IATA figures show dominance of Ryanair in Europe
Ryanair carried more passengers than easyJet and British Airways combined last year, according to figures just released from IATA. The latest World Airline Transport Statistics show Ryanair flew more than 128 million customers last year, the highest number of any European airline. EasyJet was the second largest, with 77 million passengers, and Lufthansa was the […]
Avianca revives plan for regional airline
Avianca has revived plans to launch a regional carrier with its fleet of ATR 72 turboprops, and will base the airline in Bogota. The Star Alliance carrier says in a securities filing that it has incorporated Regional Express Americas, a new company that will provide transportation and other services. Regional Express Americas has applied to […]
Cordoba welcomes Norwegian Air Argentina injection
Argentina’s province of Cordoba is set to become a hub for Norwegian Air Argentina, after the low cost carrier committed to invest $200m into the facility, according to the provincial government’s website. The airline’s CEO Ole Christian Malthus and Governor Juan Schiaretti of Cordoba signed an agreement that is expected to materialize between 2018 and […]
Virgin Australia and Etihad in talks to boost partnership
Etihad Airways, which has a minority stake in Virgin Australia Holdings, is in discussions with the carrier to boost their partnership. The airlines continue to see strong commercial benefits from the alliance, particularly on the joint codeshare agreements on each other"™s networks, Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airway"™ chief executive, said in a statement to The National. […]
Sky Airline eyes expansion as fleet transitions to the A320neo from September 2018
Sky Airline to take delivery of its first A320neo in September 2018, confirmed CEO Holger Paulmann, with all 12 on order due by end of 2019. By the end of 2020, the Chilean airline’s entire fleet will consist of only NEO aircraft, he added, adding 80% more capacity to the fleet as operating costs are […]
Virgin Atlantic to move Las Vegas route to Heathrow
Virgin Atlantic (VS, London Heathrow) has closed bookings for its London Gatwick-Las Vegas McCarran service for flights after March 31, 2019, Routesonline has reported. The service will be replaced with a new route operated out of London Heathrow. Virgin Atlantic currently flies to Las Vegas 7x weekly using B747-400 equipment. From March 31, 2019, the […]
Sudden Reversal For Aeromexico In Barcelona As Open Skies Dispute Moves South Of The Border
Aeromexico has issued a statement announcing that it will not launch new services from Mexico City to Barcelona in November of this year, operated by its new Dreamliner aircraft, as intended. The airline cites unfair Fifth Freedom Rights application by Emirates in Spain as the cause of the cancelation. Spain had approved Emirates Fifth Freedom […]
United Airlines CFO Levy resigns, and the company begins the search for a replacement
United Airlines Chief Financial Officer Andrew Levy has resigned and is leaving the company. The carrier will «immediately» begin a search for a permanent replacement, the airline said Thursday. The airline’s treasurer, Gerry Laderman, will take the role of interim CFO, the company said. United is the third-largest U.S. airline. Levy had been in the […]
Spirit Airlines will be first ‘ultra low-cost’ carrier in u.s. to offer wi-fi
Spirit Airlines is introducing a new fee, but it’s for an option the carrier thinks customers will be happy about: in-flight Wi-Fi. Spirit announced Friday that it will become the first North American no-frills "ultra low-cost carrier" to add that capability, unveiling an aggressive plan to equip its entire fleet of about 120 planes with […]
Gol Linhas’ (GOL) Traffic & Load Factor Increase in April
Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. GOL reported air traffic figures for April. Consolidated traffic, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), nudged up 1.9% to 2.76 billion. The metric rose 3% on the domestic front while the international figure declined 7.2%. On a year-over-year basis, consolidated capacity (or available seat kilometers/ASKs) inched up 0.8% to 3.46 […]
