UK leisure airline Jet2 is set to replace a large part of its Boeing fleet with Airbus aircraft. The carrier confirmed on August 31 that it has ordered 36 A321neo’s, with options and/or purchase rights for another 24. The order can be…
China’s Big Three airlines have all reported improved results for their first six months of 2021. While domestic traffic in China has recovered strongly, the situation remains fragile as new and often local cases of Covid-infections result in more restrictions.…
Readers know airline time isn’t free. As a passenger, you pay with your time when a flight is delayed, with scant hope of compensation. That Contract of Carriage was not written for the benefit of the traveler. What happens when…
Despite the devastating effects of COVID-19 resulting in depressing half-year results, Kenya Airways recorded improved performance to the same period last year. The disclosure was made on August 26 when the carrier released its financial results. The Group’s total revenue during…
We have shared the view before that, as a general rule, governments are better off staying out of the airlines business. There are exceptions, but they are few and these few airlines are run, largely, on a commercial basis. The…
Qantas expects to gradually resume international services to low-risk countries from December, it has announced on August 26. This is conditional on 80 percent of Australians being vaccinated by then. Qantas hopes on December restart of international services. The first…