U.K.’s Flybe goes into liquidation six months after Thomas Cook collapses

Only six months after the collapse of Thomas Cook which left over 150,000 passengers stranded across the globe, the U.K.s Flybe has now gone into liquidation, despite promises six weeks ago from the government to bail out the ailing domestic carrier. Flybe, which employed over 2,000 staff, announced that all further flights had been grounded […]

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Allegiant to establish new aircraft base in Concord, North Carolina

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Allegiant Travel Company has announced plans to establish a base of operations at Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (USA). The Las Vegas-based company will invest US$50 million to establish the new base in Concord, creating at least 66 high-wage jobs and housing two Airbus aircraft. The company, which focuses on linking travelers in small-to-medium size cities to

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Vytis Zalimas assigned as new CEO of Jet Maintenance Solutions

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Jet Maintenance Solutions (JET MS), a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul solutions for business and regional aviation, has appointed Vytis Zalimas as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of JET MS, effective March 9, 2020. Zalimas has been leading and transforming different sales and customer care teams for more than 12

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Lufthansa Group cancels all flights to Israel

Airlines & Routes

The extended refusal of entry of the Israeli authorities, which apply from March 6, also for travelers from Germany, Switzerland and Austria, among others, will lead to a considerable drop in demand for flights to Israel. As a result, Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines will cancel all their flights to Tel Aviv and Eilat as

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STARLUX Airlines selects Sabre to drive growth plans

Information Technology

Sabre Corporation has signed a new partnership with Taiwan’s newest carrier, STARLUX Airlines. The long-term agreement to connect to Sabre’s GDS platform, will provide the airline access to Sabre’s rich global travel marketplace, comprising over 425,000 travel agents worldwide; supporting the carrier as it aims to become a leading luxury, full-service boutique carrier within the Asia

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has selected ZestloT to digitise and optimise its aircraft turnaround operations

flydubai back in profit with help from Boeing compensation

Financial, Top Stories

Having operated at a loss of US$43.5 million in 2018, the United Arab Emirates’ carrier flydubai has posted a profit of 198.2 million dirhams (US$54 million) for 2019, the reversal in fortune partially helped by a compensation agreement with Boeing over the grounding of the 737 MAX jet in which an interim settlement has been

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Safran and Lufthansa Technik sign MRO partnership agreement for A380 landing gear

MRO & Production

Safran Landing Systems and Lufthansa Technik have signed a long-term contract on A380 landing gear services. The two companies will combine their respective areas of A380 landing gear MRO expertise at their Singapore (Safran Landing Systems) and London (Lufthansa Technik) facilities to deliver optimized solutions that cover all aspects of the so-called superjumbo jet’s landing

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Aviator has extended its partnership with Ryanair

Ryanair February traffic grows 9%

Traffic

Ryanair Group (Ryanair and Lauda) has reported its traffic statistics for February 2020, reporting a traffic increase of 9% compared to the previous year and a load factor of 96%, the same as in February 2019. Since Ryanair has cancelled up to 25% of its Italian short-haul program (mainly to/from and within Italy) for the

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Air Cargo demand down 3.3% in January 2020

Traffic

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in cargo ton kilometers (CTKs), decreased by 3.3% in January 2020, compared to the same period in 2019. ”January marked the tenth consecutive month of year-on-year declines in cargo volumes. The air cargo industry started the year

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Lockheed Martin delivers 500th F-35 aircraft

Military & Defense

Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office have delivered the 500th F-35 aircraft. In February, the F-35 enterprise surpassed 250,000 flight hours. The 500th production aircraft is a U.S. Air Force F-35A, to be delivered to the Burlington Air National Guard Base in Vermont. The 500 F-35s include 354 F-35A conventional take-off and landing

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