Europe

In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, British Airways retiring its fleet of older, less efficient Boeing 747’s comes as no real surprise. In fact, to anybody with the slightest grasp of … [read more]

British Airways has confirmed that it is ‘proposing to retire’ its entire fleet of Boeing 747 with immediate effect. On Thursday evening, several journalists reported that the airline considers retiring the aircraft … [read more]

Swiss regional carrier Helvetic Airways has signed a commitment to convert an order for four Embraer E190-E2 jets to the larger E195-E2. The original order consisted of twelve E190-E2, with the option … [read more]

Virgin Atlantic’s future has been agreed with a private-sector bail-out worth £1.2 billion (US $1.51 billion). Along with most other airlines, Britain’s second largest carrier has been in financial difficulty for some … [read more]

Latvia-based AirBaltic and Iceland’s flag-carrier Icelandair have come to terms in a codeshare agreement. The establishment of the codeshare programme will be beneficial for both, the two parties say. AirBaltic customers will … [read more]

Lufthansa Group will cut the maximum number of accepted new aircraft deliveries in half until 2023. This was announced on Tuesday as part of a second package in its restructuring programme to … [read more]

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has announced that it will cut approximately 15,000 jobs in response to the Coronavirus crisis. “Airbus is facing the gravest crisis this industry has ever experienced,” said Airbus CEO … [read more]

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been banned from flying to most of Europe by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). This comes after a fatal crash in May that was caused by … [read more]