It did not take long after Malev, the Hungarian national airline stopped operations a few months ago that experts started to think about making a new one. An airline that would carry on the Malev tradition but be more of a commercial venture, hopefully able to stand on its own in the cut-throat environment of… Continue reading Let’s make a new airline… A business plan for BlueSky Air?
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Technologists vs. Economists
It is not a secret that some people considered Boeing’s decision to forego the New Small Aircraft and follow Airbus’ lead in re-engining their existing product a poor one and something that will delay the appearance of a really novel aircraft by a decade if not more. I must confess that I am one of… Continue reading Technologists vs. Economists
Interim managers: ”corporate nomads” of the 21st century.
An ash-cloud from an Icelandic volcano disrupts flights throughout Europe. Deliveries of new aircraft from major producers are seriously delayed causing customers to re-write their fleet-replacement programmes. Unexpected engine-problems lead to the grounding of several aircraft, disrupting timetables and making would-be passengers furious. Sky-rocketing fuel-prices force major airlines into mergers with competitors – if they… Continue reading Interim managers: ”corporate nomads” of the 21st century.
Surviving SESAR and the economic crisis
BluSky Services (BSS) has been a recognized supplier to EUROCONTROL since the beginning. As one of the so-called Framework companies, we were able to respond to the Requests for Proposals and we were also lucky to win quite a few. We attributed our success to two factors: on the one hand, our professional pedigree was… Continue reading Surviving SESAR and the economic crisis
Performance and its measurement – some coaching aspects
The author is a member of the Business Coach Association in Hungary. More information about the Association is available here (the English language page is under construction). I don’t think anyone having worked as a manager for any company in any profile whatsoever has had the luck to avoid being the target, or the executor, of PERFORMANCE-MEASURMENT (PM).… Continue reading Performance and its measurement – some coaching aspects
Trust Your Dolly Grip!
Recently I attended a seminar on business-coaching where István Szabó, the Hungarian director awarded the Academy Prize for his film ”Mephisto”, told us a story dating back to his early years in the business. It happened during the shooting of a film about a young couple in the 1960-s’ Budapest. The dramatic effect of one… Continue reading Trust Your Dolly Grip!