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AirlinesPlanes, Ryanair sued in United States
Accusations made by a pension fund
Accusations returned to the sender: low-cost airline Ryanair has to face the subpoena of recent days in the United States, to be precise that of an Alabama pension fund that brings together firefighters... more
AirlinesA-320 Family MSN 10,000 aircraft delivered
To Middle East Airlines -DATA SHEET
Middle East Airlines (MEA) has taken delivery of A-320 Family aircraft with manufacturer serial number 10,000. MSN10,000 is the third A-321neo to join the all Airbus MEA fleet, taking the fleet size to... more
AirlinesUSA, Nancy Pelosi: "No targeted aid for carriers"
President Trump called for new federal support
In recent days, American President Donald Trump was clear about national air transport: airlines must be supported with new federal aid (read also the article published by AVIONEWS), even if the speaker... more
AirlinesNo Ryanair packages from Thomas Cook: "Not flexible with refunds"
Tour operator came back after one year as on-line brand
British tour operator Thomas Cook Group is ready to return to operation as on-line brand exactly one year after sensational bankruptcy, but not all relations with air transport are idyllic and promising.... more
AirlinesNew routes to encourage China-Finland trades
Zhengzhou and Helsinki will be served by Juneyao Airlines
As announced by Chinese media, Asian country and Finland are destined to be increasingly connected thanks to air transport after officialization of the new routes. Starting from October 12, therefore in... more
AirlinesPlanes. BA discovers false pilot: repeat offender, worked with other airlines
Fraud will cost him a trial that will begin shortly
A sensational fraud: in Great Britain the discovery of the scam organized by a 48-year-old of English nationality who managed to fly airliners after falsifying his CV is causing a sensation. Its goal?... more
AirlinesKorean Air gets ready to deliver COVID-19 vaccine to the world
The carrier launched a transport task-foce to preparre safe transport
Korean Air has launched a COVID-19 vaccine transport task force to prepare for the safe and swift transport of the vaccine once it becomes available.Transporting vaccines is a very delicate and challenging... more
AirlinesDonald Trump: "Congress must approve new aid for air transport"
American President asked it in a tweet
First day of work after his discharge from the hospital was spent tweeting for Donald Trump, a social network that American president uses very often. One of his messages focused attention on air transport,... more
AirlinesAirAsia announces end of air links with Japan
Airline will no longer operate in Asian Nation
An important and strategic country to reluctantly give up: AirAsia, low-cost airline operating in the continent from which it takes its name, decided to suspend its operations in Japan with immediate effect.... more
AirlinesPlanes, easyJet announces layoffs in Switzerland
Total aircraft should also drop
Low-cost airline easyJet's employment cleaver is as sharp as ever. The decision adopted in Switzerland cannot be explained otherwise, specifically the 70 fewer jobs that have been made official with... more
AirlinesPlanes. Ryanair intends to acquire 150 B-737 Max
This order could be completed by December
According to Irish media, low-cost airline Ryanair would be very close to completing an order that includes an undefined number of B-737 Max. The exact figure should be between 150 and 200 aircraft; this... more
AirlinesAirbus Corporate Jets launches ACJ TwoTwenty business jet aircraft
And it receives its first orders
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) has launched the ACJ TwoTwenty business jet, creating a whole new market segment “The Xtra Large Bizjet.” This offer includes for the first time a flexible cabin catalogue, add... more
AirlinesMiami Airport: the return of three airlines
In the past two weeks
The variety of diverse airline logos, passports and accents seen and heard at Miami International Airport continues to grow with the return of three more passenger airlines at MIA in the past two weeks.Air... more
AirlinesIATA: looming cash crisis threatens airlines
Sector wide action needed -ATTACHMENT
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that the airline industry will burn through $77 billion in cash during the second half of 2020 (almost $13 billion/month or $300,000 per minute),... more
AirlinesPlanes. Spohr (Lufthansa CEO): "We still burn too much cash"
The situation of Deutsche carrier remains delicate
An impressive pace: the “speed” with which the Lufthansa carrier is literally burning millions upon millions cannot be defined in another way (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). Even the man... more
AirlinesPhilippine Airlines ready to cut 35% of the workforce
Asian country is among the most affected by coronavirus
It's an experience: certainly Philippine Airlines cannot use its motto to describe the latest employment choices (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). Philippines flag carrier made it known... more
AirlinesKelly, Southwest Airlines CEO, could forgo salary
Unpaid wage would last through 2021
An unpredictable first time: Southwest Airlines decided to approach the positions of unions and agree on a series of cost cuts, a fact that has never happened in the history of the company that lasted... more
AirlinesBoc Aviation: operation data for the 3Q2020
Transactions summary
BOC Aviation Limited announces today its operational transactions for the third quarter ended 30 September 2020.Transactions summary A total fleet of 555 airplanes owned, managed and on orderAn average... more
AirlinesPossible temporary nationalization for Norwegian Air Shuttle
It wouldn't be the first time for a carrier
Nationalization, temporary but still nationalization. For the carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle we should focus on this solution, as leaked in the last hours, a temporary assumption of control that should... more
AirlinesPlanes. Sanchez-Prieto (Iberia): "Pandemic gives us no respite"
Manager recognized the carrier's difficulties
An all too sincere speech: Javier Sanchez-Prieto, CEO of the Spanish carrier Iberia, acknowledged the difficult situation of the same company in this complicated historical period. The airline's CEO... more
AirlinesIs it close the birth of a Central European Aviation Group?
Rumors become more insistent
Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. These are the nations on which attention is being focused as regards the birth of a new civil aviation group. They are not countries mentioned at random:... more
AirlinesMIA adds more medical cargo muscle from Brussels
DHL subsidiary starts five weekly flights from European hub for meds and vaccines
As preparations for distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine continue worldwide, Miami International Airport (MIA) welcomed on October 1 the launch of more all-cargo flights from Brussels, Belgium - Europe’s l... more
AirlinesJet Airways, final stages for insolvency process
A legal question had to be resolved
Exactly a year and a half: a long time passed since all the flight operations of Indian airline Jet Airways ceased definitively (read also the article published by AVIONEWS). In the last few hours, a legal... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines, debt of 14 billion dollars by December
Carrier has to deal with the latest losses
A heavy debt to be managed by the end of 2020: carrier Turkish Airlines certainly cannot claim to be in good health, given that 14 billion dollars to be faced over the next three months are worrying and... more
AirlinesMore Italy and less Ireland for Ryanair flights
Low-cost carrier is at odds with Dublin
Less Ireland and more Italy: this seems to be the attitude of the low-cost airline Ryanair, which intends to expand its network of connections in our country with 17 weekly flights and five routes departing... more
AirlinesPlanes. South African Airways suspends all operations
Funds for restructuring are still lacking
A paradoxical situation to say the least: South African Airways, flag company of African Nation, has been in economic difficulties for some time and the proposals for the rescue have not had any follow-up... more
Airlines"Grounding" of Swissair on October 2, 2001
It was the beginning of the end for this carrier
A real shock: exactly 19 years have passed since October 2, 2001, the day when air carrier Swissair suddenly stopped, suggesting that the following days would be the last for such a prestigious brand,... more
AirlinesSingapore Airlines cancels flights "to nowhere"
Carrier was accused of polluting too much
In Australia they had a great success, in Singapore instead the failure was inevitable: we are talking about the so-called flights "to nowhere". Qantas, Australian national airline, achieved great results... more
AirlinesAviation crisis, 5 billion pounds for Rolls-Royce
Recapitalization plan for industry
Bond and stock market represent one of the last resources that Rolls-Royce wants to draw on to tackle the crisis in the aviation sector linked to the Covid-19 pandemic (read also the article published... more
AirlinesAmerican Airlines, 19,000 job cuts
Carrier announced it in the last few hours
"The new American is arriving": the motto of carrier American Airlines is clear, too bad that something else has arrived in the last few hours. As announced yesterday, on Wednesday September 30, 2020 by... more