EU Court Dismisses Ryanair Complaint Over Austrian Airlines State Aid
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The European General Court (EGC) on July 14 dismissed the complaint brought by Ryanair and its Austria-based subsidiary Laudamotion against the state aid approval for Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines.
Spirit Aims To Add Leased Aircraft To Support Planned Capacity Growth
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Spirit Airlines is working to add leased aircraft to fill some gaps in its Airbus orderbook during the next couple of years in order to reach annual growth targets in the mid-teens range.
In recent weeks, there has been some good news for Europe’s airlines in the form of a steady week-on-week rise in air traffic as the summer vacation season gets underway.
Used-parts specialist APOC added its first widebody landing gear to its lease inventory, executing a sale-leaseback for one Boeing 777-300ER gear ship set with Lufthansa Technik Landing Gear Services UK (LTLGS)—a deal the supplier says signifies its plans to expand its widebody fleet support business.
Delta Says Business Travel Rallying; Projects H2 Profit Net Of Payroll Support
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Delta Air Lines is bullish on the pace of business travel’s recovery, projecting its continued surge combined with an already strong U.S. domestic leisure market will help the airline turn a profit in the second half (H2) of 2021, even without government payroll support.
Fernandes Sees Post-Pandemic Growth Opportunity In Indonesia
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There could be an opportunity for AirAsia’s Indonesian unit to improve its market position when travel restrictions ease in Indonesia, according to AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes.
KLM South Atlantic Network Returns To 2019 Breadth
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KLM has declared that its network to the Caribbean and South America has regained its pre-pandemic strength now that the carrier is serving 17 destinations this summer—the same number as summer 2019.
Universal Hydrogen Signs Propulsion Retrofit Deals With Regional Airlines
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Carbon-free propulsion startup Universal Hydrogen has signed agreements with Icelandair, Air Nostrum and Ravn Alaska to retrofit ATR 72 and de Havilland Canada Dash 8 regional turboprops with hydrogen fuel-cell power trains.
Delta Air Lines Secures Deals For Used A350s, 737-900ERs
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Delta Air Lines is taking advantage of opportunities in the used aircraft market to fortify its fleet through the addition of seven Airbus A350s and 29 Boeing 737-900ERs.
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