SMBC Aviation Capital has joined the list of lessors that are suing Garuda Indonesia over unpaid aircraft lease rentals. SMBC Aviation Capital has joined the list of lessors that are suing Garuda Indonesia over unpaid aircraft lease rentals. The Indonesian...
New Zealand investigators have closed an inquiry into two incidents involving engine problems on Rolls-Royce-powered Boeing 787-9s operated by Air New Zealand. The country’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission states that the incidents involved fracture of intermediate-pressure turbine blades on Trent...
Lufthansa has reached a preliminary €200 million ($237 million) savings deal with the Verdi union which provides employment protection for ground staff next year in return for concessions. Lufthansa has reached a preliminary €200 million ($237 million) savings deal with...
Pre-flight testing for coronavirus only makes sense if it is delivered before passengers arrive at airports, in the view of Ryanair group chief executive Michael O’Leary. Pre-flight testing for coronavirus only makes sense if it is delivered before passengers arrive...
Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss is temporarily withdrawing 28 older Airbus A320-family aircraft from service for the winter timetable to save costs, and instead deploying “more efficient” Airbus A220s, A320neos and A321neos across its short- and medium-haul network. Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss is temporarily withdrawing...
US airline customers tend to get confused about region-by-region and state-by-state Covid-19 entry requirements when searching for flights to leisure destinations, often leading them to take the path of least resistance and book flights to Florida beaches, American Airlines’ chief revenue...
JetBlue Airways plans to launch transatlantic services in the second half of 2021 amid what it expects to be a resurgence in demand for air travel, according to the airline’s chief executive Robin Hayes. JetBlue Airways plans to launch transatlantic...
UK leisure carrier Jet2 is to launch a base at Bristol airport and will offer 29 destinations next summer. UK leisure carrier Jet2 is to launch a base at Bristol airport and will offer 29 destinations next summer. The operator will base...
South African start-up carrier Lift is aiming to launch domestic services in December with flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town and George. South African start-up carrier Lift is aiming to launch domestic services in December. The airline’s website shows it...
London Heathrow has warned that the lack of a Covid-19 airport testing regime in the UK has left it “unable to compete” with rival European gateways, after reporting that passenger numbers in October had declined by 82% year on year. October’s...