Air France to expand LCC subsidiary
Air France has announced it will accelerate the growth of its LCC subsidiary, Transavia France, in a bid to increase its share of the European budget traveller market. CEO Alexandre de Juniac told a p...
Air France has announced it will accelerate the growth of its LCC subsidiary, Transavia France, in a bid to increase its share of the European budget traveller market. CEO Alexandre de Juniac told a p...
UK pilots’ union BALPA has criticized national regulators’ airspace policies, saying there must be "a uniform level of safety, not one decided in secret". BALPA has also called for "global leadership"...
The Dutch Safety Board has taken over formal responsibility for the investigation into the MH17 disaster. The Dutch Safety Board stated that it took over the lead for the investigation from Ukraine on...
The fifth Airbus A350-900 prototype (MSN005) has embarked on route-proving trials as the final part of the A350’s certification process. The trials are designed to demonstrate readiness for airline op...
A Turkish Airlines B737-900ER has been damaged by a fire at Kano Aminu International Airport in Nigeria during a refuelling operation. Turkish Airlines stated that the aircraft’s fuel tanker caught fi...
Insurers are expected to increase war risk premiums for airlines, following recent losses due to conflicts in Israel and Libya, and the MH17 disaster. The insurance settlement of the MH17 in particula...
Distributions from Doric‘s real assets have risen, with the equivalent of €110 million will be paid to investors during 2014. Distributions will be paid for all Doric investments whereby distributions...
Irish trade union Siptu has blocked a proposed solution to the €750 million deficit in the pension fund operated jointly by Aer Lingus and the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA). The Government-backed pro...
Austrian Airlines has taken delivery of the first of four Dash-8 Q400s, and will launch a four-times daily domestic Zurich-Lugano service on behalf of Swiss International Air Lines from November 1st. ...
Latvian flag carrier airBaltic has confirmed that it is now accepting Bitcoin as a method of payment. airBaltic becomes the first airline to accept Bitcoin directly, rather than through a third party....
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has stated that the airline is likely to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for a stake in Cyprus Airways. The Cypriot government currently owns a 93.67% stake in the c...
Ryanair has elected to appeal the European Commission’s decision to force the airline to repay nearly €10 million in illegal state aid extended to it by the French airports of Pau, Nîmes, and Angoulêm...
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