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LEVEL will expand its fleet to up to 30 aircraft within five years as it plots long-haul expansion beyond its initial Barcelona-based operation. IAG chief executive Willie Walsh also confirmed Level is to be spun off into a standalone business with its own air operator’s certificate. The airline launched operations in June from Barcelona using two Airbus […]
Air Berlin’s creditors have picked German flagship carrier Lufthansa and easyJet as possible buyers for Air Berlin, and the creditors will negotiate with them for the next three weeks. Two sources independent sources have said that Lufthansa was set to pick up a large part of the carrier. Lufthansa‘s chief executive has previously said that the carrier wanted to secure 39 crewed […]
Air Berlin has been forced to cancel around 100 flights after an ‘exceptionally high’ number of its pilots called in sick on 10 days ago. The airline, which filed for insolvency last month and is only still operating because of a German government bridging loan, said the apparent strike threatened its existence and hurt its chances […]
United Airlines will launch a new signature long-haul route from its hub at Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport. The carrier says it plans to launch a service to Sydney on January 18, flying the 8,596-mile flight on Boeing 787-9 ‘Dreamliners.‘ The route would become the second-longest flown by any US airline, and would be the only one connecting Houston to Australia.
Flight delays for European airlines were up 12 per cent in July compared with the same month last year, and they were 35 per cent higher than two years ago. As a result, members of the airline pressure group A4E have written a joint letter expressing their concerns regarding the disruption to the European Air Navigation Service (ANS). According to A4E, […]
The low-cost long-haul revolution is expected to touch down in India next year with no-frills carrier Scoot aiming to launch non-stop flights from Europe to cities including Mumbai and Delhi for around £150. The budget subsidiary of Singapore Airlines says it hopes to start flights between India and Europe using its so-called ‘fifth freedom’ privilege, which […]
Thomas Cook Airlines altered the timings of more than 40 flights this weekend as its pilots went on strike for a second time this month. Members of the British Airline Pilots Association walked out for 24 hours from 3am yesterday morning in a protest over pay. The carrier has confirmed that all flights will go ahead in September, but some […]
Virgin Atlantic has become the first European carrier to offer wifi across its entire fleet, powered by a combination of Panasonic and Gogo technology. All of the airline’s 39 B787, B747, A330 and A340 aircraft are now fitted with the service, and Virgin says that combined with its partner Delta, the two carriers now offer […]
Loganair has started operations as an independent airline for the first time in 25 years. The move has brought competition to a number of routes in the Highlands and Islands. Loganair has been operating as a franchise partner of Flybe, which will now compete with it through an alliance with Humberside-based Eastern Airways. The routes affected include Glasgow to […]
The latest attempt to turn the former Battle of Britain airfield of Manston into a sustainable commercial proposition could take off this autumn. Plans to turn Manston back into a passenger and freight airport are due to be submitted this autumn after a consultation programme this summer. Reports state the odds of Manston getting off the ground appear to be against it, if history is any guide. The airfield on the Isle of Thanet, at […]