JOHN LAINOS Air Transport Economics

Surname:	LAINOS
Name:	JOHN
Place and date of birth:	ATHENS, 1950
Marital status:	Divorced. Father of two sons 23 and 28 years old
Address:	12 Akriton st. Paleon Faliron. Athens. Greece P.C. 17564
Telephone:	+(00) 30 - 210 9849 103
Mobile:	+(00) 30- 6977 459 826
E-MAIL:	lainos@otenet.gr

DEGREES

1976	BSc : Corporate Economics and Management, of Management Faculty of Piraeus University
1991	Ph.D. in Air Transport Economics - Management - Pantion University of Athens. My Thesis's was on the subject: "Managerial and Economic restructure of Olympic Airways based on employees participation at the decision making centres".

LANGUAGES

Greek, English.

ACADEMIC CAREER

1992 - 1996	Assistant Professor in labor relations at Economic – Management School of the State Technological Educational Institution of Athens
1996 - 2000	Professor in Air Transport Economics-Management at the Tourist Business Department of the Athens’ State Technological Educational Institution.
2000 - 2002	Associate Professor in Air Transport Economics-Management at the University of Thessaly-Greece. Department of Traffic Engineers.
2004 - 2007	Assistant Professor Aircraft Technology Department of Technological Educational Institution. Chalkis-Greece

1972–1984	Employed by Olympic Airways at Purchasing Department .
1984-1985	Appointed at Ticketing Sales Department.
1985	Appointed at " Economic Research" Division (Actual and budgetary cost – economic research and studies).
1989	Appointed as "Special Consultant" of Olympic Airways’ Board of Directors in Economic, Organizational and Aircraft purchasing matters.
1992	Appointed member of the Olympic Airways committee for market research and purchasing the accounting softwear.

Besides my basic professional activities at the Olympic Airways’ Economic Research-Study Division, since 1985, I was assigned by the Board of Directors to conduct various research-studies on the following issues:

1985	" The impact on financial efficiency of the Olympic Airways due to aircrafts leasing between the Olympic Airways and its affiliated company the Olympic Aviation"
1988	"Cost analysis of duty free sales by the Olympic Airways Crew on board the aircraft"
1988	"The impact on efficiency of the Olympic Airways from the state – shareholders applied management"
1992	"Cost analysis of the training flights of the Olympic Airways."
1993	"Olympic Airways overflight fees, for 1993 budget's Revision"
1993	"Cost analysis of the Olympic Airways Cargo Division."
1994	"The impact on the Olympic Airways economic efficiency from the obligatory-by the government-application of 97% discount fares policy for transportation at domestic network of the daily and weekly Greek Press."
1994	"Cost analysis of the Olympic Airways ground handling services provided to its affiliated company Olympic Aviation."
1994	"Cost analysis of the Olympic Airways fuel purchasing and handling procedures"
1995	"The impact on the economic efficiency of the Olympic Airways from its transactions with the state its exclusive -shareholder". This study was included in the recovery program submitted by the Greek State in the European Union on May 14, 1994.
1995	“The impact on the efficiency of the Olympic Aviation (affiliated company of Olympic Airways for domestic flights) from the utilization of one rent aircraft, type ATR 72"
1996	“The impact on the economic efficiency of Olympic Airways from the change of the labor relations due to the application of the recovery program”
1997	“Cost per block hour and aircraft type of the <<Macedonian Airlines>> charter company” affiliated of the Olympic Airways

1984	"The causes of the deficits of the public Enterprises–The case study of Olympic Airways” Congress organized by the Economic Chamber of Greece under the title :“Problems of t he Public sector and its role in the National Economy".
1985	"The Olympic Airways. Problems, Causes, Prospects." Congress organized by the Greek Technical Scientific Chamber under the title " The prospects of National Air Carrier".
1988	“The determinants and the results of the labour’s productivity at the Olympic Airways." Congress jointly organized by the Greek Office of the European Union and the Greek Ministry of National Economy on the subject : " The contribution of the Public Enterprises to the development of the E.U. outh."
1992	“The determinants of the Air Transport training Syllabus" Congress jointly organized by the Greek office of E.U and the Greek Ministry of Labour under the title " The problems of Vocational Training. The Greek Experience.
1992	"The determinants of the quality of the Air Transport Industry's Product" Congresss organized by the Greek Technical Chamber under the title: " I.S.O. 2.000. The quality of the Greek Product".
1994	“The determinants of the current cyclic crisis of the International Scheduled Air Transport Industry" Congress co-organized by the University of Thrace, the Olympic Airways and the Greek Railways under the subject: “Modernization of Railway and Airway Transport. The impact of Liberalization.”
1994	At the same Congress I also presented the paper: "An econometric model of calculating the priceelasticity of the demand at the Greek ddomestic network of the Olympic Airways".
1996	“The influence of the domestic pricing policy of Olympic Airways on the shortsea passengers demand in Greece. The case study of Chania line (Crete island)” Conference co-organized by the Universities of Piraeus and Adwerp, under the title “International conference in quantitative analysis”
1997	*“The Greek Commercial Air Transport Industry*” Congress organized by the International Federation of Automatic Control under the title “Transportation systems”.
2001	“The results of the restructure of the Olympic Airways S.A. 1994-2001”University of Patras-Greece" “International conference in Air Transport and Airports. Evolution in the 21rst century”.
2002	“The impactof the airline’s top management functions on aviation safety in a globalize environment. The case study of aircraft engineers of air carriers IATA members” International congress on Transportation Research in Greece organized by the Hellenic Association of Transportation Engineers.
2003	“Presuppositions for the effective introduction of changes to the aviation safety culture, through Crew Resource Management Training Program. The case study of the Olympic Airways” Co-author Captain Elias Nikolaidis 12th Symposium on Aviation Psychology. Wright University. Daton-Ohio-U.S.A..
2003	“The impact of the airline top management functions on aviation safety in a globalize environment. The case study of the Olympic Airways” The 7nth Air Transport Research Society Conference. Toulouse. France.
2003	“Introduction of changes for restructure of an international scheduled flag carrier in a liberalize international institutional environment .The case study of the Olympic Airways” Aviation Management Education and Research Conference. Concordia University. Montreal-Canada
2003	“The efficient motivation of flight crew at a scheduled air carrierin a Liberalise International institutional EnvironmentThe case study of the Greek flag carrier the Olympic Airways S.A.” Co-author Captain Elias Nikolaidis Second Aviation Management Education and Research Conference. Montreal-Canada 21-22 July 2003.
2004	“Particularities of labor’s productivity in an international scheduled airline. The Case study of the change of the Olympic Airway’s (Greece) average labor’s productivity trend, compared with the Ι.Α.Τ.Α.’s (1975-2002)" World Conference of the Air Transport Research Society. Istanbul Turkey 2004.
2004	“Presuppositions for upgrading the reliability and the comparability of the accident reports in order to upgrade aviation’s safety level.” World Conference on Transport Research Society Istanbul Turkey 2004.
2004	“The considerations of a South-Eastern European Airline aircraft engineers regarding the incentives applied by the corporate top management and those required by them” 13nth International Symposium on Aviation Psychology. Oklahoma City U.S.A. 18-21/4/05
2004	“The airline’s corporate and social environment as a basic parameter of the efficiency and the effectiveness, of the incentives applied by the airline’s top management. The case study of a South-Eastern European Airline’s cabin crew members." 26th Conference of the European Association for Aviation Psychology. Sesimbra. Portugal 3-7/10-2004.
2006	“The impact of the internal corporate environment stressors on the employees’ labour attitude. The case study of the Olympic Airways’ aircraft engineers“ 27 th Conference of the European Association for Aviation Psychology. Berlin 9/2006
2007	“The causes of failure of Olympic Airways’ s restructuring efforts applied by the Greek state“ 14nth International Symposium on Aviation Psychology Dayton, Ohio USA April 23-26, 2007

ARTICLES

1992	"Flight Safety Determinants" Economic Magazine "Public Sector"
1993	"Privatisations: International experience. Greek application" Journal of Labor’s Institute (General Co-Federation of Greek Workers).
1995	"The determinants of the Air Transport's product quality" Scientific Volume of University of Piraeus.
1996	"Measures for the recovery of Olympic Airways" Scientific Volume of University of Piraeus.
1996	"The impact of Air Transport on the development of the Greek tourism" Scientific Volume of the magazine " Tourism and Market ".
1997	“The impact on supply and demand from the application of a Brake Even Pricing policy on the domestic network of jet aircraft of Olympic Airways” Scientific Volume of University of Piraeus.
1998	“The efficient pricing policy of a port container terminal. Case study: The port of Piraeus” “The Cyprus Journal of Science Technology” Nr 4 February 1998. (Co-author Lecturer A.Pardalis).

1986	I gave llectures at the post graduate seminar of Maritime Department of the Uuniversity of Piraeus on the results of my research on: " The participation of the sailors to the ship's management."
1992-1997	At the State Greek Productivity Center I taught Mmanagement’s subjects.
1992-1997	At the State Training Iinstitute I taught the faculty of Air Transport Management – Economics.
1992-1996	At Management - Economics School of the Ttechnological Eeducational Institution of Athens I taught the faculty of management.
1995-2000	At the Tourist Business Department of the Technological Educational Institution of Athens I taught the faculty of Air Transport Economics-Management and Galileo Computer Reservation System,
2000-2002	At the University of Thessaly-Greece-Department of Civil Engineers I taught the faculty of Air Transport Economics-Management
2004-	At the Aircraft Technology Department of Technological Educational Institution. Chalkis-Greece I am teaching the faculties of: a) Airline’s Economic analysis b) Airline’s management c) E.U. Air Transport Legislation for aircraft engineers
2004-2005	At Olympic Airways’ “School of Pilots’ Training” I taught the faculty of Human Performance and Limitations (Air Transport Psychology).

BOOKS

1) “ Is the privatisation the only way? File Olympic Airways" Publishers Stahy. Athens 1992 (The applied managerial methods by Olympic Airways B.O.D. and its results)

2) “Consumer’s behavior and marketing strategy” Volume B. Editions Stamoulis. Athens 1994 Co-author.

3) “Air Transport Economics" Editions Stamoulis. Athens 1995.

4) The English – Greek dictionary of air transport terms. Publishers Interbooks. Athens 1997 Co-author.

5) “Air Transport Economics in an international competitive environment" Editions Stamoulis. Athens 1999.

6) “Calculation of Air Transport Fares” Editions Interbooks. Athens 2000

7) “The truth behind the crisis at Olympic Airways S.A.” Editions Papazisis. Athens 2006

PRESS

1992/11	“The impact of the deregulation of the Air Transport Industry on aviation safety” Athens management magazine “Public Sector”
1995/12/10	“That is why Olympic Airways flies into fog” Athens Weekly Financial gazette “Investor”
1995/12/29	“The recovery weakened the international position of Olympic Airways” Athens Weekly Financial gazette “Investor”,
1996/1/27	“The causes of the crisis at Olympic Airways” Athens Weekly Financial gazette “Investor”
1996	The impact of the Air Transport Industry on the development of the Greek Tourism” Athens Magazine “Tourism and Market”
1996/4/27	“This is the way for Olympic Airways successful restructuring” Athens Weekly Financial gazette “Investor”
1996/5/27	“Labor’s productivity at Air Transport Industry” Athens Weekly Financial gazette “Investor”
1998/3/14	“Is the suspension of the O.A.’s operation a weapon to be used by the government during the negotiations with O.A.’s unions, or it is an economic necessity?” Athens Weekly Financial gazette “Investor”.
1998/3/28	“Will the crisis of the O.A. be overcome with the change of labour relations?” Athens Weekly Financial gazette “Investor .
1998/4/19	“What is not included in the new law for the recapitalisation of the Olympic” Athens Weekly Financial gazette “Investor.
1998/5/16	“Many tactics-one strategic goal has the government for the Olympic Airways” Athens Weekly Financial gazette “Investor,
1998/6/7	“Loss making selection of airplanes by the board of directors of the Olympic Airways” Athens Weekly Financial gazette “Investor .
2005/ 9/17	“The hidden truth for Olympic Airways” Athens Daily gazette “The NEWS”
2005/9/20	“The determinants for Olympic Airways perspectives” Athens Daily gazette “The NEWS”
2005/9/25	“The main political selections which guided Olympic Airways at the current crisis” Athens Daily gazette “ETHNOS” Athens
2006/3/3/	“To what destination is scheduled the Olympic Airways flight?” Athens Daily gazette “The NEWS”.
2006/7/26	“The causes of Olympic Airways crisis” Athens Daily Financial gazette “Express”.
2006/11/9	“The truth regarding the E.U. fine against Olympic Airways” Athens Daily gazette “The NEWS”.
2006/12/3	“The pursuit of the state shareholder for Olympic Airways” Athens Daily Financial gazette “Express”.
2007/1/25	“Final assurance by the Greek Court of the huge debts of the Greek state to Olympic Airways” Athens Daily gazette “The NEWS”.
2007/1/31	“How the E.U. managed the huge debts of the Greek state to Olympic Airways” Athens Daily Financial gazette “Express”.
2007/2/14	“The decision of the E.U. Court regarding the state aid to Olympic Airways” Athens Daily Financial gazette “Express”.
2007/3/28	“Ten questions to the EU’s vice president Mr J. Barrot regarding Olympic Airways” Athens Daily Financial gazette “Express”.
2007/6/22	“Why is pursued the privatisation of Olympic Airways” Athens Daily Financial gazette “Express”.