Interview with Octavio Pérez about the plans 2019 de Tame EP

At Hangar de Tame at Quito airport, We interviewed General Manager Octavio Pérez about the plans 2019 from Tame EP focused on refloating the main airlineíecuadorian nea.

The aerolíflag line I fulfilledó few días atrás 56 añthose of existence in the middle of a situationón complex, especially in the financial sphere and several announcements of strong measures have already been known as the suspensionóQuito route number – New York.

In view of these announcements and changes to comeán in Tame, We interviewed the General Manager of the airlineínea to know details of what has been done to dateítoday to improve the situationón operational and economicómica, as wellén the plans that little by little will go awayán revealing.

The interview

You can see the full interview by following this link. https://youtu.be/fH5_dtOZp4A oh weékeeping him goingón:

Key points

• La crisis más big tame was livedó in november 2017.
• Work has been done to improve the image of Aerolítowards the client due to lack of punctuality problems.
• The financial statements were analyzed from the 2010 up to the present in order to understand the situationóTame real n.
• With clear balances, it startedó a diseñar the new strategy.
• The Ecuadorian State made a crésaid by $61 millions of dólabors and dutiesá pay from 2028 and add to the total debt.
• This contribution, allowó pay off debts 2010 – 2017.
• He recoveredó the operability to 97%.
• Punctuality reachedó the 92%.
• La operationóTame n is más complicated and complex than other aerosolílines by the destinations to which it operates.
• Tame needs a major change in the átechnological scopeólogical and it isá working.
• the airínea isá showing recover usón, but the financial issue continues to be a great weight.
• From the 2012, when it startedó the operationón international beganó to accumulate pélosses.
• Se busca la homologationófleet number, where he Airbus A330 don't go into it.
• Tame spends up to a 30% in maintenance costs than other Aerolíreasons for not having a unified fleet with 4 different fleets.
• The Airbus A330 flies úonly 14 hours a dayía.
• Between 12 and 14 million annules leaves in pérdidas la operationón del Airbus A330.
• Flights to New York operateán until the 31 of January of 2018.
• Electric Airbus A330 seesá returned early to the leaser the first week of February to Europe.
• The average fare on the route does not allow profitability to cover operating expenses.ón, since the 90% of the tráfico is étechnical, who is notán willing to pay values ​​más high.
• Racing with an avión that has a low level of passenger service it is not possible.
• The baggage allowance will beá reviewed for 2019.
• Tame must shrink to become profitable and offer a quality service, punctual and efficient.
• the airídon't focusá on sun routeséstatics to be him againíthe.
• There is a strata planélogical to fly back to New York más forward again.
• Tame works in interline alliances to maintain an operationón towards New York.
• It isá evaluating the profitability of the Quito route – Lima and the routes Guayaquil, Quito – Bogotaá to keep them or not.
• The route Fort Lauderdale – Guayaquil to maintainá despite the new competition on the road.
• The Esmeraldas cross-border flight – Cali también se maintainendrá and rethinká the aircraft that ahí operates to recover that market.
• With commercial strategies you look forá recover the sun marketéstic.
• I don't know how to flyán routes not profitable at the moment.
• Más forward will be givená to know the study that definedó the ideal fleet for Tame.
• ATR beíto the grandfatherón ideal for the geographyífrom Ecuador.
• Tame has held meetings with all aircraft manufacturers such as Bombardier, Boeing, Airbus, ATR and Embraer.
• Looking to have máximo 2 fleets.
• The Embraers 190 Tame flyían máximo until the end of 2019 due to its high costs and will remainán for the duration of the transitionón towards the new fleet.
• Tame permitió that the competition manages to captivate its customers.
• To recover the sun marketéaesthetic must work very efficiently and lowering costs.
• It is añor have been saved $24 millions of dólares with various actions.
• Hornbeamá a transition planón for Airbus A330 crews and pilots towards the new fleet.
• Tame is not for sale and they are looking to move to a much larger modelás efficient.
• It is analyzed to pass the project Tame Amazonia to Force AéEcuadorian area or another to be responsible for exploiting this service.
• There is a commitment to move Tame forward during the 2019.

¿WhoéYou are Octavius ​​Pérez?

He was appointed General Manager of Tame EP on 24 October 2017. studyó Engineersía Mecánica, Management MBA for Engineers and Aeronáutica, Force A pilotéColombian area, Spanish language managementñol, visualés y francés. 30 añyears of experience in the aviation industryáutica. Among his positions más relevant, performñó as Corporate Security Manager LATAM Airlines Ecuador, representative of the aircraft manufacturer Airbus in various países of Latinamérica, Airframe and Systems Engineer Senior Manageren AerolíNeas Centrales de Colombia S.A., ACES, among others.