All EasyJet articles
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NewsEasyJet names European rail executive as new finance chief
EasyJet has named Jan De Raeymaeker as its new chief financial officer in succession to Kenton Jarvis, who takes the helm of the UK low-cost carrier next year.
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NewsEuropean airspace reform would slash CO2 emissions by 10% each year, says EasyJet
Modernisation of European airspace could help the aviation industry eliminate 18 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions every year, according to UK budget carrier EasyJet.
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NewsJetZero progresses blended-wing design as airline interest grows
US start-up JetZero continues to progress towards the first flight of a full-scale blended-wing-body demonstrator aircraft by 2027, with the jet having passed the preliminary design review milestone earlier this year.
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NewsEasyJet chief takes heart from close rejection by pilots of pay deal
EasyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren struck a hopeful note after pilots represented by UK cockpit union BALPA rejected a new pay deal, pointing to the closeness of the vote.
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NewsEasyJet makes Southend return
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet will operate three Airbus A320neos at London Southend airport from March next year after announcing plans to restore its base there.
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NewsEasyJet finance chief Jarvis to succeed Lundgren as CEO in 2025
EasyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren is to step down early next year after seven years at the helm of the UK low-cost carrier, to be succeeded by chief financial officer Kenton Jarvis. Lundgren has been chief executive of the carrier since December 2017 and will leave the airline “early in ...
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NewsEasyJet Airbus flights put Iris space-based datalink into commercial operation
Up to 11 EasyJet Airbus A320neo jets are participating in commercial flights this year using the new satellite-based datalink system Iris, which aims to improve air traffic communications in Europe.
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NewsEasyJet loses more than £40m to Middle East war but confident on summer
EasyJet reports bookings and yields for its key summer season are trending higher year on year, after its losses during the October-December quarter were exacerbated by the Israel-Hamas war.
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NewsEasyJet stays with CFM to power latest order for A320neo-family jets
EasyJet has committed to CFM International to power over 150 additional Airbus A320neo aircraft covered by an order placed late last year.
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NewsInquiry seeks rigour on controller rostering after A320 cleared to land on occupied runway
French investigators have determined that a tower controller forgot that a light aircraft was awaiting take-off at Bordeaux before clearing an EasyJet Airbus A320 to land on the occupied runway. The light aircraft, a Robin DR400 with two people on board, had been instructed to line up and hold at ...
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NewsEasyJet reaches new long-term base deal with Gatwick
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet has struck a new long-term deal at its biggest base London Gatwick airport.
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NewsBooking patterns recovering after Middle East impact: EasyJet
EasyJet is reporting a similar upturn after a six-week hit on demand for bookings from the impact of the Israel-Palestine conflict as it saw following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year.
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NewsEasyJet sees Gaza conflict limiting progress in cutting Q1 losses, but projects positive year ahead
EasyJet says the impact on travel demand from conflict in the Middle East means it does not expect to improve on first-quarter losses covering the three months ending December 2023, but is projecting a “positive outlook” for its full financial year.
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Airline BusinessWhy stakeholders reject assumption hydrogen power will push up air fares
There is a broad assumption in the airline sector that ticket prices are likely to rise as the industry makes its net-zero transition, but some speakers at the Airlines 2023 conference pushed back against that assumption when it comes to hydrogen-powered aircraft.
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Airline BusinessEasyJet banks on basics in push for new profit heights
Aircraft upgauging, reducing winter losses and boosting profits from its holiday business are key parts to EasyJet’s plan to lift full-year pre-tax profitability to more than £1 billion annually
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NewsEasyJet outlines £1bn profit target after strong summer confirms return to the black
Carrier expects to post a pre-tax profit in the range of £440-460 million ($541-566 million) for the 12 months ending 30 September 2023, driven by a record headline profit over the second half of its financial year.
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NewsEasyJet agrees deal with Airbus on planned order for up to 257 A320neo-family jets
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet has reached an agreement with Airbus to order a further 157 A320neo-family jets and take purchase rights on 100 more.
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NewsEasyJet enters formal pact with Airbus to offset emissions through carbon-capture
UK budget carrier EasyJet has signed up to Airbus’s new carbon-capture programme, the first operator to reach a formal agreement over the initiative. EasyJet had been revealed last year as one of seven operators which had tentatively agreed to explore the Airbus carbon-removal scheme. It is based on direct air ...
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NewsEasyJet wants to be ‘first customer’ for Airbus ZEROe aircraft: Lundgren
EasyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren insists the carrier wants to be first in line for any future hydrogen-powered aircraft that long-time supplier Airbus builds.
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NewsUK aviation alliance plots course for hydrogen-fuelled future
A newly established lobby group promoting hydrogen aviation in the UK will by year-end publish an initial roadmap setting out the steps policymakers must take if the sector is to flourish.