Reading Time: < 1 minute US low-cost carrier Allegiant Air confirmed plans to buy 50 new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft as it prepares for a post-pandemic rebound in tourism. According to Reuters, Allegiant “has experienced one of the strongest recoveries of US airlines,” Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu wrote, adding that the order is evidence of post-pandemic confidence in leisure travel […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute A Ryanair flight from Manchester did an emergency landing in France after a fire reportedly erupted on board. The flight FR4052 took off at 6.33 pm yesterday and was due to land at around 9.30 pm in Faro, Portugal. But within an hour of departing, it had to descend, landing on the runway at Brest […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Many employees of WestJet Airlines are infected with the Omicron variant. Therefore the company had to cut 15% of its scheduled flights through to the end of January. “We are running roughly 450 flights a day. So if you look at the percentages, that works out to be about 60 or 70 flights that you […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bamboo Airways will resume its international flights in January. Shortly after, it will add regular flights to Frankfurt and Munich. Bamboo plans to start with a weekly flight between Hanoi and Tokyo-Narita, Taipei and Seoul. At the same time, the Ho Chi Minh City – Tokyo-Narita and Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City – Osaka […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute A new Australian startup Bonza that will only start flying in the middle of 2022, says it has been swamped with job applications. “There are some wonderful and experienced aviation professionals available out there who are looking to get themselves back into the industry,” the airline’s CEO, Tim Jordan, said. Bonza requires candidates to be […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ethiopian Airlines plans to resume flying Boeing 737 MAX flights in February 2022. According to what its CEO said on Monday, the airline is satisfied with Boeing’s changes to the planes. “Safety is our topmost priority …. and it guides every decision we make and all actions we take,” Tewolde Gebremariam said in a statement. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute On Christmas, VietJet took delivery of its first A330-330, preparing for considerable growth. Before that, the aircraft was operated by Malaysian AirAsia X (D7). The 13-year-old airplane has 12 business class seats and 365 economy class seats. It will operate medium and long-haul flights, servicing Hanoi, Nha Trang and Ho Chi Minh City to Moscow. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Low-cost airline Wizz Air has bought a portfolio of take-off and landing slots at Gatwick airport from Norwegian Air Shuttle. The Hungarian carrier has acquired 15 daily slot pairs from Norwegian. It will use the slots to build its network of short-haul flights from the UK as part of an aggressive expansion plan that has […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Air Montenegro, the successor of flag carrier Montenegro Airlines, says it has flown 100,000 passengers since the start of its operations. “100,000 passengers flew with us to their favorite destinations! Our dear travelers, thank you for the trust you show us!” Air Montenegro said in a post on its Facebook page on December 13. The […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Italian prosecutors seized elements intended for the production of Boeing 787 aircraft due to failing to meet the technical specifications. Police seized titanium and aluminum portions on the Grotaglie facility of Italian aerospace, protection, and safety powerhouse Leonardo. According to CNBC, the prosecutors said in a statement their investigations hinted that the parts “were […]