Easyjet (U2/EZY) has suggested it will be looking to the domestic German market if they are successful in the purchase of Air Berlin aircraft. The Luton based Low-Cost Carrier (LCC) has put in a bid for around 30 of the defunct German airlines Airbus A320 aircraft. The aircraft, based in the [read more]
When the Monarch Travel Group collapsed in the early hours of this morning and while the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) put its rescue plan into effect another plan was being put into motion, to separate the profitable engineering arm based at Birmingham Airport. Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL), which has been [read more]
Monarch, the UK’s oldest privately owned travel group, has ceased trading as it has been unable to get the investment required to meet ATOL requirements and continue trading. The announcement came at the final flight touched down in the UK just after 3 am this morning and comes following days [read more]
Monarch, the UK’s oldest privately owned travel group, has ceased trading as it has been unable to get the investment required to meet ATOL requirements and continue trading. The announcement came at the final flight touched down in the UK just after 3 am this morning and comes following days [read more]
Troubled UK airline Monarch (ZB/MON) is once again holding last-minute talks to stave off collapse and the loss of their ATOL bonding. One year on from the near collapse of the airline, it is once again seeking urgent financial assistance in order to retain the ATOL certificate that was extended [read more]
Willie Walsh, chief executive of International Airlines Group (IAG), expects the group’s new long-haul low-cost carrier LEVEL to grow to 30 aircraft over the next five years, while a decision on where to launch its second base imminent. Speaking at World Routes 2017, Walsh said the airline would grow to [read more]
Norwegian has been named as one of the companies interested in the purchase of UK leisure specialist Monarch Airlines. The UK’s Press Association (PA) stated on Friday, September 22, that the Scandinavian budget carrier had approached Monarch over a deal to buy all – or part – of the business as it [read more]
IAG, the parent company of British Airways as well as Iberia, Aer Lingus & Vueling, has apparently tabled a bid for Air Berlin according to Handelsblatt, the German business paper. It’s not known what parts IAG is bidding for and what price it’s offering. The IAG group already has two [read more]
Easyjet has launched Worldwide by easyJet, the first global connections service by a low-cost airline Designed to be a disruptive force in air travel Worldwide by Easyjet offers a simpler alternative to the costly and complex codeshare agreements of legacy airlines. Now passengers can connect with airline flights by launch [read more]
Eastern Airways has introduced a fifth aircraft type to its fleet. Two new ATR 72-600 are coming straight from the production line in Toulouse, France. ATR is part of the Airbus group and the aircraft offers a comfortable cabin environment with a state-of-the-art glass cockpit incorporating the latest technologies. It has [read more]
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