easyJet has released its financial results for the first financial half to 31 March 2019. Passenger numbers increased by 4.9 million while capacity increased by 14.5% principally due to annualizing of new operations in Berlin. Load factor decreased by 1.0 percentage points to 90.1% mainly as a result of building loads in Berlin in the
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on European governments and air navigation service providers (ANSPs) to make urgent improvements to European air traffic management. The priority should be to cut carbon emissions and address the unnecessary costs and flight delays suffered by passengers from inefficient airspace routes and bottlenecks. According to Eurocontrol, in June
Low-cost Irish carrier Ryanair has announced it is halving its growth plans for 2020 as a consequence of the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX jet. As one of Boeings largest customers, Ryanair was anticipating having 58 of the single-aisle jets delivered and operational by summer next year. However, in a statement by company CEO
South Africa’s Pegasus Universal Aerospace, pioneer of the Vertical Business Jet (VBJ®) Pegasus One, has named Robbie Irons as its Chief Executive Officer. In this new role, he will help lead product development and lend strategic support to Founder and Chairman Dr Reza Mia as the business seeks to secure investment. Robbie Irons brings decades
Having previously cut the Boeing 737 MAX from its schedule until September 3, United Airlines (United) announced on Friday it has now removed the grounded jet from its operational schedule up until November 3, a month longer than several other North American carriers whose fleets include the troubled jet. “United has gone to great lengths
Having announced back in June that China’s Fosun Travel Group, part of Fosun International Ltd. (Fosun), had expressed an interest in acquiring the U.K.’s Thomas Cook Group Plc. (Thomas Cook), the world’s oldest travel agency, it has now been confirmed that Fosun, a drugs-to-insurance conglomerate owned by billionaire entrepreneur Guo Guangchang may consider providing the
The combination of Airbus deliveries increasing 28% for the first half of 2019 and Boeing deliveries falling 38% for the same period will likely see Airbus take over the crown of the world’s biggest plane maker by the end of the year, reversing the trend of the past eight years. Boeings reversal of fortune rests
In a move that will bring in substantial investment at an optimum time, Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is to merge with Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp (SCH), a special purpose acquisitions company. SCH will hold a 49% stake in the company while Virgin Galactic will retain a 51% stake and the new company plans
British Airways (BA), part of the International Airlines Group (IAG) has been hit with a proposed £183 million (US$229 million) fine for a data breach which saw the credit card details, including the card number, expiry date and three-digit CVV security code, stolen from the reservations system for passengers who booked directly with the carrier
Saudi low-cost carrier flyadeal has announced that it will order 30 A320neo aircraft and options for a further 20 A320neo family aircraft, in response to continuing growth in passenger demand across domestic, regional and international routes. Deliveries of the flyadeal aircraft will commence in 2021. The allocation of the new aircraft to flyadeal follows from
