easyJet adds six new routes from Edinburgh
easyJet (UK) (London-Luton) has announced six new routes from Edinburgh which will result in the creation of around 160 new jobs along with an estimated 500 indirect jobs in Scotland. The low-fare...
View ArticleAirAsia drops all plans to acquire Batavia Air
AirAsia (AirAsia.com) (Malaysia) (Kuala Lumpur) has dropped all plans to acquire Batavia Air (Jakarta) because it creates too many risks for the fast-growing low-fare airline according to this report...
View ArticleVueling Airlines to add 28 new routes from Barcelona next summer
Vueling Airlines (Barcelona) is again increasing its route network at its home airport next summer. The low-fare airline issued the following statement: Vueling in 2013 will for the fourth consecutive...
View ArticleThe first Airbus A319 for Allegiant Air is painted, net income of $16.9...
Allegiant Air‘s (Las Vegas) first Airbus A319 has been painted at Southend awaiting delivery. In other news, the low-fare airline has cancelled all plans to operate Monterey-Honolulu service...
View ArticleEasyJet to go to allocated seating tomorrow
EasyJet (UK) (London-Luton) is shifting away from its open seating policy copied from pioner LCC Southwest Airlines (Dallas). Instead the low-fare airline will change to allocated seating starting...
View ArticleVietJetAir launches new routes as it gets ready to celebrate its first...
VietJetAir (VietjetAir.com) (Ho Chi Minh City) on December 15 launched its ninth domestic route linking Ho Chi Minh City with Vietnam’s the paradise island of Phu Quoc. The carrier will also be the...
View ArticleRyanair announces its 55th base at Chania, Greece
Ryanair (Dublin) has announced it will open its first Greek base and the 55th base in total at Chania in April 2013 with one based aircraft. The ultra low-fare airline unveiled 11 new routes (26 in...
View ArticleFounder Stelios Haji-Ioannou and his family reduce their share of easyJet to 37%
EasyJet’s (easyJet.com) (London-Luton) founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou has sold a portion of his shares in the airline and reduced his family’s holding to just 37 percent of the total shares. The sale...
View ArticleSpirit Airlines starts New Orleans-Dallas/Fort Worth service
Spirit Airlines (Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood) yesterday (January 25) started operating nonstop service between New Orleans and Dallas/Fort Worth. Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems. The “Spirit of Las Vegas”...
View ArticleWSJ: Allegiant Air: The Tardy, Gas-Guzzling, Most Profitable Airline in America
Allegiant Air (Las Vegas) is under the financial analysis of the Wall Street Journal in a special detailed article by Jack Nicas that explores why this fast-growing airline is the most profitable...
View ArticleFlying on Norwegian’s first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on a “Dreamtour”
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) is currently operating the pictured Boeing 787-8 EI-LNA (msn 35304) (above) (Antony J. Best) on European routes before it enters its long-haul service...
View ArticleRyanair launches aircraft advertising
Ryanair (Dublin) under the file “It was bound to happen”, has announced it will now sell advertising space on its 303 Boeing 737-800s. Although not a full logojet, a space by the nose and three other...
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