| IFG’s Chairman and CEO, Oscar S. Garcia, will lead the Aerospace and Aviation discussion on the Business Connections event in Miami, September 12th, 2012. The event focuses on Central Americas’s emerging potential as a NearShoring opportunity for North American companies. The vent is lead and moderated by Americas renowned thought leader Ian McCluskey. IFG will share its proven expertise in the Central American Aerospace-Aviation and Transportation Industries. “ IFG’s team of Central American Aerospace subject matter and industry leading experts will contribute to this event. We have performed consulting, advisory and economic development projects in the region for a decade’. Oscar S. Garcia, IFG’s Chairman Stated, “ Central America is a growing region for the aerospace manufacturing and support industries as a logical extension of Mexico’s buoyant aerospace industry which in 2011 exceeded US$4.0 Billion in exports. It is very likely that the Aerospace “manufacturing-belt” will link Mexico with Colombia and Brazil via the Central American countries with Costa Rica and Panama as beacon-hubs”. For More information about this event please email and/or call Yvette Garcia +1-305-400-69/6749 or +1-305-904-5183/2, yvettegarcia@interflightglobal.com IFG offers a 10% discount for Delegates, Dinner Sponsors and Event Sponsors bookings. Please mention IFG Business Connections-Aero for a 10% Discount on your sponsorship and 55% off the delegates rate email or call. |
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InterFlight Global to Participate in Aerospace Transportation Regulatory Conference
| IFG was selected to present at the Regulation of Emerging Modes of Aerospace Transportation conference. The conference is organized and supported by McGill University, the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Society for Advancement of Space Safety. IFG’s will be the commercial aerospace transportation industry panelist discussing growth barriers and opportunities and their interfaces with the regulatory environment. “ I am honored and please to present at this conference” Oscar S. Garcia, MBA and ATP, IFG Chairman and CEO stated “ the space transportation industry is not only international but global and perhaps sooner rather than later, multi-planetary as we establish meaningful prescence on the moon, mars and asteroids. Thus, it is of paramount importance to ensure that the world’s regulatory agencies and frameworks support innovation and research as well as routine space transportation operations in due course.” He stated.. |
| For bookings, sponsorships and further information contact IFG: Oscar S. Garcia +1-305-400-6789/49 or email space@interflightglobal.com |
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Oscar Garcia feature video Embry-Riddle MBA Program Globally
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University invited Oscar Garcia, IFG Chairman and CEO to participate in a promotional video of the MBA program. “ Embry-Riddle’s MBA program is without a doubt the world’s standard. Certainly, it provides business education at the level of the best business schools in the world with the added distinction of using core fundamentals of the aeronautical and aerospace industries” Oscar Garcia stated “ It is very powerful to know that with an MBA fro Embry-Riddle you can manage, guide and execute on the world’s most complex industries and challenges. If you have learned to manage looking at projects like human spaceflights to the Moon and Mars, optimization of global mega network airlines or supply chain management for aircraft factories, any other management challenge in other industries will be simple in comparison.”
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with IFG’s CEO, Oscar S. Garcia as Guest Speaker and Presenter
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IFG advises financial firms investing in aerospace
InterFlight Global and its group of companies were selected by three investment banks and financial advisors; The Riverside Companyhttp://www.riversidecompany.com/, MAM Wealthhttp://www.mamwealth.com/ and Fidelity Investmentshttps://www.fidelity.com/ to provide expert aerospace investment advise and opinions. The subjects ranging from intellectual property, to air transport forecasting. InterFlight Global Board Advisory Services (BAS) provides investors with an independent and objective analysis and guidance in aeronautical and aerospace opportunities. Oscar S. Garcia and his team of trusted Senior Advisors are available to the financial sector for expert unbiased advisory and consulting services.
Oscar Garcia to participate at the second Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - NBAA group panel discussion
The second landmark corporate aviation panel discussion will be held on March 25th, 2010, at the same location than the previous event. Oscar Garcia’s assistance was cordially requested by Megha Bhatia, the new President of the NBAA Official Student Group of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to share his knowledge and expertise about the industry on these challenging times.
Last October (see photo of immediate past NBAA-ERAU Alumni Group President Andrew Nicholson), the pioneering NBAA Official Student Group of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University organized the first corporate aviation panel discussion. The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach campus hosted the perfect combination of today’s leaders of the Aviation and Aerospace industry and the event was a success. Oscar Garcia, chairman of InterFlight Global Corporation, was one of the distinguished panelists, together with other industry experts from NBAA, Jet Aviation, and PepsiCo.
Once again, Oscar Garcia will show his passion and support for the best aviation and aerospace university in the world by assisting as a member of this corporate aviation panel. “I will be honored to participate in this very important event for Embry-riddle as a leading institution in the aerospace sector, as well as to support NBAA in its outreach to the future leaders of the private aviation sector” Oscar S. Garcia says “the private air transportation world is going through a reinvention process after the stabilization of the very light jet sector, the advent of new generation of ATC and the airlines cross pollination with private jets, for example Delta, Qatar and Lufthansa. This meeting will shed light on all subjects and will inspire the future generation professionals coming out of ERAU in the years to come”.
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InterFlight Global Selected by 3 Investment Banks for Aerospace Consultations
As the aeronautics and Aerospace industries adjust to their "new normal" more and more investment banks, High Net Worth Investors and other financial entities choose InterFlight Global and Oscar S. Garcia for their investment intelligence. Oscar Garcia comments, " we are certainly experiencing a surge in the number of requests for phone or personal consultations regarding investments in our sector. Evidently, the financial machine is back in motion with the logical caution and scrutiny post crisis. My firm advisors, consultants and I are committed to giving objective, independent and expert advise to assist investors in making informed decisions, mitigate risks and succeed in the short, medium and long terms"
IFC and Oscar S. Garcia were selected for consultation in February by:
Oscar S. Garcia and InterFlight Global featured on Embry-Riddles Lift Magazine, Spring 2010 Edition
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Spring 2010 Lift Magazine features Oscar S. Garcia (EMBA 02) in the Alumni in Action section as well as the newly formed Alumni Advisory Council (AAC). “ It is an honor to be featured in this magazine and I am proud to say that the alumni network has provided my firm with the required intellectual resources to deliver our consulting and advisory work to aerospace clients worldwide. Since I graduated in 2002, the ERAU alumni network has provided my firm with outstanding professional talent and rewarding friendships as well.” Oscar Garcia stated “ Moreover, the network keeps growing and the levels of trust and confidence in the ERAU’s alumni network keep increasing with time” .
Lift also report on Oscar Garcia joining the Council of distinguished alumni led by Alumni relations Director Michelle Berg and reporting to Ken Dufour, Board of Trustees and providing feedback directly to ERAU’s President Dr. Johnson. IFG’s Chairman and CEO, Oscar Garcia says “ This Council is rewarding as our it works hard to align and add to the vision of over 95,000 ERAU’s alumni worldwide. I am impressed with the caliber and dedication level of all Council members and look forward to our next meeting to discuss more initiatives and ways to make the schools mission and vision relevant and engaging for alumni worldwide”.
Click here to browse Lift Magazine 2010 Spring Edition and see pages 15-17 for Oscar Garcia’s “ The Embry-Riddle Trust “article and Student Advisory Council introduction:http://www.eraualumni.org/s/867/images/editor_documents/LIFT/Spring2010FINAL_all_links.pdf
Aviation Today and InterFlight Global to Address the Aerospace Composite Materials Revolution
Aviation Today, the prestigious e-commerce division of Access Intelligence, announces a relevant Webinar to address the future of the aerospace composite materials industry. “ This webinar is a critical decision making and intelligence tool for all involved in the aeronautics and aerospace sectors, as more and more aircraft and systems depend on the composite materials industry commerce chain.” Oscar S. Garcia, InterFlight Global Chairman stated “ Not only the supply- demand curves and thus, prices, are affected but after 10-15 years of increasing use of composites, we have abundant data and background to make valuable forecasts and projections. Getting these projections right is essential and could make the difference between profit or loss, and even production go-no go for many programs. This is a not to miss Webinar and I look forward to sharing my insights and experience gained in the sector of the past 20 years with the audience.”
For more information on Access Intelligence go to www.accesintelligence.com,
and for Aviation Today, go to www.aviationtoday.com
and for Aviation Today, go to www.aviationtoday.com
Flight Research Associates retains IFG for Business Development and Expansion
On March 7th, 2010 James Miller, President of Flight-Research Associates and Oscar S. Garcia, Chairman and CEO of InterFlight Global signed a retainer agreement giving IFG green light to represent, promote and enhance in the Americas continent FRA’s specialized services in their core business areas, namely; human resources placement, ATC research and development, Aviation English development as well as NASA/FAA simulation projects. IFG will enhance FRA’s Americas footprint leveraging on FRA’s expansion already in progress.
“IFG has an intense aeronautical and aerospace know-how and focus developing and promoting client businesses in the Southeast USA and Europe, as well as the Caribbean, Central and South America. Moreover, from our Miami Platform we have a vantage point of global connectivity extending to the Middle East-Gulf Region-India and the Asian continent.” Oscar S. Garcia stated. “I have worked with James Miller for years and have been a client research pilot for him experiencing first hand the quality and professionalism of FRA’s services. It is only logical that FRA has decided to venture into an international expansion plan coinciding with the robust position of the Latin American regions and the commencement of an 8-10 year macro economic cycle”.
Stay Tuned for updates, press release and other details of this news clip.
For more information about Flight Research Associates please visithttp://www.flightresearchassociates.com
IFG Cooperates on Lockheed Martin Corp / NASA Research Study
Oscar S. Garcia, was selected to participate on an advanced air traffic control technology project at NASA's Langley Research Center. The study involved future Air Traffic Control and Management ( ATC&M) technologies. The research study, individual and team feedback is part of a module of the Next Generation ATC&M system in the USA and in due course, globally. " I am very impressed with Lockheed Martin Corp's Capabilities as well as NASA's Air Traffic Operations Laboratory (ATOL) facilities. This project clearly indicates the automation capabilities that will take place in commercial air traffic operations within the next decade." Oscar S. Garcia stated, " I do look forward to future research and consultations regarding this and other similar projects".
For more information on this research subject, please visit www.larc.NASA.Gov
For more information on Lockheed Martin Corp, please visithttp://www.lockheedmartin.com
IFC's Chairman and CEO, Oscar S. Garcia was interviewed and supported the article
Poder 360, la revista digital Argentina es una autoridad mediática en el sector de negocios en Latino America.
"Poder 360 y su equipo de excelentes reporteros, como Gustavo Stok, no solo reportan rigurosamente las noticias fundamentales de empresa y negocio de la región, sino que además, proporcionan visión a futuro con proyecciones de lideres en diversos sectores" Oscar García, Presidente de InterFlight Consulting comenta. " es un honor para mi aportar mis conocimientos y opiniones, así como predicciones del sector aeronáutico a Poder, desde hace mas de tres años"
Este importante articulo, contiene visiones claves para el sector aeronáutico del Transporte Aéreo útil para entidades privadas, publicas y mixtas. Algunas de las predicciones hechas por Oscar García y basadas en la propiedad intelectual de IFC, como los ajustes de capacidad y resultados del primer trimestre de 2010, ya se han corroborado en la realidad del sector.
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AEROLÍNEAS
Ruta despejada
Tras esquivar la crisis, las aerolíneas latinoamericanas están preparadas para captar un flujo de pasajeros que promete crecer con fuerza en la región durante los próximos años.
Hubo turbulencias y los cinturones de seguridad debieron permanecer ajustados. Pero las aerolíneas latinoamericanas pudieron atravesar con éxito las nubes negras de 2009. Sólo superada por Oriente Medio, América Latina ha sido la segunda mejor área en el mundo en resultados para las líneas aéreas durante la crisis de 2008-2009. "Las aerolíneas ajustaron la capacidad, pero sólo ha sido necesaria ajustarla en un 2% o 3%", dice Oscar García, titular de Interflight Consulting, en Miami. "Y se ha aprovechado la crisis para desprenderse de la flota más antigua, la que más consume y más gasta". El ejemplo más contundente de esa estrategia lo dio Lan. La compañía comandada por Enrique Cueto ejerció en diciembre pasado una histórica orden de compra por 30 modernos aviones Airbus A320, los que se incorporarán en forma gradual a la flota entre 2011 y 2016. Al mismo tiempo, Lan negoció la venta de 5 Airbus A318 a partir de 2011.
La buena nueva es que la expansión de Lan, al igual que la de las otras principales líneas aéreas de la región, responde a las buenas perspectivas que asoman para el negocio aerocomercial latinoamericano en los próximos años. Según la Asociación Internacional de Transporte Aéreo (IATA, por sus siglas en inglés), mientras las aerolíneas latinoamericanas cerrarán 2010 con ganancias de 100 millones de dólares, para las europeas se prevén pérdidas por 2.500 millones de dólares. Los números de enero ya empiezan a corroborar las buenas expectativas: de acuerdo a datos de la Official Airline Guide (OAG), el número de asientos en la región ascendió a 10,5 millones, un 5,4% más que en el mismo mes de 2009.
Buena parte de ese crecimiento es apuntalado por la revitalización de la industria turística en América Latina. México, Perú, Chile y el Caribe asoman con buenas perspectivas, pero será Brasil, sin dudas, la estrella de la región. El Mundial de Fútbol de 2014 y los Juegos Olímpicos de Rio de Janeiro en 2016 constituirán dos imanes que atraerán un enorme flujo de pasajeros hacia el principal mercado aerocomercial de América Latina durante los próximos años.
Ese prometedor pastel ya está generando movimientos. Un ejemplo: en diciembre pasado, TAM, la aerolínea de bandera de facto de Brasil, adquirió en 7,3 millones de dólares la pequeña Pantanal Linhas Aéreas, cuyo principal atractivo es que disponía de 196 slots (derechos de aterrizaje y despegue) en el estratégico aeropuerto de Congonhas, en Sao Paulo. Al quedarse con 135 de esos slots, TAM alcanza un beneficio doble: impide el avance de competidores en el aeropuerto más rentable del país y se prepara para sacar una mayor tajada del flujo de pasajeros creciente que se espera en Congonhas en los próximos años.
Además de TAM, el mercado aerocomercial brasileño está cubierto por Gol, aerolínea de bajo costo. Luego de los problemas que le significó la compra de Varig en 2007, la principal compañía low cost de Brasil registró buenos resultados el año pasado con el redireccionamiento de la oferta de vuelos internacionales a los domésticos. Además, la empresa comenzó a cobrar tarifas diferenciadas para atender a clientes de distintos perfiles. El buen comportamiento de las aerolíneas de Brasil demorará el esperado aterrizaje de Lan en ese país. "El costo-beneficio en la batalla para entrar a Brasil en los próximos cinco años es alto para Lan; lo que hará la empresa es acorralar a Brasil en los mercados aledaños, y recién en 3 ó 5 años, cuando esté bien consolidada como la aerolínea de la región, podrá lanzar un ataque más frontal", dice García. Por lo pronto, tras la licitación de frecuencias realizada en Chile en diciembre pasado, Lan se adjudicó siete rutas de utilización inmediata a Brasil y otras siete a partir de octubre de este año.
En México, el otro gran mercado de la región, la caída en el turismo por la crisis internacional y el efecto de la gripe A derivó en un sector en crisis durante 2009. En ese marco, las dos grandes aerolíneas del país trazaron distintas estrategias. Además de continuar apostando al segmento low cost con Click, la gran jugada de Mexicana de Aviación fue ingresar a la alianza One World para incrementar el tráfico de pasajeros y el número de vuelos. Esa estrategia va en línea con la intención de internacionalizar a la compañía desde que fue adquirida por el grupo hotelero local Posadas. Aeroméxico, en tanto, no participa del mercado de bajo costo y apunta a fortalecerse en el mercado doméstico. Son estrategias complementarias y eso hace que algunos analistas proyecten una alianza de ambas compañías en el mediano plazo.
Esa consolidación ya se dio en el segmento de las líneas aéreas de bajo costo en los últimos dos años. Y el todavía exceso de oferta en una economía deprimida augura más movimientos. "Un tercio de las aerolíneas de bajo costo será absorbido por Mexicana de Aviación y Aeroméxico, un tercio desaparecerá y el otro seguirá, pero con rutas muy específicas", dice García, de Interflight Consulting.
Más al sur, la colombiana Avianca se está convirtiendo en un gigante en el mercado aeronáutico de América Latina. La aerolínea -forma parte del grupo Sinergy, en el que también están Ocean Air, de Brasil; Vipsa y AeroGal, de Ecuador; y Sam, de Colombia- completará en los próximos años una ambiciosa renovación de flota que inició en 2007 con órdenes para 10 Airbus A330 y unos 50 aviones de la familia A320. Hacia fines del año pasado, Avianca ya había recibido cinco de esos A330 y 16 A320, y otros 10 serán entregados durante 2010.
A eso se le suma que en el segundo semestre de este año Avianca aportará el 67% de las acciones a un nuevo holding denominado Holdco, en alianza con la centroamericana Taca. Es una sociedad que irrumpirá entre las líderes de América Latina: con sus cuatro centros de conexiones -Bogotá, Lima, El Salvador y San José-, Avianca y Taca estarán en capacidad de ofrecer a sus clientes servicios a más destinos que cualquier otra aerolínea en América Latina. Es una ventaja clave para Avianca a la hora de competir con Lan en la batalla por convertirse en la línea aérea de la región en los próximos años.
La contracara de Avianca parece ser Aerolíneas Argentinas. Tras la pésima administración del grupo español Marsans, la compañía en manos del Estado argentino desde comienzos de 2009 no levanta vuelo. Según un estudio de la consultora Oliver Wyman realizado para Aerolíneas Argentinas, la empresa arrojará pérdidas por más de 1.000 millones de dólares durante los próximos cuatro años. "Se logró un mayor cumplimiento de horarios y la ocupación va aumentando por, entre otras cuestiones, el temor a las presiones oficiales sobre Lan -su principal competidor en el mercado argentino- y los conflictos sindicales que sufrió esa compañía", dice Luis Rizzi, ex gerente general de Aerolíneas Argentinas y actual consultor miembro de la internacional Red de Investigación del Transporte Aéreo, en Buenos Aires. "Pero la situación económica de Argentina y de Aerolíneas, en particular, indica que una renovación de la flota parece fantasiosa".
Tras superar la zona de turbulencias, el viaje de las aerolíneas de la región promete ser más placentero durante los próximos años. Pero el cinturón deberá permanecer ajustado. "A pesar de que las aerolíneas de la región redujeron capacidad y ganaron ocupación, los ingresos bajaron porque se redujo lo que se paga por los billetes", dice García, de Interflight Consulting. "Ahora, ante la esperada mayor demanda, hay que resistir la tentación de añadir capacidad entre un año y año y medio para que las aerolíneas puedan tener un respiro de beneficios".
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Ruta despejada
Tras esquivar la crisis, las aerolíneas latinoamericanas están preparadas para captar un flujo de pasajeros que promete crecer con fuerza en la región durante los próximos años.
Hubo turbulencias y los cinturones de seguridad debieron permanecer ajustados. Pero las aerolíneas latinoamericanas pudieron atravesar con éxito las nubes negras de 2009. Sólo superada por Oriente Medio, América Latina ha sido la segunda mejor área en el mundo en resultados para las líneas aéreas durante la crisis de 2008-2009. "Las aerolíneas ajustaron la capacidad, pero sólo ha sido necesaria ajustarla en un 2% o 3%", dice Oscar García, titular de Interflight Consulting, en Miami. "Y se ha aprovechado la crisis para desprenderse de la flota más antigua, la que más consume y más gasta". El ejemplo más contundente de esa estrategia lo dio Lan. La compañía comandada por Enrique Cueto ejerció en diciembre pasado una histórica orden de compra por 30 modernos aviones Airbus A320, los que se incorporarán en forma gradual a la flota entre 2011 y 2016. Al mismo tiempo, Lan negoció la venta de 5 Airbus A318 a partir de 2011.
La buena nueva es que la expansión de Lan, al igual que la de las otras principales líneas aéreas de la región, responde a las buenas perspectivas que asoman para el negocio aerocomercial latinoamericano en los próximos años. Según la Asociación Internacional de Transporte Aéreo (IATA, por sus siglas en inglés), mientras las aerolíneas latinoamericanas cerrarán 2010 con ganancias de 100 millones de dólares, para las europeas se prevén pérdidas por 2.500 millones de dólares. Los números de enero ya empiezan a corroborar las buenas expectativas: de acuerdo a datos de la Official Airline Guide (OAG), el número de asientos en la región ascendió a 10,5 millones, un 5,4% más que en el mismo mes de 2009.
Buena parte de ese crecimiento es apuntalado por la revitalización de la industria turística en América Latina. México, Perú, Chile y el Caribe asoman con buenas perspectivas, pero será Brasil, sin dudas, la estrella de la región. El Mundial de Fútbol de 2014 y los Juegos Olímpicos de Rio de Janeiro en 2016 constituirán dos imanes que atraerán un enorme flujo de pasajeros hacia el principal mercado aerocomercial de América Latina durante los próximos años.
Ese prometedor pastel ya está generando movimientos. Un ejemplo: en diciembre pasado, TAM, la aerolínea de bandera de facto de Brasil, adquirió en 7,3 millones de dólares la pequeña Pantanal Linhas Aéreas, cuyo principal atractivo es que disponía de 196 slots (derechos de aterrizaje y despegue) en el estratégico aeropuerto de Congonhas, en Sao Paulo. Al quedarse con 135 de esos slots, TAM alcanza un beneficio doble: impide el avance de competidores en el aeropuerto más rentable del país y se prepara para sacar una mayor tajada del flujo de pasajeros creciente que se espera en Congonhas en los próximos años.
Además de TAM, el mercado aerocomercial brasileño está cubierto por Gol, aerolínea de bajo costo. Luego de los problemas que le significó la compra de Varig en 2007, la principal compañía low cost de Brasil registró buenos resultados el año pasado con el redireccionamiento de la oferta de vuelos internacionales a los domésticos. Además, la empresa comenzó a cobrar tarifas diferenciadas para atender a clientes de distintos perfiles. El buen comportamiento de las aerolíneas de Brasil demorará el esperado aterrizaje de Lan en ese país. "El costo-beneficio en la batalla para entrar a Brasil en los próximos cinco años es alto para Lan; lo que hará la empresa es acorralar a Brasil en los mercados aledaños, y recién en 3 ó 5 años, cuando esté bien consolidada como la aerolínea de la región, podrá lanzar un ataque más frontal", dice García. Por lo pronto, tras la licitación de frecuencias realizada en Chile en diciembre pasado, Lan se adjudicó siete rutas de utilización inmediata a Brasil y otras siete a partir de octubre de este año.
En México, el otro gran mercado de la región, la caída en el turismo por la crisis internacional y el efecto de la gripe A derivó en un sector en crisis durante 2009. En ese marco, las dos grandes aerolíneas del país trazaron distintas estrategias. Además de continuar apostando al segmento low cost con Click, la gran jugada de Mexicana de Aviación fue ingresar a la alianza One World para incrementar el tráfico de pasajeros y el número de vuelos. Esa estrategia va en línea con la intención de internacionalizar a la compañía desde que fue adquirida por el grupo hotelero local Posadas. Aeroméxico, en tanto, no participa del mercado de bajo costo y apunta a fortalecerse en el mercado doméstico. Son estrategias complementarias y eso hace que algunos analistas proyecten una alianza de ambas compañías en el mediano plazo.
Esa consolidación ya se dio en el segmento de las líneas aéreas de bajo costo en los últimos dos años. Y el todavía exceso de oferta en una economía deprimida augura más movimientos. "Un tercio de las aerolíneas de bajo costo será absorbido por Mexicana de Aviación y Aeroméxico, un tercio desaparecerá y el otro seguirá, pero con rutas muy específicas", dice García, de Interflight Consulting.
Más al sur, la colombiana Avianca se está convirtiendo en un gigante en el mercado aeronáutico de América Latina. La aerolínea -forma parte del grupo Sinergy, en el que también están Ocean Air, de Brasil; Vipsa y AeroGal, de Ecuador; y Sam, de Colombia- completará en los próximos años una ambiciosa renovación de flota que inició en 2007 con órdenes para 10 Airbus A330 y unos 50 aviones de la familia A320. Hacia fines del año pasado, Avianca ya había recibido cinco de esos A330 y 16 A320, y otros 10 serán entregados durante 2010.
A eso se le suma que en el segundo semestre de este año Avianca aportará el 67% de las acciones a un nuevo holding denominado Holdco, en alianza con la centroamericana Taca. Es una sociedad que irrumpirá entre las líderes de América Latina: con sus cuatro centros de conexiones -Bogotá, Lima, El Salvador y San José-, Avianca y Taca estarán en capacidad de ofrecer a sus clientes servicios a más destinos que cualquier otra aerolínea en América Latina. Es una ventaja clave para Avianca a la hora de competir con Lan en la batalla por convertirse en la línea aérea de la región en los próximos años.
La contracara de Avianca parece ser Aerolíneas Argentinas. Tras la pésima administración del grupo español Marsans, la compañía en manos del Estado argentino desde comienzos de 2009 no levanta vuelo. Según un estudio de la consultora Oliver Wyman realizado para Aerolíneas Argentinas, la empresa arrojará pérdidas por más de 1.000 millones de dólares durante los próximos cuatro años. "Se logró un mayor cumplimiento de horarios y la ocupación va aumentando por, entre otras cuestiones, el temor a las presiones oficiales sobre Lan -su principal competidor en el mercado argentino- y los conflictos sindicales que sufrió esa compañía", dice Luis Rizzi, ex gerente general de Aerolíneas Argentinas y actual consultor miembro de la internacional Red de Investigación del Transporte Aéreo, en Buenos Aires. "Pero la situación económica de Argentina y de Aerolíneas, en particular, indica que una renovación de la flota parece fantasiosa".
Tras superar la zona de turbulencias, el viaje de las aerolíneas de la región promete ser más placentero durante los próximos años. Pero el cinturón deberá permanecer ajustado. "A pesar de que las aerolíneas de la región redujeron capacidad y ganaron ocupación, los ingresos bajaron porque se redujo lo que se paga por los billetes", dice García, de Interflight Consulting. "Ahora, ante la esperada mayor demanda, hay que resistir la tentación de añadir capacidad entre un año y año y medio para que las aerolíneas puedan tener un respiro de beneficios".
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Oriens looks west through new relationship with InterFlight Global Corporation
Oriens Advisors, aviation consultants specialising in the entry level jet sector, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Miami based InterFight Global Corporation, IFG. Oriens, predominantly European focused, can now broaden its spectrum in terms of international market presence. “Oriens has focused mainly on the European value chain in the cost-effective personal jet transportation sector. The agreement with IFG broadens our range giving us feet on the ground in two of the most important international aviation marketplaces,” says Edwin Brenninkmeyer CEO of Oriens Advisors. 
“Whilst IFG has global reach, they have a very strong US focus. Now, with Oriens as a partner, IFG will be better positioned to support clients looking for opportunities in Europe and we hope to add value to their existing client services,” he continues. The transatlantic relationship will see Oriens supplying a number of complementary services to IFG’s existing offering. These will include provision of qualified company directors on an advisory or executive basis; supporting IFG clients with European commercial due diligence; sourcing funding and advising on investment pitches. Oriens’ principals have significant experience in financial and insurance risk management, which complements IFG’s aviation risk skill sets.
Edwin Brenninkmeyer
CEO of Oriens Advisors
“Whilst IFG has global reach, they have a very strong US focus. Now, with Oriens as a partner, IFG will be better positioned to support clients looking for opportunities in Europe and we hope to add value to their existing client services,” he continues. The transatlantic relationship will see Oriens supplying a number of complementary services to IFG’s existing offering. These will include provision of qualified company directors on an advisory or executive basis; supporting IFG clients with European commercial due diligence; sourcing funding and advising on investment pitches. Oriens’ principals have significant experience in financial and insurance risk management, which complements IFG’s aviation risk skill sets.Edwin Brenninkmeyer
CEO of Oriens Advisors
“We expect the partnership to evolve further as we work on each project,” says Oscar S Garcia Chairman and CEO of IFG. “We expect our mutual clients to include governments, airports, lobbyists, investors, and ultimately all users of private aviation at all levels,” he continues.
Oriens and IFG have already begun working with mutual clients including a UK light jet operation that was looking for operational support. Together IFG and Oriens are able to move quickly to help the client find an AOC holder with which to form an alliance.
Additionally IFG has been proposing to a Southern European investment fund a joint board advisory role which will see one IFG and one Oriens director advising as required in their newly formed ELJ air charter business. “This demonstrates how the relationship between IFG and Oriens can expand our network, and is just the beginning of what we hope will be a long term relationship,” says Brenninkmeyer. “It gives me tremendous pleasure to be able to inform our clients and prospective clients that we are working with IFG. This wealth of industry expertise will enable us to better serve our clients.”
Oscar S Garcia
IFG's Chairman and CEO
Oriens and IFG have already begun working with mutual clients including a UK light jet operation that was looking for operational support. Together IFG and Oriens are able to move quickly to help the client find an AOC holder with which to form an alliance.
Additionally IFG has been proposing to a Southern European investment fund a joint board advisory role which will see one IFG and one Oriens director advising as required in their newly formed ELJ air charter business. “This demonstrates how the relationship between IFG and Oriens can expand our network, and is just the beginning of what we hope will be a long term relationship,” says Brenninkmeyer. “It gives me tremendous pleasure to be able to inform our clients and prospective clients that we are working with IFG. This wealth of industry expertise will enable us to better serve our clients.”
Oscar S Garcia
IFG's Chairman and CEO
IFG and Oriens have both been involved in the ELJ era since the late 90s and it is through conferences and events that the original relationship was formed. Garcia comments “I believe experience and value to clients comes from first hand experience so I take pride in being associated with Oriens.
About Oriens
Oriens Advisors counsel European businesses operating in the light jet arena to achieve commercial success by offering a full range of advice and consultancy across the complete aviation spectrum.
Oriens’ expertise covers lobbying for funding; marketing strategy creation, diversification to generate cash flow; guidance on lobbying regulatory bodies, strategic analysis of green issues, scrutinising infrastructure or implementation of IT amongst others.
Oriens is privately funded by Brenninkmeyer and two fellow directors Archie Garden and Michael Ricks. Edwin is a former venture capitalist, previously with Entrepreneurs Fund. He is also on the board of LinearAir, an established US air taxi operator. Garden hails from a financial services background with over 20 years of financial and IT experience having worked at Barclays and Standard Bank. Ricks is a former partner at Deloitte Consulting and KPMG Consulting and an expert on business strategy and revenue generation.
About IFG
InterFlight Global (“IFG”) is one of the world’s leading Commercial Aviation and Aerospace advisory and consulting firms. Since 1992, IFG principals have been involved in most sectors of the aviation and aerospace industries as advisors and consultants to shareholders, senior executives, Government institutions, Civic Foundations and investors, alike. IFG provides its clients with expertise tailored to their business needs from its downtown Miami headquarters and its affiliated regional offices worldwide. IFG provides solutions that combine a true global perspective with a detailed local outlook.
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Oscar S. Garcia and IFG Selected to Panel a Madrid-Spain Aerospace Trade Mission to Florida
Florida's Economic Development entity eFlorida, selected Oscar S. Garcia to speak at an aerospace panel for a selected group of Madrid, Spain aerospace companies. The event is to take place at the Conrad Hotel April 27th and will be followed by a Florida aerospace sector visit tour. "I am delighted to partake in this very distinguished panel, specially since IFG's DNA is Spanish and more precisely from Madrid." Oscar Garcia stated, "moreover, now it is possibly an excellent opportunity for Spanish companies to take advantage of a strong Euro and investment conditions in the Florida and US market. The meeting will point at some of the most interesting and exciting sectors within aerospace such as; commercial space, UAV's and aero cyber security".
For IFG's presentation please click here
Below please find the panel composition and topics for discussion:
InterFlight Global awarded Costa Rica’s Aerospace Development Contract
InterFlight Global won Procomer’s RFP and was awarded the contract to provide expert advise to the Costa Rican aeronautical and aerospace business cluster. “ It is an honor for me and IFG to have succeeded and been awarded this contract with Procomer. Not only the firms competing were world class aerospace consulting entities, but their value proposition was excellent. Thus, IFG’s proposal was loaded with value and tangible gains for the client, Procomer and the Costa Rican aerospace cluster firms receiving the advise, training and business development workshop.” Oscar S. Garcia, IFG’s Chairman and CEO stated. “ We look forward to this event to be the beginning of a prosperous relationship between IFG, Procomer and the aerospace businesses in Costa Rica. In my opinion, Costa Rican enterprises have a tremendous core of competency and value as compared to firms in most distant countries such as India and China. Moreover, the Costa Rican aerospace cluster has diversified through the commerce chain to cover extremely specialized and profitable sectors such as the emerging commercial space industry”
For more information on IFG’s advisory and consulting services click:
http://www.interflightglobal.com/english/companies.php
http://www.interflightglobal.com/english/companies.php
For more information on Procomer’s activities click:
http://www.procomer.com/Ingles/Procomer-01/procomer_historia-01-01.html
http://www.procomer.com/Ingles/Procomer-01/procomer_historia-01-01.html
IFG selected for Feasibility Study of a European Composite Aircraft Manufacturer
InterFlight Global proudly announces that it has been selected and retained to perform a full feasibility, market and strategic study for a European composite aircraft manufacturer. IFG’s general aviation and aero marine expertise and track records in these type of studies weighted heavily in its selection, after a year and a half of discussions and negotiations.
The client is a certified aircraft designer and manufacturer, which is positively increasing its sales and support efforts worldwide. IFG’s study and support in the USA will open up the world’s largest market for the aircraft family currently under production. The company name and details will be announced in mid June as the project formally launches in the USA.
Oscar S. Garcia, Chairman and CEO will lead a team of two industry experts and two MBA level support staff. The deliverables will be handed over in October to the client and the country of origin’s government sponsoring entities. IFG expects the contract to continue for 2-3 years as the results define an optimized industrialization program in Europe and the USA.
“It is a privilege and an extremely interesting challenge that IFG takes with due enthusiasm and confidence” Oscar Garcia stated “ the family of aircraft we are evaluating and counseling includes amphibian and seaplane versions, and this is an arena that IFG knows extremely well, given its Aero Marine core expertise (formerly known as InterFlight Ocean (IFO)and exposure to similar projects since 1992. The industrial group behind the project is second to none and together represent hundreds of years of industrial knowledge in a variety of automotive and aerospace sectors in their country of origin. We are looking forward to complement their expertise with our aeronautics and aviation knowledge and thus optimize the program with the best returns on investment to all stakeholders, and ultimately the aircraft owners and users’ satisfaction”
Stay Tuned for further announcements in the month of June and release of details of the program and IFG’s contract.
UK Financial Consultancy Firm Jeffrey Nedas & Co retains IFG for Advisory Project
Jeffrey Nedas& Co, a leading United Kingdom financial advisory and consultancy firm has retained Interflight Global Corporation to assist as an expert advisor on a private aviation related project.
This first contract was referred by IFG’s UK partner Oriens Advisors and represents a first commercial relationship between both firms. Oscar Garcia, will lead the project and provide his expert opinion and Board level advisory services to Mr. Nedas.
For further information contact:
Yvette A. Garcia, Partner InterFlight Global,
Media Relations +1-305-904-5182
yvettegarcia@interflightglobal.com
Yvette A. Garcia, Partner InterFlight Global,
Media Relations +1-305-904-5182
yvettegarcia@interflightglobal.com
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Monday, June 24, 2013
Oscar S. Garcia to speak at National Space Society (NSS) Commercial Space Industry Event
| March 16th, 2011, 5:15 - 5:45 PM at the Miami Science and Museum |
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| About NSS: http://www.nss.org/about/menu.html For Venue details Contact:Tony Lima Vice President, Communications and Visitor Services Miami Science Museum 3280 South Miami Avenue Miami, FL 33129 Contact No.: (305) 646-4209 / (305) 646-4209 Email: tlima@miamisci.org |
IFG to lead Spanish-USA Aerospace Economic Development Workshop in Madrid
IFG in collaboration with Madrid’s Strategy & Focus consultancy to lead Spain-Madrid/USA-Florida aerospace economic development workshop. The event is organized and supported by Camara Madrid, Spain’s economic development powerhouse for Madrid’s aerospace sector.
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Oscar S. Garcia, selected as finalist candidate for FAA’s Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee
Oscar S. Garcia, has been selected and is a finalist for inclusion in the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Commercial Space Advisory Committee (COMSTAC). This committee is part of the FAA office for commercial space transportation (AST) the most relevant authority in the emerging commercial space industry segment and reports directly to the FAA Administrator. For further information about FAA, AST and COMSTAC please review http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/about/ andhttp://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/advisory_committee/
IFG is consulting leader for Central American Aerospace Economic Development report
IFG was retained by PROCOMER of Costa Rica to provide advisory and consulting feedback to the newly formed Central American Aviation and Aerospace (ACAE www.acae-ca.org) in the elaboration of an economic development report to the Costa Rican-Central American Government, Academia and Industry. The report was participated and requested by INCAE, CONICIT, PROCOMER and CONIDA and will be used as a blue print for the newly developed Costa Rican-Central American Aviation and Aerospace Cluster. IFG expects a financial workshop, trade mission to the USA and a Forum to follow as the cluster progresses.
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IFG and Strategy & Focus Unveil in Madrid the Center for Aerospace Support Project
Oscar Garcia Chairman of InterFlight Global (IFG) and German Loperena Partner of Strategy & Focus (S&F) unveiled and launched the Aerospace Support Center (ASC) project geared initially to Madrid-Spain based aerospace, aeronautical, space and defense companies. The ASC intends to provide a business and economic development platform in Miami-Florida to global aerospace companies from selected regions. Initially, the response to the project is very positive. IFG expects 2011 to be oversubscribed and the challenge will be to time and cluster client businesses in coherent groups and timelines” Oscar Garcia commented. See below for the presentation details and contact IFG for a review of its proprietary document “2011-2030 State of the Aerospace Industry – Americas Focus” presented at the ASC launch in Madrid. Please request more information at email: info@interflightglobal.com
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