Scandinavian operator SAS believes that it will face a fiercely competitive situation in the region during crisis recovery, irrespective of the survival – or otherwise – of budget rival Norwegian. Norwegian disclosed plans on 3 December to pursue a new...
Six Eurofighter Typhoons from a joint UK/Qatar training squadron commenced a two-week exercise in Doha on 29 November. Six Eurofighter Typhoons from a joint UK/Qatar training squadron commenced a two-week exercise in Doha on 29 November. “Pilots will be challenged...
SAS has shifted deliveries of a pair of Airbus A350-900s due to arrive in the current fiscal year, shifting them to fiscal years 2022 and 2023 instead. It has also deferred introduction of eight Airbus A320neos, pushing back the delivery...
Leonardo Helicopters has handed over the first of 17 HH-139B intermediate-twins to the Italian air force. Leonardo Helicopters has handed over the first of 17 HH-139B intermediate-twins to the Italian air force. A variant of the AW139, the helicopter will...
Recipient of the Decade of Airline Excellence Award for the Europe region, sponsored by Cirium. From the FlightGlobal and Korn Ferry team behind the annual Airline Strategy Awards, the Decade of Airline Excellence Awards are celebrating the best airline stories from the decade prior to the...
As Lufthansa ends free meals on short-haul flights and EasyJet cuts cabin bag allowance, will more airlines follow in trimming what passengers get for their basic fare? One thing airline executives have learnt over the years is that charging passengers...
Russian air navigation services have completed a transition to a new airspace structure in the Moscow zone, an extensive re-organisation which affects much of the European area of the country. The switch to the new structure took place at 03:00...
Pilatus has conducted the first engine run of a PC-21 trainer for the Spanish air force. Pilatus has conducted the first engine run of a PC-21 trainer for the Spanish air force. Photographed at the airframer’s Stans site in Switzerland...
Wizz Air is further expanding its UK footprint by opening a base at Cardiff airport from which it will initially operate seven routes this summer. The base, operated by its British subsidiary Wizz Air UK, is its fourth in the...
Scandinavian operator SAS expects losses to persist through the full-year 2020-21, but insists its recapitalisation will prepare the airline for the winter season and the continuing disruption from the air transport crisis. SAS chief executive Rickard Gustafson says the winter...