13 April 2020

easyJet has opened its new Integrated Control Centre (ICC) in Luton, UK © easyJet

easyJet delays delivery of 24 aircraft – founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou still unhappy

easyJet has delayed the delivery of 24 Airbus jets as it looks to stave off pressure from its major shareholder and former founder, Stelios Haji-Ioannou. Haji-Ioannou is pushing hard for the cancelation of the order for the 24 jets and is looking to have two directors of Europe’s second-largest low-cost carrier, chief financial officer, Andrew […]

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US Department of Transportation ruling could be detrimental to airline industry

Recent instruction by the Department of Transportation will put airlines into further financial difficulty than they already are, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Rheanna Norris, Associate Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Airlines rely upon cancellation and change fees as a reliable stream of revenue. The coping mechanism for many US-based airlines has been

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Air Canada re-configures passenger cabins on three aircraft to transport more vital supplies and necessary cargo

Air Canada is re-configuring the cabins of three of its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to give them additional cargo capacity. The first aircraft conversion is complete and is now in service, with the second and third aircraft to be completed shortly. The three Boeing 777-300ER aircraft are being converted by Avianor, an aircraft maintenance and cabin

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Skyworld Aviation arranges sale of two Avro RJ100s to Executive Jet Support

Skyworld Aviation has arranged the sale of two Avro RJ100’s to spares and components specialist Executive Jet Support in the U.K. The two RJ100s were part of a ten aircraft fleet previously operated by Braathens Regional.  Executive Jet Support is a leader in providing commercial aircraft, engines and airframe components on sale, exchange or loan

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Commercial drone market to hit 2.44 million units by 2023, says Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Global Commercial UAS Market Outlook, 2020, finds that the industry is transitioning from a nascent to a growth stage. With the surge in demand for commercial drones by the professional segment, unit shipment is estimated to rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.5%, reaching 2.91 million units

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