Scoot announced this week the introduction of 16 brand-new A321neo aircraft into its fleet.
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Ryanair Chief Announces Hundreds of Job Cuts by End of August
Ryanair has told employees to prepare for hundreds of job cuts in the coming weeks because it has more staff than it currently needs. CEO Michael O’Leary told his staff that the airline has 900 more people than the airline needs to operate.
airBaltic Extends Riga to Athens Seasonal Flights
From October till January, airBaltic will fly from Riga to Athens twice weekly.
Ryanair 737-8AS Jet Struck by Lightning Over Paphos
A Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS aircraft was hit by a lightning strike over Cypress airspace on Tuesday night according to news reports.
Aircompany Armenia Projects Profits by 2021
According to news from Aircompany Armenia, the airline still remains in the red but insists it will become financially successful in three years’ time.
Infare Launches Innovative Pricing Intelligence Tech
Infare, a global market leader in pricing intelligence, has launching Pharos, a cutting-edge business intelligence tool for airlines.
airBaltic Carries 18% More Passengers Through October of 2018
Latvia’s airBaltic’s passengers grew by 18% for the first ten months of 2018 according to a report from the airline. Overall, the airline carried some 3, 553 386 passengers across its network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, CIS, and the Middle East. In October 2018, 384,493 passengers or 21% more than last year traveled with airBaltic.
Lufthansa Launches Direct Thessaloniki-Frankfurt Flights
After 17 years, Lufthansa has launched a new direct non-stop service to Thessaloniki International Airport “Makedonia”, connecting the Greek northern city with Frankfurt.
AEGEAN Voted World’s 5th Best International Airlines
Greek carrier Aegean Airlines was voted fifth on the list of the 20 Best Airlines in the World (outside the US) for 2018
airBaltic carries 18% more passengers during first three quarters of 2018
Latvian airline airBaltic has announced having flown 18% more passengers during the first nine months of 2018 than in the same period last year.
Ryanair Adds Summer 2019 Routes As Crews Plan Strike
According to an announcement by Ryanair the budget airline is set to launch of two new routes connecting Greece with Italy for the Summer 2019 schedule. As of April 2019, the airline will connect Corfu with Bologna and Rhodes with Rome with twice-weekly flights. The news comes as the airline struggles with a crew strike on Friday.
Jet2 Announces Expanded Service from Stansted for 2019
Jet2 has announced adding an extra aircraft and putting another 100,000 seats on sale for Summer 19 from London Stansted. Citing strong demand and other upticks, the airline is offering a variety of value package holidays for customers in the South and South East of England. According to the airline, this latest expansion means that […]
Aeroflot Orders 100 More Superjets
Aeroflot has struck a deal covering a further 100 Sukhoi Superjet regional airliners, scheduled to join its fleet in between 2019 and 2026.
AEGEAN Announces Pilot Scholarships for 100 Greek Students
Greece’s national carrier Aegean Airliness (AEGEAN) announced on Tuesday, that it was granting scholarships to 100 Greek students seeking to become pilots with applications being accepted until September 7.
EasyJet to Recruit More Than 1,200 New Cabin Crew
EasyJet announced that it is to recruit more than 1200 new permanent and fixed term cabin crew positions, over half of which will be based in the UK. The carrier, which flies more than 300 aircraft on over 1000 routes in 33 countries, will offer its new cabin crew positions at some of easyJet’s largest […]