Ryanair‘s (Dublin) CEO Michael O’Leary never avoids any kind of publicity, good or bad. He is expert in garnering attention grabbing headlines with his proposals and often controversial statements. In this interview with the Irish Independent, the flamboyant CEO says his ultra low-fare carrier could feed the big European carries like Lufthansa and Air France-KLM […]
International Airlines Group-IAG (British Airways, Iberia and Vueling Airlines) (London)ย presented the Group’s consolidated results for the six months to June 30, 2015: IAG period highlights on results: Second quarter operating profit โฌ530 million ($582 million) (2014: operating profit of โฌ380 million) Revenue for the quarter up 11.2 percent to โฌ5,656 million Passenger unit revenue for […]
Lufthansa Group (Frankfurt) has issued this statement: From next year the Lufthansa Group will be fuelling their aircraft at Oslo airport with a biokerosene mixture. The Group recently became the first airline group to sign this kind of contract with the Norwegian oil company Statoil Aviation. The Company is thus pushing forward along the path […]
United Airlines (Chicago) flight UA 863 from San Francisco to Sydney did go as planned. That is an understatement for the 251 passengers on board the flight. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-200 ER, after the long flight from San Francisco to Sydney was diverted to Canberra due to debris on the runway at Sydney. The […]
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft (Montreal and Toronto) has announced an entity owned byโ the IFL Group (Pontiac) has signed a firm purchase agreement to acquire the first Bombardier CRJ200 SF (Special Freighter) aircraft. The aircraft will join IFL Groupโs fleet flying air freight throughout North, Central and South America, as well as the Caribbean. Prior to […]
South African Airways (Johannesburg) continues to lose money and up until now has relied on state funding. However the SAA board recentlyย appointed Mr. Nico Bezuidenhout as the new acting Chief Executive Officer of the struggling airline. Mr.ย Bezuidenhout has given the company a 90-day turnaround plan to turnaround the loss-making company by March according to EWN. […]
British Airways (London) will resume Boeing 747-400 service on the London (Heathrow)-Denver route on March 29, 2015, replacing a Boeing 777-200 ER according to Airline Route. BA last operated the Jumbo on the route in 2003. British Airways issued this statement: British Airways announced that customers in Denver will soon be able to enjoy British […]
Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma) announced today it is expanding its partnership with SkyWest Airlines (St. George, Utah) with the addition of three new destinations from Alaska’s Northwest hubs. Flying on new Embraer ERJ 175 jets (a new type in Alaska colors), Alaska will begin offering daily nonstop service starting on July 1, 2015 between Seattle/Tacoma and […]
Air France (Paris) is still reeling from a week-long strike by its pilots. The flag carrier has only been able to fly a small portion of its flights due to the on-going strike. Today (September 22) the pilot’s union rejected the latest offer by management to end the strike. Air France announced today it expects […]
Virgin Atlantic Airways (London) is shutting down its Airbus A320 feeder operation operated by Aer Lingus (Dublin). The feeder flights known as “Little Red” will end on September 26, 2015. The operation currently feeds London (Heathrow) from Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Manchester. Manchester flights will end sooner on March 28, 2015. The Little Red operation is […]
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