It's been some time coming, but the European Commission formally approved the take over of FlyBe by Connect Airways. They will merge FlyBe, Stobart Air and Proppius Holdings into one company. Flybe De Havilland Dash 8 at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. With the merger clearance completed, this should be the foundation of FlyBe's long term … [Read more...]
A closed Rooftop Bar – Last Joon flights today
It seems the airline that thought it was a fashion brand and of course - a rooftop bar - is coming to an end, with Joon by Air France is ceasing service today. A Joon Airbus A320 in happier times - Image, Joon via Twitter All Joon services will fold back into Air France, and will operate as Air France flights. JOON would like to thank you for sharing this adventure. … [Read more...]
Bombardier to exit commercial aviation – sells CRJ line to Mitsubishi
Well, it's finally happened. What started as the hiving off of the CSeries programme to Airbus, and the disposal of the Dash series to Longview Aviation is concluded - with Bombardier to sell its CRJ (Canadair Regional Jet) to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The Bombardier CRJ... soon to be Mitsubishi CRJ - Rendering, Bombardier Both companies have agreed to enter into a … [Read more...]
Delta Air Lines goes shopping… and buys a bit of Korean Air
It seems Delta Air Lines didn't stop shopping after the Paris Air Show, with the airline taking an equity stake in fellow SkyTeam member Korean Air. Korean Air Boeing 777-300ER arriving into Chicago O'Hare International - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Delta has acquired a 4.3 percent equity stake in Hanjin-KAL, the largest shareholder of Korean Air. According to … [Read more...]
Ryanair to start a Malta-Based operation
Ryanair is launching a new sub-brand today, with the holding company purchasing Malta Air - a start-up airline (not to be confused with Air Malta). Malta Air Boeing 737-800 - Image, Ryanair Ryanair will base six Boeing 737 aircraft in this fleet. Currently, Ryanair has operated to Malta for twelve years, with 3 million passengers a year using them. These six Boeing 737 … [Read more...]
ATR and partners try to deliver “The Perfect Flight” for eco-aviation
ATR and partners have been working together to deliver what normally is a typical day to day flight between Halmstad City airport to Stockholm Bromma airport into a "Perfect Flight’" that focuses on reducing carbon emissions. Braathens Regional Airlines ATR 72-600, Image, ATR The "perfect flight" brought together ATR Aircaft, Braathens Regional Airlines, Air BP and … [Read more...]
Lufthansa Group eyes up Condor
Lufthansa Group are keeping an eye on acquisitions, putting in a non-binding bid for Condor - the German unit of Thomas Cook Airlines. Condor Boeing 767-300ER Retrojet - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Lufthansa in a tweet said: Lufthansa unterbreitet heute ein nicht bindendes Angebot für die #Condor als gesamtes Unternehmen. „Wir glauben, dass wir der Condor eine … [Read more...]
Airbus’s Skywise Platform – Bringing IoT into the cabin and to the plane
One of the things that have been emerging the past few years is the concept of the "Smart Cabin" with manufacturers moving forward the idea of connecting elements of the cabin up into a data-connected experience. What does this mean to you and me? The Connected Cabin brings together the data experiences, and flows them out to both crews, passengers and ground support, … [Read more...]
WOW Air ceases operations
Embattled airline WOW Air finally pulled the plug on its services today. with the airline ceasing operations It seems the embattled airlines, who had both Indigo partners and Iceland Air walked away from them twice, and could not raise enough cash through a planned debt to equity swap. For the staff affected - it's a poor state of affairs. Hopefully, IcelandAir will … [Read more...]
Cathay Pacific buys Hong Kong Express
Well, after a bit of speculation, and confirmed talks - it seems that Cathay Pacific has agreed to buy Hong Kong Express (HK Express) The transition is valued at HK$4.93 billion (US$628 million). It covers the low-cost element of the HNA group airline based in Hong Kong, and excludes other parts of the HNA Group (such as Hong Kong Airlines). Cathay Pacific for some … [Read more...]