Reading Time: < 1 minute SWISS has agreed to wet lease up to six Airbus A220-300 aircraft from airBaltic to better serve the ever-growing European market. Travelers taking a SWISS flight operated by airBaltic can essentially expect the usual SWISS service. The A220-300 can carry up to 145 passengers with a unique seating configuration of 2-3. SWISS itself operates 21 […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes BAA Training has partnered with Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile (ENAC), the only aviation-oriented university in France and Europe, offering a broad panel of aeronautics-oriented training programs since 2019. The partners took this cooperation to the next level by developing a BAA Training – ENAC mutual training program, covering Ab Initio and advanced training last […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Since British Airways canceled its agreement with Comair on the 1st of August because of the South African airline’s liquidation, it now needs a new South African partner. The airline wants a new partner to come from the massive influx of travelers that British Airways connects to and from South Africa. Many scheduled carriers would […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Lufthansa’s pilots have voted in favor of industrial action, provoking further disruption during the busy summer travel season. There is a possibility of a pilot strike. The vote does not necessarily mean a strike. Still, it signaled to the employer that it had to take constructive steps, pilot’s union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) board member Marcel […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute IAG has released its first-quarter financial results, highlighting the group’s confidence in achieving higher profit by this spring. IAG chief executive Luis Gallego says: ”The group’s operating loss reduced significantly in the first quarter compared to last year, with our losses reflecting normal seasonality, the impact of Omicron and costs associated with ramping up operations.” […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes We will not say it is difficult to get a job at an airline once you get your commercial pilot licence. We would instead call it challenging or competitive. However, like with anything in life, those who try the hardest eventually get what they want. The key is to stay patient, focused and… Not ready […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Ukrainian airspace was restricted for civilian flights as Russia started attacking Ukraine early in the morning on Thursday. Airlines including Qatar Airways, Wizz Air, Turkish Airlines and others have canceled Kyiv flights scheduled for Thursday. The flights were restricted “due to potential hazard for civil aviation,” said the notice posted on a Federal Aviation Administration […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes SAS capacity was down by 76% and total number of passengers were 75% lower compared to same period last year. Number of passengers remains low due to limited demand in the light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. SAS continues to resume flights to its destinations as demand returns and travel restrictions are easing. Compared to […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute In the late summer season, Lufthansa will take off from Munich to five further European destinations. Beginning 7 September, the airline will be returning to Marseille, Gothenburg, Kiev and Sibiu/Romania, and from 5 October to Graz. Already, Lufthansa has significantly expanded its European services during the Bavarian summer holidays and added the Greek island of […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Monitoring the market and responding to the circumstances, IATA is putting forward the proposal to extend the waiver from the 80-20 use-it-or-lose-it rule in the Worldwide Airport Slot Guidelines.  In the European Union, for example, slots are managed by the a so-called ‘use it or lose it’ rule which requires an air operator to keep […]