Airline news

UK start-up airline Hans Airways has signed a letter of intent to lease an Airbus A330 aircraft from Spanish airline, Air Europa as it seeks to launch flights this year. Hans Airways is currently in the process of obtaining an Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Authority and [read more]

Pakistan International Airlines (PK/PIA) is planning to resume flights to the UK this spring for the first time since it was banned from European & UK airspace six months last year. The ban came after it emerged that hundreds of PIA pilots had “dubious” licences with many having paid others [read more]

The new incarnation of British regional airline Flybe has selected Bytron Aviation Systems’ Skybook software for its Flight Dispatch and Operations Systems. The software also includes the Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) system that Flybe pilots will use once they commence operations later this year. Edward Pomfrett, Flight Operations Systems Engineer, [read more]

According to the latest Which? airline customer satisfaction survey Ryanair is the worst UK short-haul airline with less than half of its passengers satisfied with the way the airline deals with refunds. The Irish budget airline achieved a customer score of just 60% in the survey but its refund satisfaction [read more]

The Coronavirus pandemic has wiped out almost 15 years of growth in the airline industry according to data from the latest Cirium Airline Insights Report. Passenger traffic across Europe was down almost 66% between January to September 2021 compared to the same period in 2019. The Middle East and Asia-Pacific [read more]

The England and Wales Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal by a passenger claiming EU261 compensation for a flight that originated outside of the EU but whose third sector was within the EU. Ms Kanaka Durga Chelluri had booked a flight on a single ticket that originated in Kansas City. [read more]

Dublin headquartered Emerald Airlines (EA/EAI) is set to commence services for Aer Lingus Regional 10 months ahead of schedule. The newest Irish airline will operate routes under a franchise agreement using leased ATR72-600 aircraft and takes over many of the routes left unserved when Stobart Air shutdown. Emerald says it [read more]

Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has announced that it launching a new route from Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) to Knock (NOC/EIKN) next year. The twice-weekly service will launch on 22nd March 2022 and run until at least October 2022. Ryanair’s Director of Commercial, Jason McGuinness, said: “We are pleased to add [read more]