Why are European and UK airport and airline execs fighting about the air travel disruptions that have occurred this year, as people rush to fly again, instead of working together on solutions?
If Spirit and JetBlue do eventually agree on the terms of a transaction, they will still need shareholder approval as well as antitrust approval from the U.S. Justice Department.
Wizz Air CEO József Váradi is planning to use some of the airline’s upcoming Airbus A321neo deliveries as a buffer against operational disruption, limiting second-half capacity growth to 40%.
Executives at Volaris are disappointed that the restoration of Mexico’s safety rating will take longer than expected after the U.S. FAA did not issue an upgrade following its latest audit of Mexico’s civil aviation authority.
UK-India startup Hans Airways is just a few days away from taking its first aircraft—an Airbus A330—and the carrier’s first route will be between Birmingham in the UK and Amritsar in north India.
UK-based LCC easyJet is reticent to discuss whether it will seek compensation from airports that have applied capacity caps or where it has suffered disruption from staff shortages in summer 2022.
Avolon founding CEO Dómhnal Slattery plans to step down by year-end, 12 years after helping launch what is now the industry’s second-largest lessor by fleet size.
In a sign of the continuing attractiveness of the cargo market, regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) plans to buy a series of freighter conversion kits for the ATR 72-600 turboprop.
Europe’s flight interruptions during a challenging summer peak season were compounded July 27 as Lufthansa canceled nearly all its flights to and from its Frankfurt and Munich hubs as trade union Verdi sent 20,000 Lufthansa ground workers on a “warning strike."
Indian aviation authorities have found Spicejet’s fleet to be safe to continue operations, following recent concerns about a series of aircraft technical issues.
Icelandair has signed agreements with BOC Aviation (BOCA) for long-term operating leases of two additional Boeing 737-8s, scheduled to be delivered in autumn 2023.
American Airlines has committed to a five-year, 500 million gal. sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake agreement with Gevo, marking the largest SAF commitment to date for the airline.
Boeing’s latest forecast for commercial pilots and cabin crew personnel sees global demand offsetting the removal of data for countries hit by Ukraine war sanctions.
German trade union Verdi has called on about 20,000 Lufthansa ground employees to stage a warning strike July 27 in advance of contract negotiation talks planned for Aug. 3-4.
