BTRE Transport Colloquium ‘05 The Future for The Future for Australian Aviation Australian Aviation : : Policy, Market & Infrastructure Policy, Market & Infrastructure Challenges Challenges Ian Thomas Ian Thomas Senior Consultant Senior Consultant Industry Affairs Industry Affairs
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BTRE Transport Colloquium ‘05
The Future for The Future for Australian AviationAustralian Aviation: :
Combined Profits of Major Airlines Year-on-year, 1990-2004
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Basic LCC
Simple productOne class
On-board food, drink salesNo hot food
Focus on leisure, small business market
Minimal costsPricing drives growth
Building Complexity/cost?
Value –plusProduct
International/domesticPartners, Connectivity?
BluePlus fares, BlueZone seatingHot food
FF programmeAirport lounges
Satellite TV
VIRGIN LIGHT VIRGIN HEAVIER
From traditional LCC……to Ansett II?
Commercial impact
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Traditional network
Vertically-Integrated International
domesticregional
One brandOne product
One fare system
Disaggregated
Differential products, faresJoint Ventures
QANTAS 2000 QANTAS 2005
Qantas fragments….different brands for different markets
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International Policy: International Policy: The greatest challengeThe greatest challenge
Where to next with “open skies”Where to next with “open skies” Australian airlines losing market Australian airlines losing market
share to foreign operatorsshare to foreign operators Ownership/control limits need Ownership/control limits need
addressing addressing - capital mobility issues- capital mobility issues- consolidation constraints- consolidation constraints
Government response to regional Government response to regional liberalisation (ASEAN+3, other)liberalisation (ASEAN+3, other)
Greater engagement with AsiaGreater engagement with Asia
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Asia growing rapidly, but Asia growing rapidly, but Australia/NZ only small playersAustralia/NZ only small players
Asia, 82.5
Middle East, 3.9
Europe, 6.1
North America, 4.2
Australasia, 3.0
Other, 0.3
Australia/NZ fifth to Asia, Europe, America and Middle East
Source: Innovata APGdat
Asia accounts for 83% of available
airline capacity to/from region
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Capital access, rising debt Capital access, rising debt threaten growththreaten growth
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2
3
4
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6
$b
Capex Net debt
Fleet rebuilding, high growth
Capex 2002-2007 = $13.6b
$1.4b in equity raisings
Debt curve
Source: Qantas annual reports, Lehman Bros
Qantas Capex, Net Debt Trends,
1994-2007
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Regional fleet growth places Regional fleet growth places pressure on labour poolpressure on labour pool
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50
100
150
200
250
300
Narrow-body Medium twin-aisle Large
Orders for 1,056aircraft in next
3-5 years,80 in Australia/NZ
Source: Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation, Airlines
High demand impacts on training wage costs expansion plans
Current Aircraft Orders by Region
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Skills shortfall looms large Skills shortfall looms large
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2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
Pilots Flight attendants Ground handlers
Maintenance Ticket sales Managerial
4718
7780
25152100
4472
390
6023
1422
146,000 jobsrequired over
5 years; 29,000+ per year
Source: Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation
Est. Annual Airline Employee Requirements by Type by Region,
2005-2009
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Australia & New ZealandAustralia & New Zealand7,109 jobs over 5 years7,109 jobs over 5 years
489
1685
1777
1234
938
987
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
Pilots
Flight attendants
Ground handlers
Maintenance
Ticket sales
Managerial
Source: Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation
14.5% increase in
employees to 2009
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Surplus pilot supply may Surplus pilot supply may disappear quicklydisappear quickly
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
ATPL CPL
Source: CASA Annual Reports
4,303 commercial pilots (non-airline)
6,025 licensed airline pilots
Also available:300 ex-Ansett pilots,
200 foreign pilots
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Offshore competition for Offshore competition for pilots increasingpilots increasing
SE Asia
China
Middle East
India
Aust/NZ Pilot Pool
Overseas exodus to high demand centres
Retirement
Qantas, Virgin, Air NZ
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Conclusions: Conclusions: The Challenges AheadThe Challenges Ahead
Build on industry globalisation, Build on industry globalisation, regional liberalisationregional liberalisation
Accelerate air service deregulation Accelerate air service deregulation programme, focus on Asiaprogramme, focus on Asia
First stop is Singapore “open skies” First stop is Singapore “open skies” agreement; 5agreement; 5thth freedom access to freedom access to PacificPacific
Remove road-blocks to Remove road-blocks to consolidation (starting with New consolidation (starting with New Zealand)Zealand)
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ConclusionsConclusions
Failure to facilitate capital, alliance Failure to facilitate capital, alliance development will impede growth development will impede growth and may threaten viabilityand may threaten viability