Lufthansa has 26,000 employees too many; pilots cut wages by 45%
While the saga of the $9.8 billion (€9 billion) state aid package to Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) is yet…
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Ramping up demand: European airlines in the post COVID-19 world
The current pandemic has sent passenger demand for air travel into a nosedive and many airlines are fighting…
IndiGo to continue taking deliveries of A320neos despite Q4 loss
In what seems to be a gamble on the recovery of the aviation industry, IndiGo, India’s largest airline,…
Would Emirates-Etihad merger make sense now?
There is no denying that the Big Three airlines of the Middle East, namely Emirates, Etihad and Qatar…
The unwanted child Middle seat: sacrifice or just smokescreen?
The unwritten etiquette onboard an aircraft states that the one that gets the aisle seat, gets to enjoy…
Are Abu Dhabi’s two new LCC’s still on track despite COVID-19?
At the end of 2019, it was clear that in the fall of 2020, a rumble in the…
Could coronavirus result in resurgence of flag carriers?
The outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in an unprecedented global crisis. Aviation, the industry that connects the furthest…
Not easy going: easyJet grounds entire fleet due to COVID-19
easyJet, the United Kingdom-based low-cost carrier, announced that it has grounded its entire fleet of aircraft.The filing, issued…
Etihad improves operational performance; posts massive losses
Abu Dhabi-based mainline carrier, Etihad, said it has significantly improved operational performance since 2017, when the airline group…
Europe’s airline graveyard: carriers that went burst since 2019
While the recent coronavirus outbreak could be depicted as the straw that broke Flybe’s back, its bankruptcy in…
Europe’s 3 biggest LCCs chop capacity due coronavirus
Following the outbreak of COVID-19, many carriers cut their international capacity to the affected regions, especially China. However,…
BAA Training to start using unleaded aviation fuel
BAA Training, one of the TOP 3 biggest independent aviation training centres in Europe, and Air BP, one…
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…
Etihad secures EASA approval for 777 and 787 pilot training
Etihad announced that the Abu Dhabi-based carrier‘s training center, Etihad Aviation Training was approved by the European Union…
Airbus to replace A380 FAL with A321 FAL in Toulouse, France
When Airbus announced that the days of the A380 production are numbered on February 14, 2019, many questions…
Etihad announces partnership with easyJet
Etihad, the Abu Dhabi-based carrier, announced that it is partnering with the British low-cost carrier easyJet. According to…
Ernest Airlines license suspended, competitors pounce on routes
The Italian carrier Ernest Airlines’ license was temporarily suspended as of midnight, January 13, 2020. The suspension comes…
Will airline alliances fade into mediocrity in the next decade?
As the majority of the world celebrated Christmas, China Southern Airlines (ZNH) planted a very unwelcome gift under…