Reading Time: < 1 minute The board of Kuwait-based budget airline Jazeera Airways approved a $3.4 billion deal to buy 28 narrow-body aircraft from Airbus to expand its fleet across markets in the Middle East parts of Europe. Commenting on his airline’s decision to expand the fleet with additional Airbus jets, Jazeera Airways Chairman Marwan Boodai said in November: “Jazeera […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The low-cost carrier easyJet wants to hire 1,000 new pilots within the next five years. For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, easyJet is reintroducing its pilot training scheme and is encouraging everyone to consider a pilot career. Johan Lundgren, CEO of easyJet, said: “We are delighted to be reopening our pilot […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Embraer has successfully completed the reintegration of its commercial aviation business. The reintegration ensures operational benefits and eliminates fiscal inefficiencies that an integrated, less complex, and more agile management can offer. With the completion and restoration of normal service in the company, commercial aviation is again directly linked to Embraer’s structure. “We believe that 2022 […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Airbus on Tuesday said it is renting out its giant Beluga aircraft to outside customers. The whale-shaped planes are usually used to transport large aircraft parts for its planes like wings and fuselage sections between its factories in Europe. Airbus is forming a new airline called Airbus Beluga Transport to fly large cargo for space, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Iberia wants to expand its development of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by using waste, recycled used oils, and other sustainable plant-based feedstocks. It has signed a strategic alliance with Cepsa, one of Spain’s leading aviation fuel suppliers. It intends to fly 10% of its operations using SAF by 2030. According to Maarten Wetselaar, CEO of […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced it is going to resume regular flights between Vietnam and Russia, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, with the first flight departing today. The national flag carrier will operate its first flight to Europe from Hanoi to London in the U.K. on Monday and another flight from […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute According to independent ESG analyst Sustainalytics, Hungarian carrier Wizz Air has been declared Europe’s most sustainable airline. The airline scored a 25.0 ESG Risk Rating, the lowest amongst all European carriers. Wizz Air CEO, Józef Váradi, said, “We are proud to be in this prestigious industry-leading position which confirms Wizz Air’s sustainability efforts. Having been […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Airbus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the city of Chengdu and Tarmac Aerosave for the development of the first sustainable aircraft “lifecycle” service centre in China. This agreement will include multiple of activities from aircraft parking and storage, upgrades, conversions, maintenance and dismantling for various airplane types. “This is another concrete contribution […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Turkish Airlines is optimistic about its prospects for the upcoming years and is looking to return to and overtake 2019 passenger numbers and load factors for the summer flying season. “Turkish Airlines was one of the carriers that performed best during the high season last year. We may have a better performance this year compared […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Delta Airline‘s GAAP net income was $280 million, in contrast to the $4.767 billion reported for 2019. The airline’s CEO, Ed Bastian, said that the airline had made significant progress in recovering from COVID-19’s effect. As a result, it will be sharing some of its profit with employees with a payment made to eligible employees. […]