Air Cargo

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Air Cargo

• IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Josef MACH, 9 June 2006
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History of Flying in the Czech Republic with
Orientation to Cargo
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History of Flying in the Czech Republic with
Orientation to Cargo
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History of Flying in the Czech Republic with
Orientation to Cargo
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History of Flying in the Czech Republic with
Orientation to Cargo
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History of Flying in the Czech Republic with
Orientation to Cargo
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History of Flying in the Czech Republic with
Orientation to Cargo
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CSA as National Carrier

• 1923 - CSA is founded on 6 OctoberThe first
  transport flight from Prague to Bratislava -
  pilot Karel Brabenec flew the distance of 321 km
  with an Aero A-14 (Brandenburg) bi-plane

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CSA as National Carrier

• 1924 - connected Prague with Kosice and Brno and
  also with the West Bohemia spa area
• 1929 - CSA becames a member of IATA
• 1930 - the first international route Prague -
  Zagreb
• 1933 - introduced Prague - Bucharest flight
• 1936 - connected Prague and Moscow
• 1937 -  CSA moved to the new airport in
  Prague-Ruzyni, the construction of which was
  awarded a gold medal from the International
  Exhibition of Art and Technology in Paris. -
  inaugural flight from Prague Ruzyne Airport to
  Brussels. - introduction of the cabin attendants
  on board.
• 1938 - opened flights to Paris, Rome and Budapest
  
• 1939 - interrupted activities due to the
  occupation of Czechoslovakia
• 1945 - introduced post-war activity as the only
  Czechoslovakian airline carrier

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CSA as National Carrier

• 1946 1948 - gradually renewed, or newly
  introduced, operation on both international and
  domestic routes
• 1947 - first international routes - to Cairo and
  Ankara
• 1949 - began an orientation toward Soviet
  airline-technology, introducing IL-12 and LI-2
  planes
• 1957 - introduction of Avia IL-14,made under
  licence.   - entered the turbo-jet era by
  introducing TU-104A aircraft into regular
  operation on the Prague - Moscow route.
• 1960 - introduced the turbo-prop IL-18 aircraft
  into fleet.
• 1962 - introduced the first trans-Atlantic flight
  from Prague to Havana
• 1963 1968 - new destinations in Africa, the
  Middle East and South East Asia appeared in the
  network
• 1969 - introduced IL-62 aircraft into operation
  for long-distance flights
• 1970 - opened new flights to Montreal and New
  York
• 1971 - included the TU-134A into its fleet

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CSA as National Carrier

• 1974 - included the JAK-40
• 1977 1987 - new destinations such as
  Barcelona, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh
  City, Malta, Lisbon, Jerevan and Tashkhent
• 1988 - included the TU-154M into fleet and
  introduced a flight to Bangkok
• 1990 - opened flights to Mexico and Hamburg in
  the summer season
• 1991 - introduced the Airbus 310-300 into fleet
  at the beginning of the year and began. -
  Operating to Tel Aviv and Istanbul.
• 1992 - included ATR-72 and Boeing 737-500
  aircraft into operation. - extended network to
  Chicago, Toronto, Manchester, Dusseldorf, Vienna,
  Lvov, Riga and Bahrain.   - transformed into a
  joint stock compan with Air France as a
  shareholder.
• 1994 - Air France's share in CSA sold to
  Konsolidacni banka
• 1995 - introduction of Boeing 737-400 on CSA
  routes.   - opening of flights to Hanover and
  Stuttgart

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CSA as National Carrier

• 1996 - beginning of cooperation with Continental
  Airlines.   - introduction of the ATR-42 into
  CSA operation.
• 1997 - three Boeing 737-500's added to the fleet,
  while Russian Tu-134A planes were grounded and
  Tu-154M planes were removed from regular CSA
  routes.
• 1998 - opened new flights to Oslo, Nice and
  Bologna.  Three Boeing 737's added to the
  fleet.   - at irregular General Assembly of Aero
  Vodochody, entry of Boeing-CSA consortium to the
  company is approved.
• 1999 - extended fleet by two new Boeing 737's and
  ATR 42's.   - introduced operation on new routes
  to Dublin and Göteborg.
• 2000 - The direct sale of flight tickets via the
  Internet is introduced.   - routes to Ostrava
  and Brno are reopened.   - the use of Russian
  aircraft on iregular routes is terminated.
• 2001 - CSA joins the SkyTeam alliance.   - new
  routes to Birmingham, Ljubljana, Thessaloniki,
  Vilnius and, in co-operation with Air France,
  Lyon.

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CSA as National Carrier

• 2002 -  new routes to Venice and Cologne/Bonn
• 2003 - ceremonial laying of foundation stone for
  new CSA Cargo terminal (February) - in 2003 CSA
  carried a total of 3 591 456 passengers and 21
  092 tons of cargo and mail, offering regular
  connections to 40 countries and 66 cities in
  Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia and
  Africa.   - at the beginning of 2003, CSA had a
  fleet of 31 airplanes. The fleet grew by four
  additional airplanes (one Boeing 737-400, two
  Boeing 737-500s and one Airbus A310-300).    -
  new routes to Tallinn in Estonia, Edinburgh in
  Scotland, Cork in Ireland and Sliac in Slovakia.
  
• 2004 - Inauguration of a new CSA Cargo terminal
  (January)   - CSA won the Best Airline on the
  Czech Market award by TTG Czech Republic.   -
  CSA was selected as Best Airline Based in
  Central/Eastern Europe by the OAG (Official
  Airline Guide, London). - CSA pilots won the
  The Most Consistent Airline award given out by
  Manchester Airport (annual track-keeping award
  for the most consistent performer). - long term
  exclusive cooperation with the EXIM Tours travel
  agency for charter transport began.

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CSA as National Carrier

• 2004 - the CSA fleet grew to 45 planes, i.e.,
  growing by a record number of ten airplanes
  (three new ATR42-500s, four Boeing 737-400s,
  two Boeing 737-500s and one long-haul Airbus
  A310-300)   - ten new destinations in the
  European Union (Glasgow, Krakow, London-Gatwick,
  Luxemburg, Marseilles), in the Russian Federation
  (Samara, Yekaterinburg) Azerbaijan (Baku) and
  the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. - for the
  first time in its history, CSA offered a
  connection outside the Czech Republic, a
  Marseille-Barcelona flight.   - CSA offered
  connections to 75 destinations in 44 countries
  worldwide and carried a record number of 4.34
  million passengers.
• 2005 - CSA won the Best Airline in Eastern
  Europe Award (the Annual GT Tested Awards) from
  the American magazine Global Traveler, New
  York - CSA acquired two Airbus A320s for
  regular transport and two A321s for charter
  transport. - in April, CSA and Airbus SAS
  signed a contract for 12 new-generation aircraft
  (Airbus A320 Family - A319s and A320s), to be
  added to the CSA fleet over the 2006-2008 period.

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Air cargo- development in Figures
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Air cargo- development in Figures
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Handling Agents at Prague Airport CSA CARGO
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Handling Agents at Prague Airport MENZIES
AVIATION
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Prediction Attempt

• Major is car industry
• SKODA
• TOYOTA, PEUGEOT, CITROËN - TPCA
• Other new car producer HUNDAI
• Is it good to orientate only to car industry
  business?
• What happened if oil price increase and car
  demands decrease?

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QA, Discussion

• Thank you very much for your attention