising clients including Arup, KPMG, LIAT, London Southend Airport and Starbow

Case M.6447 IAG/bmi – Slot Release Procedure Winter 2018/2019

28/02/18

In March 2012, the European Commission (EC) granted regulatory clearance to the acquisition by International Airline Group (IAG) of British Midland Limited (bmi), subject to Commitments entered into by IAG to release London Heathrow (LHR) slot pairs on selected short-haul and long-haul city pairs.

In order to resolve the competition concerns raised by the EC, IAG were obliged to make available at LHR, a maximum of seven (7) daily landing and take-off slots in order to facilitate the entry or expansion of operators on the routes between London Heathrow to Aberdeen and to Edinburgh, while a maximum further (seven) 7 slot pairs were made available on London Heathrow to Nice, Cairo, Moscow, Riyadh, Aberdeen and Edinburgh.

During previous seasons, a total of nine (9) slot pairs have been awarded to respective applicants. Therefore for the Winter 2018/2019 season, five (5) slots in total will be available for London Heathrow-Nice, London Heathrow-Cairo, London Heathrow-Moscow, London Heathrow-Riyadh, London Heathrow-Aberdeen and London Heathrow-Edinburgh.

Please see the link for further details on the process that must be followed by airlines wishing to apply for these slots.

http://www.mazars.co.uk/Home/Our-Services/Audit-assurance/Monitoring-trustee-services/IAG-BMI-CASE-NO.-M.6447

 

Published: February 2018

BA/AA/IB Trans-Atlantic Joint Venture – Slot Release Procedure Winter 2018 / 2019

28/02/18

BA/AA/IB Trans-Atlantic Joint Venture – Slot Release Procedure Winter 2018/2019

As a result of the July 2010 European Commission (EC) commitment decision under Article 9 of Regulation 1/2003 and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) decision granting anti-trust immunity to the Trans-Atlantic joint venture between American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia, the parties offered to release London slot pairs on selected UK-US markets.

In order to resolve the competition concerns raised by the EC and DOT, the parties were obliged to make available at LHR (or LGW if requested) slot pairs for competing carriers to operate London to Dallas (1 x daily, with option of one-stop), London to Boston (2 x daily), London to Miami (1 x daily, with option of one-stop) and New York (3 x daily). The New York slots will only be available in the event that the number of competitive daily frequencies (not including those of BA/AA/IB) falls below 13 per day between London and New York. Since the Commitments entered into force, the parties have not been required to release slots on the London-New York route due to the number of competitive daily frequencies prevailing on the London-New York route.

For the Winter 2018/2019 Season, the Monitoring Trustee is inviting applications for London to New York (3 * daily).

Please see the link for further details on the process that must be followed by airlines wishing to apply for these slots.

http://www.mazars.co.uk/Home/Our-Services/Audit-assurance/Monitoring-trustee-services/British-Airways-American-Airlines-Iberia

Published: February 2018