ACTE Press Release

Immediate Release!

ACTE Members Voice Concern Over Alliance Partners' Safety

(Alexandria, VA, USA, August 22, 2000) – A recent poll of ACTE global members revealed international consensus for the need of information related to the safety records of airline alliance partners. Citing this data as essential to making informed decisions for routing their business travelers, 90% of the corporate travel managers polled have little or no access to the information through their principal carrier in an alliance. Many airline alliances have implemented self-policing safety-audit systems, but a majority of respondents concur with the observation of the US based travel manager, who said, "...in the final analysis I believe they have limited influence in the internal affairs of partner carriers".

Though 70% doubt the efficacy of government imposed measures to insure increased airline safety, more than half of the respondents think the United Nations is an effective forum for the question of global airline safety. As airline alliance partnerships criss-cross the entire globe, the need for an international governing authority to monitor, enforce and discipline those carriers with extensive records of safety infractions appears in order. One respondent best summed up the overall perspective of the ACTE business travel managers, "I do not feel that countries go far enough with respect to safety. I think an international governing body for worldwide safety could be established to set and enforce safety guidelines".

Founded in 1988, the Association of Corporate Travel Executives is the only organization wholly dedicated to the science of business travel management with an international constituency. ACTE membership totals more than 2,400, including entities in Asia, Europe, Canada and the United States. The organization is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

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