Ryanair is to close its one-aircraft Glasgow International base from November 2018, with chief commercial officer David O’Brien suggesting this is a result of “the continuing burden of APD”. The…
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Primera Air is to launch a new base in Birmingham Airport in two months, with direct services to New York, Toronto, Malaga, Barcelona, Palma and Crete from May. Speaking at…
Talks between Boeing and Brazil’s Embraer are still ongoing about a possible joint venture related to their commercial aircraft business, with reports that a joint company could see the US…
China’s COMAC has sealed a deal with China Huarong Financial Leasing Company in which the latter will buy a total of 50 C919 and ARJ21 aircraft. A signing ceremony formally…
Saudi start-up airline flyadeal is looking to seal a deal for 50 aircraft as part of its ambitious expansion plans. The low-fare operator, owned by national flag carrier Saudia, only…
If an industry can attract the attention of famous US mega-investor Warren Buffett, then it must be worth looking at – and it was the commercial aviation sector that famously…
IAG’s new long-haul low-fare airline LEVEL is expected to grow to at least 15 aircraft by 2022 according to IAG’s chief executive officer Willie Walsh who spoke in a webcast…
For low-fare carriers – and legacy airlines increasingly catering for the low-fare segment – it’s increasingly all about how they can leverage ancillary revenue opportunities in this ultra-competitive market these…
French carrier XL Airways has extended its existing contract with AFI KLM E&M for component support (repairs and pool access) and A checks for the airline’s four Airbus A330s from…
Pratt & Whitney has released a revised configuration as a fix for issues that caused delays in the supply of its PW1100G-JM geared turbofan (GTF) engines to Airbus for a…
