Ryanair’s Chief Executive, Michael O’Leary, announced on Thursday, August 31, that the low-cost carrier intends to bid for 90 of Alitalia’s planes and associated routes. Although it has indicated that it intends to operate the planes with existing cabin crew and staff, some redundancies and aircraft lease restructuring will likely be required. Alitalia has been
To enhance the management, control and protection of the country’s borders, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has opted for Rockwell Collins’ ARINC Border Management Solutions to supply Advanced Passenger Information (API) and Passenger Name Record (PNR) data from airlines across the globe. The ARINC Border Management Solution will enable CBP officials to access
Germania, the airline with headquarters in Berlin and which operates scheduled and charter flights to European, North African and Middle Eastern destinations, has sought the help of a German court to stop the German government from releasing a €150 million (US$180.5 million) bridging loan to Air Berlin prior to approval being granted by the European
One of the worst hurricanes to hit the United States since Katrina 12 years ago, has led to the cancellation of over 3,000 flights in the United States, predominantly involving flights to and from airports in southeast Texas. Cancellations began on Friday and have continued through to today (Monday). Houston saw both William P. Hobby
Boeing and Tokyo-based Japan Investment Adviser (JIA) have finalized an order for 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8s airplanes, valued at US$1.12bn at current list prices. The order was previously announced as a commitment at the 2017 Paris Air Show in June. The new 737 MAX 8s are the first directly purchased airplanes for JIA and
British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA), the pilots’ union which represents 400 of Thomas Cook’s 560 pilots, has confirmed that a vote cast by 88 percent of the carrier’s pilots last Friday was in favor of industrial action. The vote was the result of 8 months of failed negotiations over pay and benefits. Currently Thomas Cook
Ryanair CEO Ryan O’Leary has made it clear that subject to being provided with more information, and one major condition, Ryanair would be very interested in making a bid for the whole of the insolvent Air Berlin. He has indicated that obtaining additional data on the airline’s finances was critical. According to Mr. O’Leary, “We
After failed consultations with Canada over what was considered to be US$3.0 billion of unfair subsidies provided to Canadian plane and train manufacturer Bombardier, an approach will be made to the World Trade Organization by the Brazilian government to establish a dispute settlement panel. Brazil has estimated that US$3.00 billion has been provided to Bombardier
As of January 2018, all Royal Schiphol Group’s business units will use only sustainable energy generated in the Netherlands after the Dutch company struck a 15-year deal with Rotterdam-based energy provider, Eneco. The deal is for the provision of 200GWh of green energy every year for 15 years. The intention is for all energy used
After posting a series of annual losses, including €780 million in 2016, Air Berlin, Germany’s second-largest carrier by passenger numbers, has filed for bankruptcy protection after Gulf carrier Etihad Airways, a 30% stakeholder in the company, withdrew any further financial support. Air Berlin has been granted a €150 million bridging loan to enable it to
