CONTENTS

Prologue

Chapter One: WHY ME?

Background and arrival at IATA

A change of heart

Walking into a collapsing structure

Leading a revolution

Decision time

Assessing the situation

The right man

Alitalia

New beginnings in Latin America

A very special passenger

A future saint in my office

Fashion statement

Positive thinking

Call of the seas

Call of the skies

Time to start work

Chapter Two: INTERNAL COMBUSTION

Making internal changes at IATA

Blowing away cobwebs

Ending the committee excuse

A strange animal

Why become relevant?

The right tools for the job

A bomb in the church

Leaders developing leaders

Performance assessment

A different organization

Regional variations

The value of leadership

Chapter Three: MAKING WAVES

The first external warning shots, views on airports

The Narita Case

Blending Japan and Italy

Shouting politely

Lessons learned

The Taj Mahal with gates

Airport privatization

Stuck for space

Chapter Four: RAISING THE PROFILE

Using the media to communicate strategy

Stop being shy

A plane is not part of the deal

Change, change, change

Building a communication strategy

Internal and external confirmation

Star of the small screen

Hold the front page

Raising IATA’s profile in North America

An eruption of truth

Speaking clearly

Chapter Five: GETTING TECHNICAL

Simplifying the Business and the role of technology

Ambitious undertakings

Time for a revolution

False dawn

Creating the networks

Colour by numbers

Phone a friend

Eliminating paper tickets

To extend or not to extend

Celebration on the Bosphorus

Good and bad technology

Chapter Six: THE FUTURE IS GREEN

Environmental initiatives, including airspace issues and the EU ETS

The case for the defence

Widening the focus

Getting prepared

The industry under pressure

“I have a dream…”

A united approach

The road to Copenhagen, Part 1

G8 connections

The road to Copenhagen, Part 2

Improving air traffic management

SES and NextGen

Fuelling the future

EU Emissions Trading Scheme

Chapter Seven: SAFETY FIRST

Making the skies ever safer

Number one

Handle with care

Beginning the audit process

The main players

Devil in the detail

A maybe to a must

A meeting at the Kremlin

A dangerous traffic jam

Chapter Eight: BAD PEOPLE, NOT BAD OBJECTS

The need for more efficient and harmonized security

A knee-jerk reaction

Admirals in the air

The Amsterdam incident

Trusting the shipper

Security costs

Tomorrow’s system today

Chapter Nine: VISION 2050

A look at Vision 2050, liberalization and thoughts on the future

The need for change

The Latin American model

A leadership dilemma: colour and rules

The agenda for freedom

A dramatic difference

The think tank and the venue

Five Forces

Governments must listen

Serving the customer

We need more runways Future technology

Our greatest sin

Europe and the United States

Asia-Pacific

The Middle East

Africa

Latin America

The benefits of aviation

Appendix I

Industry figures 2001-11 (revenues, profits, fuel price, etc)

Appendix II

Extracts from Giovanni Bisignani’s State of Industry Speeches, 2003-11

Appendix III

Table of people

About the author

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