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AirlinesEmirates and Etihad Airways resume connections from Munich to Gulf Region
The two carriers will use Boeing airplanes
Brief. Relaunch of flights from Munich to the Gulf: the Arabic Airline Emirates is now again flying from Munich to Dubai. A B-777 airplane will be used for these flights, which will depart Munich on Wednesdays,... more
AirlinesAlitalia resumes direct Rome-Boston services from today
Operated three times a week
Alitalia has resumed direct services between Rome and Boston today. Its first flight to Boston-Logan airport departed from Rome-Fiumicino at 10:20 am (local time) this morning.The service to Boston is... more
AirlinesHelvetic Airways upgrades Embraer E2 aircraft order
The original one was announced in September 2018 -DATA SHEET
Helvetic Airways has signed a commitment with Embraer to convert four of their remaining firm orders to the larger E-195E2 aircraft. The original order, for 12 E-190E2s with purchase rights for a further... more
AirlinesState aid: European Commission approves Dutch plans to provide support to KLM
For EUR 3.4 billion in urgent liquidity
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €3.4 billion Dutch aid measure consisting of a State guarantee on loans and a subordinated State loan to KLM to provide urgent liquidity t... more
AirlinesAlitalia will operate over 1,600 weekly flights in August
It will resume services with Sardinia to and from Linate airport from next July 24
Alitalia will increase number of flights in August, when the airline will operate a total of over 1,600 flights per week, 24% more than in July and more than double compared to those operated in June.Its... more
AirlinesSmooth reopening of external EU borders jeopardised by uncoordinated national measures
Examples of diverging implementation of the EU Council recommendations include seven States
Despite agreeing at EU Council level to a scientific-based approach and endorsing their own “white list”1 recommendation just one week ago, EU States are adopting extremely diverging lists. As a result, the... more
AirlinesBoc Aviation: operational data for the 2Q2020
Transactions Summary
BOC Aviation Limited announces its operational transactions for the second quarter ended 30 June 2020 and as at 30 June 2020.Transactions Summary:A total fleet of 571 airplanes owned, managed and on orderAn... more
AirlinesBulgaria Air: additional flights operated in July and August
The carrier has recovered 65% of its frequencies and operates regularly routes in Europe
The national carrier Bulgaria Air continues to restore its flight schedule, and in July and August it even adds new additional frequencies to its flights to some of the most preferred transfer points in... more
Airlinesoneworld launches customer information portal
In alliance commitment to health and well-being
oneworld has launched an information portal to provide customers the latest updates on the health and well-being measures they can expect while travelling, further underlining the commitment by the global... more
AirlinesFACL new handling partner at Frankfurt hub
In several phases until mid 2021
At the Lufthansa Cargo Center (LCC) in Frankfurt, "Fiege Air Cargo Logistics GmbH & Co. KG" (FACL) will take over the operative handling and co-ordination of inbound and outbound standard shipments in... more
AirlinesWizz Air launches five new destinations from Hamburg Airport
Total of nine routes in Summer timetable
Wizz Air is resuming flight operations from Hamburg Airport, just in time for the Summer holiday period. Starting at the beginning of July, the airport connects Hamburg with three destinations never before... more
AirlinesEasyJet: turbulence on the way
As the flights resume, there is growing concern among the aircrew. Possible industrial action
Peter Bellew, new Chief Operating Officer: hired to get results or to send the Company down? more
AirlinesIberia Group unveils Summer flight program
With stringent new health and hygiene measures
Centring on Spain and the rest of Europe, the Iberia Group’s summer flight programme to over 50 Spanish and European destinations, features new health and hygiene measures to ensure passenger safety a... more
AirlinesNorwegian cancels orders for Boeing planes
And it makes claims for damages for the forced grounding of the B-737 MAX
Norwegian Air has announced that it has informed the American industry Boeing on the cancellation of orders relating to a total of 97 aircraft, namely 5 B-787 and 92 B-737 MAX. The Northern European airline... more
AirlinesLufthansa Group: shareholders pave the way for stabilization measures
Flight schedules of Group airlines to be further expanded
The shareholders of Deutsche Lufthansa AG voted yesterday in favor of accepting the capital measures and the participation of the Economic Stabilisation Fund (WSF) of the Federal Republic of Germany in... more
AirlinesUnited Kingdom: the embarrassing proposals of the Airlines
Wages and staff cuts, workers are the ones who pay the costs of the crisis
In the UK, Ryanair and the most representative pilots 'union, Balpa, produced a draft agreement that would cut Pilots' salaries by 20% which would gradually be reinstated over four years. The agreement... more
AirlinesAeroflot issues over 100,000 e-vouchers
As compensation for unused tickets and additional services purchased before last May 1st
Aeroflot has processed more than 100,000 applications for e-vouchers as compensation for unused tickets and additional services purchased before 1 May 2020.Testing of the system started on 26 May 2020... more
AirlinesRussian carriers continue to receive State subsidies
Aid to buffer damage to the pandemic crisis and avoid layoffs
The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency continues to provide subsidies to national airlines, in partial compensation for damages due to the reduction in passenger traffic caused by the Covid-19 emergency.... more
AirlinesEasyJet: 24 Airbus deferred for 3-5 years
New aircraft delivery plan rescheduled
The carrier is preparing to slow down new Airbus deliveries more
AirlinesLufthansa informs works councils about personnel situation
Target date for crisis arrangements is 22 June
Prospective of personnel surplus at Lufthansa Group companies totals 22,000 full-time positions, half of them in Germany more
AirlinesQatar Airways takes measures for foreign pilots
Layoffs and wage cuts to deal with the crisis
The Qatari carrier, Qatar Airways, will lay off an unknown number of foreign pilots, and others will reduce their wages, to compensate for the collapse of its business caused by the new coronavirus crisis.... more
AirlinesPegasus Airlines to resume tomorrow international flights
Followed by the gradual resumption of links to several European destinations from Monday
Following the temporary suspension of flights as part of the restrictions to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, Pegasus Airlines’ international flights will be resuming on 13 June 2020 with connections to G... more
AirlinesPlanes. Air France prepares for Summer 2020
It will serve 80% of the connections on its regular network
Air France announces today that it is gradually strengthening its flight program in order not to be unprepared for Summer 2020. In normal conditions, the Summer months together with the periods of religious... more
AirlinesAlitalia will operate in July over 1,000 weekly flights to 37 destinations
The airline is resuming international services from Milan
Alitalia will increase number of flights and destinations served in July. During the month, the airline will operate over 1,000 weekly flights reaching 13 new domestic and international airports: Amsterdam,... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. TAP tries to save
Loan worth over one billion euros
Short from the world. The crisis of the Portuguese airline was well known before Covid-19. Another breath of fresh air, or the EUR 1.2 billion loan, has been approved by the European Commission with the... more
AirlinesEmirates: more layoffs between pilots and flight attendants
Will a cut almost 1/3 of the workforce? Rumors ...
Cuts, necessary, had already been announced by the company last May 31, when there was about of the dismissal of 180 pilots. In these hours, indiscretions, however, speak of the plummeting of the events... more
AirlinesAustria blocks the Ryanair ticket-dumping
For the Austrian government an air flight cannot cost less than EUR 40
The new minimum price for tickets to and from Austria will be of € 40. This restriction is part of a new piece of legislation intended to prevent dumping on the prices of airline tickets by low-cost c... more
AirlinesJet2.com postpones air connections to July 15th
For travel restrictions due to the pandemic
In view of the ongoing travel restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, "we made the decision to postpone our flight schedule until July 15. The health and safety of our customers and colleagues is our... more
AirlinesBrief. Two new owners for Virgin Australia?
The possible closure of the agreement by the end of the month?
Short from the world. The auditing firm Deloitte, through its number one Vaughan Strawbridge, has ensured that the carrier Virgin Australia has good prospects of relaunching with the entry of two new owners:... more
AirlineseasyJet: turbulence in air clear
Tomorrow the European Works Council will meet to begin mandatory consultation
On June 4th, the easyJet European Works Council will meet by videoconference to begin the mandatory consultation, following the recent declarations by the carrier, regarding the Group's economic situation... more
AirlinesQatar Airways negotiates postponement of aircraft deliveries
But in the meantime it will resume flights to Venice and increase them to Rome, Milan and Dublin
If Boeing and Airbus do not accept the postponement, we will cancel the orders, threatens the CEO Akbar al-Baker, who also declared: "We have become the largest global carrier that during the pandemic flew over 50 million kilometers to repatriate more than 1.8 million passengers on over 15,000 flights" more
AirlinesAircraft. Alitalia resumed direct Rome-New York services
Flights operated twice a week until mid June, then four times
Alitalia flight AZ 608 marked the resumption of the airline direct services between Rome and New York, departed at 10:40am yesterday morning.Flights to and from New York will be operated twice a week (from... more
AirlinesMaxi-loan: Lufthansa gives in and accepts Brussels' conditions
It gives up to the airport slots to have the aid by the Berlin's Government
At its meeting last May 30, the Lufthansa Executive Board decided to accept the commitments offered by Germany to the EU Commission for the stabilization package negotiated with the Economic Stabilization... more
AirlinesBrief. Lufthansa mega-loan: the Brussels position
The statements of the VP of European Commission for Competition
Short from the world. Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition and Vice-President of the EU Commission since 2014, has ensured that the single market must always operate in a balanced... more
AirlinesThe situation of the South African Airways carrier
Financial crisis, rescue blocked by the pandemic, relaunch, no liquidation
The South African Airways (SAA) faces a serious financial crisis; the rescue is compromised by the pandemic period which has effectively blocked most flights since last March 26. The crisis period, already... more
AirlinesPlanes. Wizz Air opens and invests on Malpensa and Cyprus, but not only ...
New routes and new bases in the strong programs by the Hungarian low-cost
The Hungarian low-cost Wizz Air on the starting line after the general stop due to the pandemic emergency. Apparently, in pole position in the race that will be unleashed among the airlines to regain an... more
AirlinesAircraft and carriers. Norwegian's rescue
Great plans after a long "hibernation"
Norwegian Air appears to have emerged from hibernation. After this period, Robert Lea manager of the carrier who transformed the £ 150 transatlantic journey from Gatwick to New York, is planning to return... more
AirlinesBrief. Latam on the way to bankruptcy?
Use of Chapter 11 USA requested
Short from the world. Latam, the main airline in South America is bankrupt. After the devastating reduction in flights due to Covid-19, the carrier would have been forced to file for bankruptcy; the CEO Roberto A... more
AirlinesBrief. Eurowings' A-320 airplane from Germany arrives in Olbia
But the Sardinian airport is closed for Covid-19
Short from Italy. On the morning of last May 23, an Eurowings A-320 airplane arrived in Olbia coming from Duesseldorf, but the Sardinian airport is closed (for Covid-19 emergency) until June 24 as indicated... more
AirlinesBrief. Nigeria: Flairjet carrier fined
For violation of blocking of commercial flights due to pandemic
Short from the world. The British airline Flairjet was fined by the authorities of Nigeria and reported to the British ones, after an aircraft violated the blockade of commercial flights put in place to... more
AirlinesPlanes. Air France anticipates the retirement of its A-380s
Grounded for the Covid-19 emergency, they will not fly again
The farewell to the air giant was scheduled for 2022. Following the grounding, however, of all the planes of the Air France fleet due to the pandemic emergency, the top of the carrier decided for the final... more
AirlinesAircraft and carriers: Lauda (Laudamotion, Ryanair), closes the Vienna base
Since May 29, 300 jobs lost after union denial
The closure of the Vienna's base of Lauda (ex-Laudamotion, 100% Ryanair owned), founded by the ex-Austrian Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda when it purchased the old assets of the airline Niki in 2018, failed... more
AirlinesEasyJet: results of General Meeting
Held today at London-Luton Airport
EasyJet (the Company) announces the voting results of the General Meeting ("GM") held earlier today at Hangar 89, London-Luton Airport, Luton LU2 9PF.The GM was convened to consider the resolutions proposed... more
AirlinesNorwegian finalises recapitalisation and secures State aid
The company was on the path to deliver a positive net profit in 2020
Norwegian confirms that the restructuring is completed and that the State loan guarantee of in total NOK 3 billion has been approved. The company has now converted NOK 12.7 billion of debt to equity and... more
AirlinesBrussels Airlines pilots willing to cut 45% of their wages
In an open letter, solutions to save the carrier and jobs
The Belgian press reports this in these hours, which publishes parts from the open letter issued by the pilots of the Brussels Airlines company, also in serious difficulties due to the stop to air transport... more
AirlinesPlanes. Alitalia will resume direct services to NY, Spain and from Milan to southern Italy in June
The airline will continue cargo operations and special flights to repatriate Italians
Alitalia will resume from 2 June the non-stop Rome-New York service, direct flights to Spain (Rome-Madrid and Rome-Barcelona) and non-stop flights between Milan and southern Italy. The airline will operate... more
AirlinesCathay Pacific Group: combined traffic figures for April 2020
The two airlines carried a total of 13,729 passengers last month -ATTACHMENT
The Cathay Pacific Group today released combined Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon traffic figures for April 2020 that reflected the airlines’ substantial 97% capacity reductions in response to significantly r... more
AirlinesDelta withdraws B-777 aircraft from service
The company loses $ 50 million a day
Ed Bastian, Chief Executive Officer of Delta Airlines, announced yesterday that the airline will withdraw its entire fleet of B-777 aircraft from service later this year (2020). In his statement, the CEO... more
AirlinesKorean Air’s international flight operations in June
32 of its 110 international routes served throughout the next month
Korean Air will operate 32 of its 110 international routes throughout the month of June; its international flights will operate at 20% capacity compared to planned operations.The carrier has added more... more
AirlinesAircraft. Aeroflot will offer three-year coupons and discounts for missed flights due to Covid
The Russian airline announces new details on passenger compensation
According to the Russian civil aviation authority writes today, the national airline Aeroflot has announced more details on the vouchers it will offer to passengers whose travel plans have been interrupted... more