Spirit Airlines plans to be at 80% capacity in July
Year-over-year, the airline will fly a solid schedule in July. Spirit Airlines is planning to operate around 550 daily flights… Read More »
Virgin Atlantic adding back a host of flights
London Heathrow will again be the airline’s base airport. UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic is to re-launch 17 more destinations… Read More »
Qatar Airways continues US network rebuild
Qatar Airways is expanding its services to the US, increasing the number of destinations served to six. Gulf carrier Qatar… Read More »
Poland scraps aircraft capacity restrictions
Airports across Poland have been successful in convincing Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to relax air travel restrictions put in place… Read More »
JetBlue adding 30 domestic flights, cites leisure travel upswing
Mint service from Newark to LAX and SFO will come first. JetBlue Airways will add 30 new routes to its… Read More »
Qantas suspends all international flights as Australia closes
According to ainonline.com, Qantas has cancelled all international flights until late October in response to a statement from the Australian… Read More »
Beijing air traffic facing renewed restrictions
Almost two-thirds of domestic flights from and to Beijing Capital and Beijing Daxing International were cancelled on 17 June, after… Read More »
Airports slots provide a much-needed loan for JetBlue
Aviation website simpleflying.com is reporting that US carrier JetBlue has pledged slots at three airports in New York and Washington… Read More »
US fines Copa Airlines over Venezuela flights
The US, which banned all air transport with Venezuela 13 months ago, has fined Copa Airlines $450,000 for “unlawfully transporting… Read More »
LATAM Argentina to cease operations indefinitely
COVID-19 pushes LATAM subsidiary over the brink. LATAM Airlines Group announced its Argentinian subsidiary will cease operations indefinitely, as the… Read More »
Wizz Air is further expanding outside of its Central and Eastern Europe
Wizz Air has revealed plans to station three Airbus A320s at Dortmund Airport (DTM) in Germany–its third new base announcement… Read More »
Swoop eyes new airport partners
Swoop is using the Route Exchange platform as it seeks to expand its network. Canadian ULCC Swoop has issued a ‘Request… Read More »
Europe’s airlines are expected to lose $23.1 billion in 2020
Europe’s airlines are expected to lose $23.1 billion in 2020. By Helen Massy Bresesford The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic… Read More »
Qantas cancels most international flights until October
Australia’s flag carrier originally intended to operate almost 50 international routes over the coming months, but the actual total is… Read More »
Norwegian to restart short haul flights from the UK
As a result of increased customer demand the Norwegian will begin to operate flights between London Gatwick to Oslo, London… Read More »
EasyJet defers Airbus order until 2025
EasyJet has announced that it reached an agreement with Airbus on the deferral of 24 aircraft deliveries to 2025-2027. As… Read More »
Thai Vietjet increases domestic flights
Thai Vietjet is increasing its footprint in Thailand’s domestic market with the launch of five new routes. Thai Vietjet’s domestic… Read More »
St Petersburg to become Wizz Air’s first base in Russia
Wizz Air’s expansion shows no signs of slowing, with the carrier set to exploit St. Petersburg’s seventh freedom rights and… Read More »
Norwegian to restore some short-haul European flights
Norwegian Air Shuttle will resume flights on 76 routes in Europe halted during the coronavirus outbreak and bring back 12… Read More »
Bestfly receives ATR72-600 from ACIA Aero Leasing
ACIA Aero Leasing (ACIA) has completed the delivery of a second ATR 72-600 to Bestfly in Angola. The aircraft was… Read More »
Brazil’s Gol to get $412 million MAX compensation from boeing
Boeing continues to feel in the impact of its 737 MAX crisis with the announcement by Brazilian airline Gol announcing… Read More »
Will Ryanair readjust to a single type?
A recent statement by Micael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair hinted that the airline may well readjust its fleet to focus… Read More »