Europe – Page 203
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NewsHat-trick of new cargo airlines plan for take-off
The past week has seen three new companies – in the UK, Italy and Vietnam – reveal plans to enter the all-cargo market as prices and availability of capacity make the market an attractive prospect.
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NewsWizz Air expects to exceed pre-Covid capacity this summer
Pan-European low-cost operator Wizz Air expects to exceed its pre-crisis capacity in the upcoming peak summer period.
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NewsNorwegian names new chief executive after voting to end Schram’s tenure
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has named Geir Karlsen, the airline’s chief financial officer, as its new chief executive with immediate effect. The airline’s board voted on 20 June to end the tenure of previous chief Jacob Schram, who was appointed little more than 18 months ago as the beleaguered carrier ...
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NewsAt least four fatalities after L-410 crash in Kemerovo
Russian investigators are probing a fatal accident involving a Let L-410 turboprop which crashed in the Kemerovo region during a sports flight. At least four of the 19 occupants did not survive the 19 June accident, with another four suffering serious injuries. Kemerovo’s regional government states that the aircraft suffered ...
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NewsEU recommends lifting travel restrictions for US residents
The Council of the European Union has added the USA to its list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted.
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Friday Briefing: Aer Lingus riding crisis ups and downs
Aer Lingus could be forgiven for thinking things had taken a turn for the better when Ireland at the end of May cleared the path to lifting restrictions on all non-essential air travel next month.
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NewsHSBC upgrades European low-cost carriers as restart gathers pace
The easing of border restrictions across Europe has led HSBC to upgrade its ratings for the major European low-cost carriers, in the expectation that the positive newsflow will rapidly increase earnings over the coming year.
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NewsBA 787 damaged in nose-gear incident while parked at Heathrow
One of British Airways’ Boeing 787-8s appears to have suffered a nose-gear retraction or collapse at London Heathrow. Images purportedly from the scene, circulating on social media, show the twinjet (G-ZBJB) with its forward fuselage in contact with the ground. They also show a mobile passenger staircase still elevated to ...
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Index shows industry below two-thirds of pre-Covid size
The latest quarterly Airline Business Index shows the global airline industry is still below two-thirds of its pre-pandemic size, at a score of 60 (2019 = 100), with only a small uptick in the data over the three months to 31 March 2021.
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NewsTransatlantic carrier La Compagnie to add Milan and Tel Aviv links
All-business operator La Compagnie is to add New York connections to Tel Aviv and Milan after resuming transatlantic flights from France after a break of more than a year.
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NewsEasyJet expands Belfast services
EasyJet is ramping up its Belfast operations in the wake of Stobart Air’s collapse.
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NewsFlyr confirms 30 June launch after receiving AOC
Norwegian start-up Flyr has received its air operator’s certificate and will initiate service between Oslo and Tromso on 30 June.
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NewsEurowings Discover to fly 11 aircraft under own AOC
Eurowings Discover has received its own air operator’s certificate and will fly leisure routes as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lufthansa from late July.
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NewsRolls-Royce to ensure civil aircraft engines can operate with 100% sustainable fuel
Rolls-Royce is to ensure all in-production civil aircraft engines are proven compatible with wholly-sustainable fuel by 2023, as part of near-term measures to achieve decarbonisation targets. The manufacturer states that, under the strategy, it will enable its products to be “used in a way that is compatible” with net-zero carbon. ...
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NewsRyanair to take 12 737 Max jets this summer with half going to Malta Air
Ryanair expects to receive a total of 12 Boeing 737 Max 8-200s during the summer season, following the delivery of its first example of the type today. Six of those jets will be in Ryanair mainline colours and six in the livery of Malta Air. Ryanair then plans to receive ...
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NewsRyanair’s first 737 Max flies from Boeing Field to Dublin
Ryanair’s first Boeing 737 Max 8-200 aircraft is due to land in Dublin today.
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NewsAer Lingus delays UK-USA flights amid ongoing restrictions
Aer Lingus has delayed the launch date of flights from Manchester to New York JFK and Orlando from late July until the end of September.
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NewsGround-effect electric vehicle draws attention of Channel ferry operator
US developers of an electric ground-effect vehicle have attracted the interest of a French ferry operator, which is exploring its potential for high-speed sustainable overwater transport. Brittany Ferries says it has signed a letter of intent with the Boston-based start-up company Regent with a view to capitalising on commercial operations ...
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NewsWizz adds Naples base as Italian focus continues
Central European low-cost carrier Wizz Air is continuing its expansion in Italy by launching an operation at Naples, the latest in a series of bases it has added in the country since the pandemic hit.
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NewsStart-up Play shows off distinctive livery on A321neo
Icelandic start-up carrier Play’s first aircraft has emerged in the airline’s distinctive all-red livery. The aircraft, an Airbus A321neo, is fitted with CFM International Leap-1A powerplants. Reykjavik-based Play has obtained its air operator’s certificate and is intending to launch services in June. The carrier has listed seven initial destinations from ...