Reading Time: < 1 minute EasyJet pilots who are based at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport went on strike on Tuesday in support of their demands for better working conditions. The strike is set to run from 6am to 2pm and was called by the Dutch pilots union VNV. It says the EasyJet pilots have too many flying hours for their salary […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Lufthansa Technik Maintenance International (LTMI) and easyJet have signed a contract for extensive collaboration at London Gatwick Airport (LGW). With a fleet of 55 aircraft, Gatwick is the largest base for the low-cost airline. As part of this five-year collaboration, Lufthansa Technik (as the Part 145 maintenance organization) will handle Light Base Maintenance (LBM) inputs and […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes This new aircraft will not only deliver cost per seat saving when compared to easyJet’s existing 180 seat A320’s but will also support easyJet’s target to reduce its carbon emissions per passenger kilometre by 8% by 2020 compared to 2013. It includes a number of new features such as galleys with a more modern design […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute EasyJet will now reject passengers who arrived less than half an hour before a flight. New rules imposed by the airline stipulate that those who arrive late to their flight may be liable to pay an £80 ‘rescue fee’ to change flights. EasyJet, which is Britain’s biggest budget airline, has also asked staff at Gatwick […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes easyJet has today opened its new check in area in the North Terminal at London Gatwick Airport which is the world’s largest self-service bag drop. The fully automated bag drop facility for customers will help to reduce and eliminate check in queues. As a result of its introduction queue times have reduced by half and […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Jet Metal Corp. announced that further to the news release by the company on Feb. 17, 2016, Jet Metal has now entered into a definitive agreement with Canada Jetlines Ltd. with respect to a business combination of Jetlines and Jet Metal. Jetlines is a start-up airline aiming to become Canada’s first ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC). […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Flights in Greece were at a standstill on Thursday after air traffic controllers called a 24-hour strike over pension reforms sought by the country’s creditors. The strike, due to end at 20:59 GMT, halted all flights into and out of the country, Athens airport said. “Nothing is moving today,” its press office said. The strike […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Flight Training Europe (FTE Jerez) has been selected by easyJet to provide pilot graduates to be the future First Officers and Captains. In a release from FTE, it was stated that easyJet plans to assess and recruit current FTEJerez students and graduate pilots with a view to offering a number of flying opportunities as easyJet […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, inaugurated its 28th base across its European network. With three Airbus A320 based in the city, the airline will be able to offer an enhanced product with more destinations and choice for the 3 million passengers flying with easyJet to and from Barcelona Airport each year. The base was opened by […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes According to anna.aero’s New Route Database, 359 of the world’s airlines launched over 3,100 new services across 173 countries in 2015, which works out as an average of almost 60 new services per week. This is over 500 more than we logged in 2014. Around 44% of these new services were on routes already operated […]