Qantas named best airline in the world by CAPA Center of Aviation

Qantas has been named airline of the year by the CAPA Center for Aviation Awards.

CAPA, an international aviation consulting firm, said the award was aimed at the airline that had been the most influential strategically during the year, had had the biggest impact on the development of the transportation industry and provided a reference to follow.

"Qantas has had another remarkable year, recording record earnings for FY 2018 and connecting the poles for the first time by launching non-stop flights from Perth to London," said CAPA President Peter Harbison. at the Berlin Awards Ceremony.

In March, Qantas launched a non-stop service from Perth to London, marking the first ever non-stop link between Australia and Europe. It is the third longest non-stop service in the world.

Qantas also used its new Boeing 787 fleet to launch Melbourne-San Francisco flights and replace the 747-400s on several existing long-haul flights, improving efficiency and increasing frequencies.

At the same time, Qantas general manager Alan Joyce asked Airbus and Boeing to develop a new ultra-long-haul wide-body aircraft capable of operating non-stop flights between Sydney and London. full payload of 300 passengers in four classes.

"Connecting Australia and the United Kingdom non-stop is a major milestone for aviation in Australia and around the world." Qantas further pushes the envelope by preparing non-stop services from Sydney to London. What he rightly claims will be the "Holy Grail" of robberies. "

The Qantas group has earned operating profits of at least $ 1 billion ($ 1.47 billion) over the past three years, while generating a turnover of between $ 12 billion. USD and 13 billion USD, with a return on capital significantly higher than the target of 15%, the quote CAPA says.

Qantas has entered into a national code-sharing agreement with Air New Zealand this year.

CAPA was established in 1990 and relies on a network of researchers and aviation analysts located in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia.

Jozsef Varadi, who co-founded the Hungarian airline Wizz Air, is his year's air executive.

It has been selected to make Wizz the largest airline in Central and Eastern Europe. The airline was co-founded by Varadi in 2003 and now carries more than 34 million passengers a year with a fleet of 105 aircraft.

Wizz has won the price of the low cost airline CAPA of the year 2016.

It has since increased profitably by almost 50%, with passenger growth of 24% in 2017 and 20% in the first 11 months of 2018.

The airline has managed this growth, while developing a consistent history of the second most profitable European airline in terms of operating margin over the past four years.

"Jozsef Varadi has shown remarkable courage and vision in building a profitable low-cost airline in a market historically associated with state-owned air carriers, run by bureaucracy and deficit, "said Harbison.

The low-cost airline WOW air, originally from Iceland, has been designated as the pioneer of the low-cost long-haul flight matching model, using its hub in Reykjavik to offer one-stop services between l 39; Europe and North America.

WOW started operations in 2012 and has increased its seating capacity by 28% on average over the last five years.

Earlier this month, Icelandair announced that it had agreed to take over WOW, a privately held company, at a wholly equity purchase in order to create a stronger Icelandic competitive strength on the Atlantic North.

"The success of WOW air testifies to the fact that its only closest and closest competitor is to buy it," Harbison said.

The CityJet of Europe has been awarded by the regional airline of the year and Air Malta is the airline of turnaround of the year.

The Orlando International Airport has been awarded the title of Grand Airport of the Year for airports with more than 30 million passengers.

He was selected for his creative adoption of new technologies and his rapid growth.
The number of passengers reached nearly 45 million in 2017, against less than 35 million in 2010 and Orlando should reach the milestone of 50 million in 2019.

The Avinor Oslo Airport has been awarded Airport of the Year "Medium Airport" (more than 10 million passengers per year) for its environmental initiatives and the opening of a second terminal.

Traffic in Oslo has increased by more than 50% since 2010, when it only carried 19 million passengers. It is expected to take around 29 million passengers in 2018, making it the second largest airport in the Nordic countries, while Norway has the smallest number of inhabitants, with the exception of Iceland.