Europe’s largest regional airline, Flybe has seen its shares drop overnight by nearly 20% after investors bail out of what appears to be another European airline hitting turbulence. The drop in shares comes after the airline warned that escalating maintenance and IT costs would mean its half-year profit would be [read more]
Alitalia – Italy’s long-troubled national carrier has been operating under bankruptcy protection since the start of May 2017, after the Gulf airline Etihad Airways refused to help bankroll the failing airline any further. This came just days after its employees rejected a radical rescue plan. The rescue plan would have [read more]
Cardiff Airport will see a passenger number boost today as fans arrive to see if Wales’ World Cup bid continues against the Republic of Ireland. Last week Wales were aiming for a playoff place until a shock result for Serbia has Chris Coleman’s men suddenly in the running for automatic [read more]
Thomas Cook pilots have called off 8 days of strikes planned for October. The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) said the strikes were cancelled after the two sides agreed to enter arbitration to resolve a pay dispute. BALPA’s Union members and Thomas Cook are in dispute after the company offered [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]
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]
It’s the end of summer and for many, it’s the season to make travel plans. Here are offers from top airlines to stir your wanderlust. Aer Lingus has introduced a new basic economy option on transatlantic flights designed to compete with low-cost long-haul carriers like Norwegian and WOW air. The [read more]
Airline routes website Airlineroute has reported that Alitalia has extended its codeshare agreement with Flybe for routes between the U.K. and Italy. Alitalia’s financial difficulties and the attempts to re-establish the company on a firm financial footing are ongoing. Ryanair has recently expressed interest in acquiring the whole or parts of [read more]
Irish Low-Cost Carrier (LCC) Ryanair (FR/RYR) has warned it may cut fares by around 8% sparking an airline fares price war as carriers compete for passengers this summer. Competition in the airline sector and in particular the low-cost carrier market has been intensifying recently and that is expected to continue to [read more]
With the school term ending this week and summer holidays about to begin, Cardiff Airport is expecting 260,000 passengers to jet off from Wales’ National Airport over the summer break. The next 6 weeks will see families from across Wales and South-West England jetting off to destinations across Europe in search of [read more]
©2014-2024 UK Aviation News | A UK Aviation Media Production | Hosted and Maintained by Newport Digital | Find us on Mastodon