On Sunday (September 12), KLM will celebrate the 55th anniversary of subsidiary KLM Cityhopper, although the first flights were already operated on August 29, 1966. The Nederlandse Luchtvaart Maatschappij (NLM) launched two Fokker F-27 Troopships leased from the Royal Netherlands Air Force with flights to Maastricht via Eindhoven and to Groningen via Enschede. Domestic flights … Read more
“We see a continuing demand for sun holidays in the autumn and especially in the autumn holidays. That is why we deployed extra capacity during that period to be able to meet the demand. This expanded range is the result of both the deployment of larger aircraft and the deployment of additional flights,” TUI said … Read more
The Embraer 190-E2, the second largest version of the E2 series, was approved for use at London City Airport in early June. The London business airport has strict noise regulations, and a fairly steep approach is required to land there. London City has a runway length of 1,508 meters and has an approach procedure that … Read more
The US bankruptcy judge in New York has yet to approve the plan, which provides for a $2 billion debt reduction. Under its majority shareholder’s plan, Philippine Airlines will receive $505 million in equity and debt financing, as well as $150 million in debt financing from new investors. The company reports that 90 percent of … Read more
Embraer has been loss-making for so long, in part because a lot of money was invested in Boeing’s failed takeover of the commercial aircraft division. This was followed by the corona crisis from the beginning of last year, with a huge impact on the aviation sector. Orders and deliveriesThe Brazilians delivered 14 commercial aircraft and … Read more
The desire to fly between the US and Great Britain had been alive for some time at JetBlue, and was made possible by the purchase of the Airbus A321LR, the Long Range version of the A321neo. As a result, the budget airline was finally able to announce the long-awaited regular service in March this year. … Read more
Essential parts are merged into specialized departments. “During the restructuring, we adjusted our fleet size and bundled flight operations. We are well prepared for the time after the pandemic.” The plans for the merger were already announced last year announced, and Ciomperlik now confirms that they are continuing. The five TUI airlines have a total … Read more
Green Airlines does not want to say much about it, except that they are busy looking for a new partner for the flight operations. “Passengers will be informed about the follow-up as soon as possible. If a flight is cancelled, you will be fully reimbursed for the ticket costs,” the company said in a statement. … Read more
Airbus would have the best credentials to replace the current fleet of Airbus A319s, A320s and A321s with the A320neo series. According to the newspaper, ITA has 4.5 billion euros ready to attract more than eighty devices through leasing companies. Boeing also seems to be looking forward to an order. Alitalia is currently deploying the … Read more
In an article on nos.nl let a number of Dutch space experts shine their light on the performance of the Oisterwijker. The question is: can Daemen call himself “the third Dutch astronaut, after Wubbo Ockels and André Kuipers (or the fourth, if you include the Dutch-born American astronaut Lodewijk van den Berg)?” The FAA, which … Read more