I do not understand. Why is the number of infections rising? Why are stock markets growing to record highs worldwide? How is it possible that the demand for pilots around the world is suddenly soaring, while thousands of my colleagues have just been laid off? Mouth caps, no mouth caps, one vaccination, two vaccinations, three … Read more
Air Nostrum establishes Iryo in collaboration with the Italian Trenitalia. The former has 55 percent of the shares, Trenitalia 45 percent. The trainsets ordered by the company are also manufactured in Italy by Hitachi Rail and Alstom. These are so-called ETR400s that can travel 360 kilometers per hour. The first units have already been delivered … Read more
Wizz Air will receive 102 more aircraft (75 A321neos and 27 A321XLRs), Frontier Airlines will receive 91 A321neos, Volaris will add 39 A321neos to the fleet and the remaining aircraft (21 A321neos and two A321XLRs) will go to JetSmart. In addition, an existing order for 38 A320neos destined for Volaris and JetSmart will be converted … Read more
Despite the corona crisis, the European aircraft manufacturer foresees an increasing demand for airline tickets of almost four percent per year. In addition, there is a growing middle class, which has enough money to go on holiday by plane. Asia is the main growth market. According to Airbus, the majority of the new aircraft to … Read more
In the past flight number BA1 was used by Concorde, which also flew between Heathrow and JFK. It was later taken over by the A318 flight from London City to JFK, but that route was closed during the corona crisis. Both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic will deploy the Airbus A350-1000 to New York on … Read more
Before the outbreak of the corona crisis, Emirates flew up to three times a day between Dubai and Schiphol, with an A380 being used on two of the daily flights. The pandemic caused the number of flights to be significantly reduced. Lange there was only one passenger flight per day, operated with a Boeing 777-300ER. … Read more
Air Belgium was not forced to lay off any employees during the corona crisis. The extra pilots that are now being recruited are needed to expand the activities. The company will start a scheduled service from Brussels Airport to Mauritius this Friday (October 15), also the first commercial flight of the A330neo in Belgian service. … Read more
The strict travel restrictions in Western Australia are preventing the resumption of the scheduled service via Perth for the time being. Qantas was therefore forced to look for an alternative, which was found in Darwin. That city’s airport already served as a springboard to and from Europe for repatriation flights. Initially, travelers will not be … Read more
“Since the announcement of the US easing for fully vaccinated travelers, the demand for tickets to the US has doubled,” said CEO Ralf Teckentrup. Condor has already flown to Seattle, where partner Alaska Airlines provides connecting flights to 30 domestic destinations in the US. Canada has also already been flown in: Toronto and Halifax returned … Read more
The travel group previously decided to bring its five airlines (in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Scandinavia and the UK) closer together and to bring certain activities together in one location. In addition, Brussels Airport has been designated as the maintenance hub for all narrow bodies of the five airlines. TUI mainly concerns Boeing 737s. A … Read more