Ryanair reports €1B loss, braces for “the most challenging year”
Ryanair expects to lose around €1 billion ($1.2 billion) in FY2021, which ends on March 31, 2021. Having…
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Wizz Air expects 2021 to be “transition year out of crisis”
The ultra-low-cost carrier Wizz Air expects 2021 to be a transition year out of the Covid-19 crisis. Despite…
Norwegian seeks to end 36 aircraft leases
Norwegian Air Shuttle applied to the High Court of Ireland seeking to prematurely end leasing agreements on 36…
Qatar Airways begins Seattle services with Boeing 777
Qatar Airways began its services to Seattle, United States operating the Boeing 777 aircraft on January 29, 2021. Qatar…
Gulf Air completes first flight from new Bahrain Airport terminal
Gulf Air, a state-owned airline of Bahrain, started a new chapter in Bahrain’s aviation history. The airline completed…
PSA Airlines fleet grounded, flights canceled
The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily grounded PSA Airlines fleet for inspection, forcing the American Airlines (A1G) (AAL) subsidiary…
ANA Holdings records deepest loss since 2009
ANA Holdings (ALNPY), a parent company of the major Japanese airline All Nippon Airways, reported a severe net…
Easyjet to fly “no more” than 10% of 2019 capacity in Q2 2021
The British low-cost airline Easyjet announced that it expects to fly no more than 10% of 2019 capacity…
Southwest Airlines reports first annual loss in 48 years
On January 28, 2021, Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported its first annual loss of $3.1 billion since 1972, as…
Aerostan Boeing 747 suffers in-flight engine stall and shutdown
An Aerostan Boeing 747 was forced to return to Karachi International Airport (KHI), Pakistan, after suffering an engine…
Norwegian Air to exit insolvency proceedings in April 2021
Norwegian Air Shuttle expects to exit Irish insolvency proceedings in April 2021, after discontinuing long-haul operations and focusing…
ANA offers staff to take unpaid leave for personal aspirations
On January 26, 2021, ANA said it would allow its employees to voluntarily take up to two years…
Malaysian court releases seized PIA Boeing 777
A Malaysian court issued permission to release Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing 777, which was impounded at Kuala…
BREAKING: EASA finally ungrounds Boeing 737 MAX
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued the final Airworthiness Directive (AD) to unground the Boeing…
Flair Airlines to acquire 13 Boeing 737 MAX 8
The Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier Flair Airlines announced that it will lease 13 new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft…
Vietravel Airlines launches commercial flights amid pandemic
Despite the pandemic, the new startup airline Vietravel Airlines operated its first commercial flight on January 25, 2021. Vietravel…
ANA cuts 16 international routes, speeds up Boeing 777 retirement
All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced suspending a total of 16 international routes as well as shrinking domestic operations.…
New Zealand to keep borders closed until at least mid-2021
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said that New Zealand’s borders will remain closed until the country’s population is…