Reading Time: < 1 minute British airline easyJet warned that annual profit had fallen by more than a quarter and hinted trading would remain tough as fares continue to decline and a weak pound weighs, sending its shares down 7%. The profit decline is the first since 2009 and in part reflects the budget airline’s exposure to the security-hit destinations […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Air New Zealand has announced it plans to roll out in-flight wifi in 2017. Chief executive officer Christopher Luxon said at a media and travel event in Sydney on Thursday that trans-Tasman flights would be the first to receive the service. Mr Luxon says the airline is completing commercial negotiations with Panasonic Avionics and British […]

Reading Time: 5 minutes The airlines in the Lufthansa group – Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, Lufthansa and Swiss International Air Lines – will be even a more attractive option for winter holidaymakers and business travellers this winter. Lufthansa Group airlines to fly to 255 destinations in 101 countries this winter As always, passengers can rely on the high […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Aviation Group and German holiday giant TUI are in discussions to create a European leisure airline group, which is expected to operate 58 aircraft on point-to-point services to key tourist markets. In a statement released Oct. 5, the partners detailed plans to combine the leisure operations of airberlin group and German carrier […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Icelandair is to add 13% year-on-year international capacity and has confirmed plans to add another pair of Boeing 767-300s in 2017. The extra capacity—totaling a 13% increase in ASKs, or 8% more flights—will include two new destinations and increased frequencies to several gateways in both North America and Europe. “The difference [between the ASK and […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline,  announced that it is to launch a major recruitment drive as it plans to take delivery of 50 new aircraft in the next 12 months. Ryanair announced that it will be hiring 2,000 new cabin crew, 1,000 pilots and 250 aircraft engineers, as well as promoting over 300 First Officers on […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Air Berlin and the Verdi cabin crew union have agreed terms of a new collective bargaining agreement. The deal will bring employee groups, some of whom currently work under different agreements, together under one collective agreement. The agreement for the 2,600 cabin crew will come into effect from November 1, 2016. “This helps us (make) […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Wizz Air, the largest low-cost carrier of Central and Eastern Europe, is extending its successful partnership with Lufthansa Technik and expanding it with additional services. The ultra-low-cost airline has extended two existing contracts for technical support of its Airbus A320 family and its future A321neo fleet by Lufthansa Technik. Apart from the integrated component supply as […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute China Airlines (CAL) has taken delivery of its first A350-900, becoming the ninth airline to operate the world’s newest and most efficient twin engine widebody airliner. CAL’s A350-900 is configured with a premium three class layout with a total of 306 seats, comprising 32 in Premium Business class, convertible to fully lie-flat beds, 31 in […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Air Arabia is to venture further afield with a new deal to add longer range A321neo aircraft to its fleet. In an interview with Arabian Aerospace, the Sharjah-based airline CEO, Adel Ali said that he accepted that carriers had to refine their offerings to meet market requirements. Adding the 321 to the fleet will enable […]