Based on the number of departures, Wizz Air is the fifth-largest airline servicing Europe this summer. It's difficult to overestimate how quickly the ULCC has grown since the outbreak began. Not just in terms of departures, but also in terms of geographic reorientation and served airports. According to the latest OAG data, Wizz Air Group departures are up by 39% this summer compared to Summer 2019 (S19), the previous usual... Read More
Air Transat, a Canadian leisure airline, is expanding its service to the French regions from Montreal. This week, the first direct flight from Montreal to Marseille took off, and five more are on the way. Quebec travellers will be able to travel directly to French areas such as Brittany, Provence, Aquitaine, and Auvergne once again. From its base at Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport, the airline is expanding to all six... Read More
Following the decision by Britain's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to place Russia on a safety watchlist, transport minister Grant Shapps stated on Friday that British people should avoid flying with Russian airlines due to safety concerns. "I urge all British nationals to avoid flying with a Russian airline," Shapps said in a statement, adding the CAA had acted "due to our concerns that the Russian authorities are actively promoting unsafe... Read More
IndiGo's chief executive officer Ronojoy Dutta wrote to the airline's staff in a letter to address the growing concerns of its pilots, cabin crew, and commanders, saying that the airline is constantly reviewing its staff salaries and will adjust salaries based on the competitive environment and IndiGo's bottom line. The CEO issued the email to employees on April 8 in response to several media stories claiming that the airline's senior... Read More
Another Airbus A350-900 has been delivered to Singapore Airlines. The aircraft arrived in Singapore on Saturday, April 9th, and is the 59th Airbus A350 for the Star Alliance airline. The airline surpassed Qatar Airways to become the world's biggest operator of the A350 in 2021. Singapore Airlines' 59th A350-900 is registered 9V-SHY, according to AIB Family Flights. With the test registration F-WZFV, this aircraft was first sighted in Toulouse on... Read More
Qantas and Jetstar are expanding its international network out of Sydney this year, with new direct flights to India and Korea. From September 14, Qantas' widebody Airbus A330 aircraft will fly four weekly return flights from Sydney to Bangalore. These will be the first nonstop flights between Australia and southern India, shaving nearly three hours off the current quickest flight time between Sydney and Bengaluru. Qantas will operate up to... Read More
The United States has filed orders prohibiting Aeroflot PJSC, Russia's largest airline, and two other airlines from getting parts and services from the United States for their planes, a move that authorities think would limit their ability to fly in the future. The Commerce Department issued denial orders for Aeroflot, Azur Air, and UTair Aviation PJSC on Thursday, marking the first enforcement action for violations of US export prohibitions implemented... Read More
The Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has requested Air India Express and IndiGo Airlines to connect Madurai with Malaysia's capital, after the reopening of the Trichy-Kuala Lumpur service. The city's passenger traffic will be considerably boosted, as well as commercial and industrial growth, according to the report. Madurai, the gateway to the whole south Tamil Nad, is well connected by road and rail for subsequent travels, according to... Read More
Jet Airways' CEO, Sanjiv Kapoor, has stated that the airline plans to return with a 'hybrid' product that includes a full-service business class and a no-frills economy class in line with low-cost airlines under a single brand. According to Kapoor, the corporation will shortly release a complete product and service plan on the subject. “We will be a full-service airline with an economy class that can compete at LCC fare... Read More
At the conclusion of the first quarter, Irish lessor Avolon revealed that it still had 10 owned aircraft in Russia. Prior to February 27, the firm claims to have had 14 owned and two managed single-aisle aircraft on lease to Russian clients. It continues, "Leasing of these aircraft to those Russian lessees has been terminated in line with European Union sanction requirements." According to Avolon, the 10 remaining owned aircraft... Read More
Today, Thai Airways is receiving delivery of two new Boeing 777 aircraft, despite having spent much of the decade under bankruptcy protection and on the brink of destruction. For a variety of reasons, Thai Airways receiving new aircraft deliveries at this time is quite unusual. For years, the airline has been under bankruptcy protection, but it has also faced liquidation, retired multiple planes, curtailed routes, lay off employees, and so... Read More
Jet Airways CEO Sanjiv Kapoor said the carrier intends to resume operations by October 2022, a few months after clearing the revalidation procedure for its Air Operator Permit (AOP). According to Kapoor, AOP permission will be granted by the end of April. “We're approaching the end of a very difficult, lengthy, and strict process. We want to double-check that everything is in order. After receiving the Air Operator Permit (AOP),... Read More
According to a trade association representing hundreds of airlines worldwide, Hong Kong has ceased to serve as an international aviation hub as it restricts inbound flights and quarantines arriving passengers. At a press conference on Wednesday, Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association, stated, "It's basically off the map today, and I believe it'll be tough for Hong Kong to recover. It'll lag much behind the rebound we're... Read More
The onset of two airlines, Akasa Air and Jet Airways (India) Ltd, is set to intensify competition in India's largely loss-making sector, which was looking to emerge stronger in the first quarter of the new fiscal year after a melded performance in the March quarter when air traffic rebounded from a pandemic-scarred January. Akasa Air, which is financed by billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, expects to make its first commercial flight in... Read More
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