Central and Eastern European ULCC Wizz Air is anticipating a €570-590 million ($682-706 million) full-year net loss, following 12 months of coronavirus disruption and a €95 million fuel-hedge hit.
With vaccination programs underway and demand for summer travel slowly picking up, Belgium’s flag-carrier is preparing for a gradual increase in flight operations.
Start-up virtual carrier Green Airlines has signed a long-term wet-lease contract with German Airways to provide two Embraer E190-100LRs to support its network expansion.
Spanish flag-carrier Iberia has announced an ambitious summer program, resuming scheduled flights to many past destinations and adding capacity on its busiest routes as more travel restrictions lift.
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has cleared the way for Inmarsat to continue operating its European Aviation Network (EAN) inflight connectivity system.
One week into a de facto partial fleet grounding, Boeing continues to evaluate the scale and needed steps to correct 737 MAX electrical system problems—an issue that extends beyond the area originally flagged by the manufacturer.
Although corporate travel remains severely depressed, Delta Air Lines is seeing encouraging signs that some business demand could materialize later in 2021.
SkyNRG is to develop sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facilities in the U.S. and has signed an MOU with Alaska Airlines to increase investment in low-carbon fuels.
A new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that blocking middle seats in an aircraft cabin can reduce the risk of coronavirus exposure by more than half, undermining a year’s worth of airline claims about the safety of flying during the pandemic.
With more than 100 companies vying to enter the nascent advanced air mobility industry, the competition was always going to get bloody sooner or later.
Aircraft carrying the Flybe name are planned to be back in the air later this year following the sale of the failed UK regional carrier’s assets to a new company.
Qantas and Virgin Australia are continuing to ramp up their domestic services to nearly pre-pandemic levels, with both airlines bringing in more aircraft to boost their domestic fleets.
Vietnamese start-up carrier Bamboo Airways has confirmed that it is planning to list on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), perhaps in the current second quarter, to raise the capital that can fuel its expansion.
Boeing’s March order-book tally of 185 737 MAXs included sales of 62 already-constructed aircraft, helping the manufacturer ensure that its planned narrowbody production-rate ramp-up will not contribute to a glut of unsold units.
American Airlines said it plans to defer more than three-dozen Boeing aircraft deliveries, part of an effort to save cash while revenues remain depressed by the coronavirus pandemic.
JetBlue Airways has dismissed claims that it is coordinating flights and routes beyond what is allowed under its Northeast alliance with American Airlines as “baseless.”
UK LCC easyJet is only planning to fly up to 20% of 2019 capacity in its fiscal 2021 third quarter (April-June) but CEO Johan Lundgren believes “the summer can still be strong.”
