Reading Time: < 1 minute In response to Omicron cases rising across the country, the UK government has decided to scrap its red list since it is no longer effective. As of December 14th, the red list contained 11 countries – Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. However, the country has removed all […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Air France-KLM orders 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft – with purchase rights for an additional 60 aircraft to renew the fleets of KLM and Transavia. It has also signed a letter of intent to purchase 4 A350F with purchase rights for four additional aircraft to increase cargo capacity at Air France. The first order covers […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The ultra-low-cost carrier Flair Airlines plans to expand its fleet to 30 aircraft by mid-2023, more than double the current size. It has announced it will take an additional 14 new Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets in the next year and a half. The carrier already has 12 aircraft in service and will have 20 […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Qantas will operate direct flights from Australia to Italy from June 2022. The nation’s largest carrier last operated one-stop flights from Sydney via Singapore in 2003. According to Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce, the flights from Sydney would operate via Perth on the airline’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner three times per week from June 22 until […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute In November 2021, Latvian airline airBaltic has carried 157 200 passengers – 265% more than during the same month last year. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “We have seen very strong results in the autumn months and we are on a path to recovery from the worst part of the pandemic. However, there […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Air Astana has received the seventh Airbus A321LR on operating lease from Air Lease Corporation. The brand new long-range narrowbody powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1133G engines landed at the airline’s base at Almaty International Airport on December 3rd from Airbus facilities in Hamburg. According to Air Astana, the aircraft has an increased maximum take-off […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute A new airline, Flying Green, a sustainable and environmentally friendly carrier based in Paris Orly, plans to start its operations in 2023. It wants to ensure “economic performance, a minimal ecological footprint and high-level technical skills.“ According to Flying Green’s website, it will be the only French airline having a fleet of the latest generation […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Norwegian flew one million passengers in November for a second consecutive month. According to Norwegian, adjustments to their capacity and route network for the winter season have adapted well to customer demand. “The result shows that we have done well in adapting capacity to customers’ travel needs. Spain is one of the markets where we […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Iberia is installing solar panels on its 20,000sq m aircraft engine maintenance hangar at Madrid airport as part of its goal to reach zero net emissions by 2050. The solar field set up on the roof of the engine shop, occupies 10,000 square meters, and generates 80 million kW hours, equivalent to 800 homes. The […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada’s Lynx Air has confirmed it will start operations next year, initially flying three Boeing 737 MAXs from its Calgary base. The carrier was initially known as Enerjet, a charter airline based in Calgary, flying oil sand workers to job sites in Alberta and undertaking contracts for tour and holiday operators. From now on, Lynx […]