All Europe articles – Page 271
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NewsItalian ministers sign decree establishing Alitalia successor
Italy’s government has signed an air transport decree to establish a new national airline to succeed flag-carrier Alitalia. The government is referring the operator as Newco, but transport minister Paola De Micheli signals that the company’s formal name is ITA, adding that the company will “bring Italy to the world”. ...
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NewsNorwegian opens consultation over Gatwick job cuts
Scandinavian low-cost carrier Norwegian has opened a formal consultation over staff cuts at its London Gatwick base as the sustained impact of the global pandemic on air travel continues. The consultation relates primarily to short-haul pilots and cabin crew at Norwegian’s Gatwick base and potentially covers 259 roles. The airline ...
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NewsAirbus deliveries reach monthly high but orders stay quiet
Airbus achieved deliveries of 57 aircraft during September, although order activity remained practically non-existent. Its delivery figure is the highest for any single month so far in 2020, exceeding the 55 achieved in February, just before the onset of the air transport crisis. The only order change registered was the ...
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Airline BusinessAirline coronavirus recovery tracker: October 2020 update
Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, airport passenger throughput, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for the world’s largest groups.
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NewsRyanair chief expects 737 Max return ‘in next month or so’
Ryanair mainline chief executive Eddie Wilson expects Boeing 737 Max jets to enter service in the USA imminently.
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NewsA320neo line adapts to five digits for MSN10000 delivery
Lebanese flag-carrier Middle East Airlines has taken delivery of the first Airbus A320-family aircraft to have been assigned a five-digit serial number, with the handover of an A321neo bearing MSN10000. While the aircraft is not the 10,000th A320 to be transferred to a customer – that milestone is still a ...
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NewsWizz A321 left out-of-balance by seat-allocation mishap
Investigators have determined that incorrect distribution of passengers after a change of aircraft type led a Wizz Air UK Airbus A321 to take off outside of its centre-of-gravity envelope. The aircraft’s crew experienced difficulties during 16 January departure from London Luton when, at the point of rotation, the A321 did ...
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NewsRunaway Q400 prematurely unchocked after brake pressure depleted
UK investigators have found that a parked Bombardier Q400 had its chocks prematurely removed, and that its parking brake hydraulic pressure had depleted, before it rolled 70m across a taxiway and collided with another aircraft at Aberdeen. No-one was injured but the Air Accidents Investigation Branch points out that the ...
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NewsHigher-weight A330-900 secures European certification
Airbus’s higher-weight A330-900 has obtained certification from the European airworthiness authority, enabling operators to take advantage of greater range. The aircraft, the larger variant of the A330neo family, has a maximum take-off weight of 251t. French carrier Corsair will be the first carrier to introduce the new version. Airbus commenced ...
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NewsPerson ‘more likely to be hit by lightning’ than catch Covid-19 in aircraft
Data suggests that an individual has a much greater chance of being hit by lightning over a 12-month period than they would of catching Covid-19 during a commercial flight, according to IATA.
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Airline BusinessNo one-size-fits-all for European LCC approach to crisis capacity
If the narrative among pan-European low-cost carriers over recent years has been one of consistent rapid growth, the approach to restoring capacity of the leading players since the pandemic has been anything but uniform. Analysis of traffic data released by EasyJet, Norwegian, Ryanair and Wizz Air over recent days illustrates ...
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NewsAirports saw 58% drop in passengers during first half of 2020
Worldwide airport passenger numbers were down 58.4% year on year during the first half of 2020 as the pandemic weighed on travel demand, according to ACI World data released today.
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NewsPortuguese government completes TAP stake increase
Portugal’s government has completed its acquisition of an additional 22.5% stake in TAP, clearing the way for the airline to access the rest of its state loan.
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NewsFlypast marks British Airways 747s’ final Heathrow departure
British Airways’ final pair of London Heathrow-based Boeing 747-400s have departed the UK hub, following the airline’s decision to retire the type from service. Aircraft G-CIVB, painted in the ‘Negus’ heritage livery for the airline’s 100th anniversary, lifted off at 08:40 on 8 October, followed immediately by G-CIVY about 1min ...
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NewsEasyJet expects full-year losses of more than £800m
EasyJet is set to make a group headline loss for the year ended 30 September of between £815-£845 million ($1-$1.1 billion) and expects to fly only a quarter of its planned capacity over the remainder of the calendar year as the pandemic continues to hit demand.
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NewsIcelandair sells three 757-200s for freighter conversion
Icelandair Group is to sell three of its Boeing 757-200s, which will be converted into freighters following the transaction. Disposal of the Icelandair aircraft will generate about $21 million in net proceeds, the company says. It has not identified the buyer of the twinjets. Two of the aircraft are 1994 ...
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NewsMore airport jobs cuts announced as UK studies testing initiative
MAG, the owner of London Stansted and Manchester airports, has become the latest UK airport operator to open talks with unions over cuts amid the continued slump in air traffic as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsAustrian cuts back winter capacity as Covid-19 cases rise
Austrian Airlines has become the latest European carrier to scale back winter capacity amid rising coronavirus infections and ongoing travel restrictions.
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NewsWizz Air to launch domestic Norwegian services
Wizz Air plans to establish a base at Oslo Gardermoen airport and operate domestic Norwegian services to Bergen, Tromso and Trondheim from early November.
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NewsInexperienced PA-34 pilot triggered serious A320 airprox
French investigators have disclosed that the pilot of a Piper PA-34 light aircraft failed to heed orders from an air traffic controller intended to avert a conflict with an Airbus A320 climbing out of Baden-Baden. Investigation authority BEA says the PA-34 pilot had only acquired the aircraft a few days ...