04

Feb

EU flags concern over Austrian minimum airfare plan

BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The EU has raised concerns over Austrian plans to set a minimum airfare, a spokesman said, weighing in on an environmental policy debate that pits…

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01

Feb

Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss to cut Geneva flights further to “absolute minimum”

ZURICH, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss International is reducing its Geneva flight operations further to an "absolute minimum", citing coronavirus travel restrictions, the company said on Monday. The…

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01

Feb

Ryanair forecasts record annual loss as COVID-19 ‘wreaks havoc’

DUBLIN, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Ryanair expects to lose close to 1 billion euros in its current financial year, by far its worst ever performance, but Europe's largest low-cost carrier…

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28

Jan

Wizz Air presses crisis advantage as easyJet pulls back

LONDON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Wizz Air vowed to use the coronavirus crisis to win market share from rivals including easyJet, as the no-frills airlines both posted sharp falls in quarterly revenue. As most carriers cut fleets…

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27

Jan

Europe lifts flight safety ban on Boeing 737 MAX jet

Jan 27 (Reuters) - European regulators on Wednesday lifted a 22-month ban on flights of the Boeing 737 MAX after a design and pilot training overhaul in the wake of…

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27

Jan

Air France and Airbus face Paris trial call over deadly crash – source

PARIS (Reuters) - The Paris public prosecutor has requested that Air France and Airbus stand trial on charges of manslaughter over the 2009 crash of flight AF447 from Rio de…

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25

Jan

Flydubai Says Catania And Naples, Salzburg And Malta Will Be Joining Its European Network

Jan 25 (Reuters) - FLYDUBAI - Flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, today announced that Catania and Naples in Italy, Salzburg in Austria and Malta will be joining its European network from…

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24

Jan

About 500 Airbus staff under quarantine after Hamburg COVID-19 outbreak

BERLIN, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Airbus said on Sunday about 500 of its staff had gone into quarantine after 21 workers at its aircraft factory in Hamburg tested positive for…

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19

Jan

Canada to lift Boeing 737 MAX flight ban on January 20

Canada said on Monday it will lift a near two year flight ban on Boeing Co's 737 MAX on Jan. 20, joining other countries like the United States that have brought the aircraft back following two fatal crashes involving the model. Regulator…

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19

Jan

First MaltaAir Boeing 737 Max spotted in Washington

A Twitter account specialising in the airline industry, has revealed the first images from Washington of the first painted winglets bound for a Malta Air Boeing 737 MAX aircraft have…

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14

Jan

Norwegian Air to end transatlantic flights, seeks state help

OSLO, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Norwegian Air, which challenged British Airways and other long-established rivals by launching transatlantic flights, said on Thursday it will end those services, causing 2,000 job…

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13

Jan

Airline traffic and bookings stall despite vaccine promise

PARIS, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Airlines face a challenging wait for COVID-19 vaccines to end travel lockdowns, global industry body IATA said, as a recovery in traffic stalls and bookings…

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12

Jan

Indonesia says crashed Sriwijaya Air jet had passed airworthiness check

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's transport ministry said on Tuesday a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea three days ago had passed an airworthiness inspection last month, as a…

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09

Jan

EasyJet signs new five-year term loan facility

Jan 8 (Reuters) - UK airline EasyJet announced a new five-year term loan facility of $1.87 billion (c.£1.4 billion) on Friday, which will be secured on aircraft upon drawing. "This…

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04

Jan

Aviation reinsurance rates rise by up to 250% – report

Aviation reinsurance rates rose by up to 250% at the key Jan. 1 renewal date, broker Willis Re said in a report on Monday, with the market still reeling from…

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28

Dec

German pilot makes point with syringe in the sky

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German pilot Samy Kramer has traced a giant syringe in the sky, flying 200 kilometers to remind people about the start of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in…

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26

Dec

Montenegro Airlines to cease operations

Simple Flying - Montenegro Airlines will be shut down, the government of Montenegro announced in a press conference today. The government of Montenegro intends to create a new carrier which…

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26

Dec

EU clears 650 million euros to support Polish airline LOT

BRUSSELS, Dec 22 (Reuters) - EU regulators approved on Tuesday two state aid measures worth a total of 650 million euros ($795.6 million) for Poland's national carrier LOT to help…

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20

Dec

Boeing ‘inappropriately coached’ pilots in 737 MAX testing -U.S. Senate report

WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Boeing officials "inappropriately coached" test pilots during recertification efforts after two fatal 737 MAX crashes killed 346 people, according to a lengthy congressional report released…

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11

Dec

Lufthansa to lay off 1,000 pilots in Q2 if no wage deal reached – CEO

BERLIN, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Lufthansa will have to lay off 1,000 pilots in the second quarter if it cannot seal a wage agreement with unions, Chief Executive Carsten Spohr…

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08

Dec

Airbus says delivered 64 aircraft in November

PARIS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Airbus delivered 64 aircraft in October, bringing the total so far this year to 477, the planemaker said on Monday. Deliveries included 7 wide-body A350…

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07

Dec

Paris Airshow cancelled in blow to aerospace recovery

PARIS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - The Paris Airshow has been cancelled for the first time since World War Two, raising questions about the speed of the aerospace industry's recovery from…

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07

Dec

IAG rejects Ryanair prediction for post-Brexit British Airways

PARIS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Airline group IAG is confident of meeting all EU regulations relating to its ownership British Airways, it said on Monday after the CEO of rival…

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27

Nov

Japan’s ANA to raise $3.2 bln in shares to weather pandemic, pay for planes

Japan's biggest airline ANA Holdings said on Friday it will issue new shares to raise 332 billion yen ($3.2 billion) to pay for Boeing 787 jets it has ordered and…

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22

Nov

European regulator to lift Boeing 737 MAX grounding in January

Europe is set to lift its flight ban on the Boeing 737 MAX passenger jetliner in January after U.S. regulators last week ended a 20-month grounding triggered by two fatal…

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10

Nov

Etihad warns pilots of immediate job cuts as pandemic crisis continues

Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways has warned pilots of immediate compulsory layoffs this week as demand for air travel fails to recover as quickly as expected from the coronavirus crisis. The…

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09

Nov

Berliners salute Cold-War gateway airport

Berlin’s venerable Tegel airport hosted its final flight on Sunday, a Paris-bound Air France plane that left to cheers and a fountain salute from the terminal’s fire engines. First opened…

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06

Nov

Furlough scheme for 6,800 Alitalia workers extended to Sept. 2021

Alitalia has reached an agreement with trade unions to extend to September 2021 an extraordinary furlough scheme for 6,828 workers, a document seen by Reuters showed on Friday. Rome is…

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03

Nov

Spain approves 475 million euro aid package for Air Europa

The Spanish government approved on Tuesday a 475 million euro (427.9 million pounds) aid package for Air Europa, making the airline the first major Spanish company to tap into funds…

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31

Oct

KLM pilots reject Dutch govt’s wage freeze demand

The pilots' union of KLM, the Dutch arm of Air France, on Saturday declined to accept a wage freeze through to 2025, potentially endangering efforts to secure the company's future…

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12

Oct

British Airways CEO resigns

Anglo-Spanish multinational airline holding company International Airlines Group (IAG) today announced the resignation of British Airways CEO Alex Cruz Luis Gallego, who took over as CEO of IAG last month,…

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03

Oct

Bomb threat on Amsterdam bound KLM flight from Bucharest

KLM flight KL1376 from Bucharest to Amsterdam was evacuated before departure on Saturday after a bomb threat, a spokeswoman for the Dutch airline said. All passengers and crew left the…

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29

Sep

Egypt to guarantee financing to Egypt Air

Egypt's finance ministry will guarantee long-term financing of 3 billion Egyptian pounds ($191 million) from the central bank for national carrier EgyptAir, according to a law issued by the presidency,…

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27

Sep

Qatar Airways relied on government’s lifeline for survival

Qatar Airways received a 7.3 billion riyal ($1.95 billion)lifeline from the government of Qatar after losing 7 billion riyals in the year to March 31, the state-owned carrier disclosed on…

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13

Sep

Saudi Arabia to partially lift international flight suspension

Saudi Arabia will partially lift its suspension of international flights as of Sept. 15 to allow "exceptional categories" of citizens and residents to travel, the state news agency SPA said…

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30

Aug

Wizz Air to reduce sharply its flights as of September 7th

Wizz Air will sharply reduce weekly flights to and from Hungary from Sept. 7, the airline said, after the government announced it would ban the entry of foreigners to try…

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18

Aug

Qatar Airways issued over $1.2 billion in refunds

Qatar Airways has issued over $1.2 billion in refunds to almost 600,000 passengers since March, the state-owned carrier said on Tuesday. Aviation has been one of the industries worst hit…

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18

Aug

Airlines and airports to push for compulsory testing

Airlines and airports will ask a UN-led task force meeting on Tuesday to recommend countries accept a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours of travel as an alternative to quarantines…

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29

Jul

Global air traffic will not return to pre-coronavirus level until at least 2024

Global air traffic will not return to pre-coronavirus levels until at least 2024, a year later than previously anticipated, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Tuesday. One of…

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14

Jul

EU approves KLM’s bailout by Dutch government

The European Commission said it had approved the 3.4 billion euros ($3.85 billion) bailout package promised by the Dutch government to airline KLM last month. After months of wrangling with…

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14

Jul

Ryanair drastically reduces flights due ‘unrecoverable’ damage by quarantine imposed in Ireland

Ryanair on Tuesday announced it was cutting 1,000 flights serving its home Irish market in August and September, citing a 14-day quarantine it said was doing "unrecoverable damage" to the…

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27

Jun

Boeing 737 MAx testing certification expected to take place next week

A key step in the return to service of the grounded Boeing 737 MAX could take place as soon as early next week, two people briefed on the matter said…

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25

Jun

European airlines face longer haul to recovery

by Laurence Frost Editing by Mark Potter   A patchwork of national restrictions and a reluctance among travellers to cross borders mean European airlines face a bumpier return to the…

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19

Jun

Air maintenance firms, manufacturers plan for $60 billion in lost sales

Maintenance firms and spare parts producers who keep airplanes running are bracing for a decline of up to 75% in sales this year - and more pain to follow -…

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16

Jun

Milan-Linate excluded from list of 25 airports re-opening in Italy

Italian transport authorities have announced the re-opening of 25 airports around the country but Milan's Linate airport will remain closed at least for another month. Paola de Micheli, Transport Minister,…

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12

Jun

Ryanair sees up to 300 mln euro loss in this fiscal year

Ryanair is likely to book a net loss of 200 million euros to 300 million euros ($226 million-$339 million) in the fiscal year ending on March 31 2021, Chief Executive…

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07

Jun

Ryanair, easyJet and British Airways protest with British government against ‘unjustified and disproportionate’ quarantine rules

Three airlines have written to the British government in protest at its "wholly unjustified and disproportionate" quarantine rules for most international arrivals from Monday, a copy of the letter seen…

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07

Jun

British Airways threatens to fire pilots

British Airways is battling its pilot union that’s pushing back on further job cuts as the carrier initiates the legal process to block the U.K.’s 14-day self-isolation plan for arrivals…

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07

Jun

Malta’s Airline Pilots Association accuses Air Malta of using CoVid-19 as a pretext to change pilots’ conditions – UPDATED

The Airline Pilot Association (ALPA) on Saturday expressed surprise at the decision taken by Air Malta to make 69 pilots redundant, saying the Covid-19 pandemic was used as a pretext…

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06

Jun

AirMalta makes 69 pilots redundant

Airmalta has taken the decision to make a number of pilots redundant after ALPA demands a €73 million retirement buyout. Airmalta conducted numerous lengthy meetings with the Pilots’ union in…

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30

May

Ryanair’s subsidiary Malta Air to make a group of cabin crew and pilots redundant

A group of around 60 cabin crew and pilots who work for Ryanair subsidiary Malta Air will be made redundant in a month, as part of cost-cutting efforts in the…

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30

May

Lufthansa’s board accepts demands from EC in exchange of €9 billion bailout

Lufthansa's management board accepted a more favourable set of demands made by the European Commission in exchange for approval of a 9 billion euro ($10 billion) government bailout, the carrier…

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30

May

Wizz Air adds new flights between Britain and Spain, to open base in Italy

Hungary's Wizz Air is adding new flights between Britain and Spain and opening a base in Italy as it sees opportunities arising from the coronavirus crisis which is forcing competitors…

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26

May

Ryanair challenges Germany’s rescue of Lufthansa

Ryanair challenged Germany's 9 billion euro rescue package for Lufthansa saying it distorted competition. This challenge came at the same time that the German carrier moved towards finalising the deal…

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25

May

German government and Lufthansa agree on 9 billion euro bailout preliminary deal

The German government and Lufthansa, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, have reached a preliminary deal on a 9 billion euro ($9.8 billion) bailout. The airline has…

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24

May

Pakistan airliner flight data recorder retrieved

The flight data recorder from the Pakistani airliner that crashed into a residential neighbourhood of Karachi has been found, an official said on Saturday, as the death toll rose to…

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21

May

Lufthansa in advanced talks for state rescue deal worth about $10 billion

Airline Lufthansa said on Thursday it is in advanced talks with the German government’s economic stabilisation fund over a rescue deal worth up to 9 billion euros (8 billion pounds),…

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