easyJet has received permission from the European Commission to use the 18 slots at Lisbon Airport that had been relinquished by flag carrying TAP. TAP was forced to release the slots in return for financial aid to help it during the COVID-19 pandemic. Back in February this year Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair and Europe’s
Airbus has announced that its first A321XLR (Xtra Long Range) has completed its first test flight after taking off from Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport at 11:05 hrs CEST for a flight which lasted around four hours and 35 minutes. During the successful test flight, the aircraft’s flight controls, engines and main systems, including flight envelope protections, were
At one point on Monday the share value of Bombardier Inc, the Canadian business jet manufacturer, fell by up to 17.4% after workers on the critical Challenger business jet programme downed tools for a day. According to REUTERS news agency, the union representing approximately 1,800 Bombardier workers, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers,
The United States Center for Disease Control (CDC) has rescinded a seventeen-month-old requirement that air travellers entering the country from abroad are required to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test. Originally the test had to be taken within three days of the flight’s departure, but this was tightened by the CDC to the test
In a period of under two years, Comair has become the second South African carrier to cease operations after low-cost carrier Mango ceased operations in July 2021. Covering approximately 40% of South Africa’s domestic air travel, Comair, operating as a franchisee under the name British Airways, is the parent company of low-cost carrier Kulua.com., which
Wizz air has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus whereby the two will now explore the potential for the operation of highly efficient, ultra-low-cost hydrogen-powered aircraft. The intention is for Wizz Air to gain a more profound knowledge of how zero-emission hydrogen-powered aircraft would impact the company’s current business
The Swedish government, a major stakeholder in Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), has refused a request by the carrier for an injection of much-needed cash as part of a major restructuring deal announced in February. Both the Swedish and Danish governments have a 21.8% equity stake in SAS and Swedish industry minister Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson told a news
JetBlue Airways Corp (JetBlue) has substantially increased its offer for ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines (Spirit), ahead of this Friday’s shareholder vote with respect to Frontier Group Holdings’ (Frontier) offer for Spirit. JetBlue is trying to woo Spirit’s current staff with the promise of better pay and benefit, additional jobs, no furloughs and improved career development,
Azorra, the commercial aircraft lessor providing lease, financing and asset management solutions with a focus on regional, crossover and small narrowbody aircraft, has completed the acquisition of a 37-aircraft portfolio formerly owned by Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC). The portfolio is comprised of 29 Embraer E-Jets and seven ATR and Q400 turboprops leased to 13 different
The UK Competitions and Market Authority (CMA) has concluded its investigation into the acquisition of Babcock’s UK, Denmark and Australian operations by the U.S.-based operator CHC Group (CHC). As a consequence, the CMA has informed CHC it must divest itself of all UK-related oil and gas operations, citing the acquisition’s adverse effect on rivalry. CHC
