Etihad’s controversial A380 battle against wind in Heathrow Etihad Airways Airbus A380, coming from Abu Dhabi, was met by Storm Dennis’ winds raging to up to… ByAeroTime ExtraFebruary 19, 2020
Airline consolidation in Europe: worrying times for the industry While consolidation looks like a complex and long process that two or more companies undertake for one reason… ByRytis BeresneviciusFebruary 8, 2020
Ryanair’s O’Leary criticizes UK government for Flybe support With Flybe almost collapsing for the second time in less than a year and the British Government stepping… ByRytis BeresneviciusJanuary 28, 2020
Following strong holiday period, Ryanair expects $1B profit Following a strong Christmas and New Year’s travel period, Ryanair now expects a higher profit margin and bigger… ByRytis BeresneviciusJanuary 10, 2020
Condor confirms new routes from Berlin-Schönefeld The German leisure airline, a former subsidiary of the now-bankrupt Thomas Cook, announced several new routes from Berlin-Schönefeld… ByRytis BeresneviciusDecember 30, 2019
Alitalia facing shut down by mid-2020? Bankrupt since 2017, Italy’s flag carrier Alitalia was promised a fresh infusion of $400 million in funds earlier… ByAeroTime TeamDecember 22, 2019
Ryanair averted grounding third of fleet over maintenance Back in 2018, Ryanair was facing a grounding of approximately a third of its fleet over a problem… ByAeroTime TeamDecember 12, 2019
Aigle Azur time slots: Air France-KLM winner, Ryanair left out Aigle Azur bankruptcy in September 2019 left a pool of over 12,000 flight slots up for grabs. The… ByClément CharpentreauDecember 6, 2019
France braces for strikes, 20% of flights cut The French General Directorate of Civil Aviation required airlines to cut 20% of their flights over French territory… ByClément CharpentreauDecember 4, 2019
Staying alive: Alitalia given $443 million government loan Seemingly, the Italian government is still hopeful to properly bid farewell to Alitalia, as it would head to… ByRytis BeresneviciusDecember 3, 2019
EASA approves A319neo with PW1100G engines; what about demand? The smallest available Airbus A320neo family jet, the A319neo, has been approved by the European Union Aviation Safety… ByRytis BeresneviciusDecember 2, 2019
How are Europe’s low-cost carriers handling price wars? With a price war raging on in Europe between full-service carriers and their no-frills counterparts, the former airlines… ByRytis BeresneviciusNovember 19, 2019
Battle of Vienna 2019: Low-cost carriers versus Austrian Airlines Battle of Vienna 2019: Low-cost versus Austrian AirlinesAs Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) group announced its Q3 2019 results on… ByRytis BeresneviciusNovember 11, 2019
False hijack alarm disrupts flights at Schiphol airport Schiphol airport was put on high alert after a “suspicious situation” was declared aboard a plane. Fortunately, the… ByClément CharpentreauNovember 7, 2019
Air France “has broken operational model” and changes are coming Over the past few years, the Air France-KLM group has been in its fair share of turmoil. While… ByRytis BeresneviciusNovember 5, 2019
Brussels Airlines is rebooting: what changes are coming? During Lufthansa Group’s Capital Markets Day on June 24, 2019, the German airline conglomerate announced a slight shift… ByRytis BeresneviciusOctober 24, 2019
Union strikes and shambolic negotiations: Alitalia still kicking Two years after Alitalia declared bankruptcy and various deadlines extended, the Italian government is still negotiating a binding… ByRuta BurbaiteOctober 9, 2019
How low-cost carriers pounce on aviation’s downturns There is no secret that the world runs in cycles – when there is economic growth, a downturn… ByRytis BeresneviciusOctober 2, 2019