Category: Airlines

London (CNN Business)Global aviation is shutting down because of the coronavirus outbreak and travel restrictions designed to contain it, and many airlines will need government bailouts within weeks or face bankruptcy.Airlines across the world are grounding planes, laying off workers and scrambling to preserve cash as measures to contain the outbreak prompt flight bans and wipe out global travel demand.The three biggest global airline alliances, oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance, urged governments to “evaluate all possible means” to assist the industry. They represent more than 58 of the world’s leading carriers. Some European airlines have already…

Brexit has did not affect the number of bookings according to IAG’s CEO Willie Walsh. As the UK’s new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has pledged to take the United Kingdom out of the European Union on the 31st Of October, much uncertainty remains as to what will happen. Despite the uncertainty, Mr Walsh seems confident with his company’s ability to handle Brexit, whatever that may mean. The news comes at the same time Ryanair’s CEO is claiming that uncertainty surrounding Brexit has the potential to be damaging to his airline.…

Ryanair is like Marmite. Some people love it, and others hate it. However, did you know that Ryanair this week celebrated their 34th birthday? Simple Flying takes a look at the airline’s history from humble beginnings to a European empire. Humble beginnings Although Ryanair was founded in November 1984, it didn’t take its first flight until the 8th July 1985. The story of how the airline came to be named isn’t particularly exciting, as it simply stems from the name of airline’s founders, the Ryan family. Using a 15-seater Embraer Bandeirante, …

Since the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX series earlier this year, airlines that have relied heavily on the type have struggled to replace capacity, fulfill routes and even maintain a profit. As there is no end in sight for the Boeing 737 MAX problems, many airlines are facing troubling financial results well into next year. What are the details? According to various sources, many airlines have had to increase their losses estimate or issue profit warnings due to the Boeing 737 MAX groundings. These airlines are affected either by…

At the time of writing, 47 out of 56 Boeing 737MAX operators have grounded their MAX aircraft, following 2 crashes of brand new Boeing 737MAXs in less than 5 months interval. In total, 260 out of 387 MAX family (-8 and -9) aircraft in operation are grounded. The following operators are still flying Boeing 737 MAX 8s; American AirlinesThe US carrier has 24 737 MAX 8 aircraft in its fleet Southwest AirlinesThe US carrier has 34 of the aircraft in its fleet Norwegian AirlinesNorwegian has 18 737 MAX 8 aircraft…

Delta will take delivery of 87 (!!!) aircraft in 2018 24 A220s 32 A321s 4 A330-900neos 2 A350-900s 18 737-900ERs 7 CRJ900s

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Freebird Airlines Airbus A320 TC-FHB is flying to Malta at the moment with new registration 9H-FHB. According to some sources, Freebird Airlines has set up a new Airlines named “Freebird Airlines Europe” based in Malta. The airline will start operations next summer season.

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