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...]
The saga of WOW Air – Indigo and Icelandair walk away… what next?
It's been a bad few days for WOW Air, who have had both Indigo Partners walk away, and have had Icelandair walk away too. WOW Air Airbus A321 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond WOW and Icelandair re-started discussions on the 21st March, to have them halted on the 24th March, with one of the simplest press releases ever. WOW announced that a majority their Bond … [Read more...]
EasyJet walks away from Alitalia
It seems that Easyjet has had enough of the dance with Alitalia... so much so, it's walked away from the deal with taking part ownership of the airline Alitalia Airbus A320 at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond This comes at a crucial point where the airline is two weeks away from the Italian Government is expecting a rescue plan to be … [Read more...]
Cathay Pacific eyes up Hong Kong Express
It seems that Cathay Pacific is taking more than a keen interest in local operator, Hong Kong Express Airways Cathay Pacific Airbus A330 at Hong Kong International - Image, Economy Class and Beyond So much so, that the airline has made a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange: Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (the “Company”) has noted media reports suggesting that … [Read more...]
FlyBe operating assets sold to Connect Airways
The sale of FlyBe's operating assets to Connect Airways was completed late last night. Today's confirmation of the sale of Flybe to Connect Airways secures an exciting future for our customers & employees as we continue to provide vital regional connectivity in the UK & beyond. Our confirmed schedule operates as normal & you can book now at … [Read more...]
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