UPDATED STORY – For months, and even as recently as last Monday, Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has been ranting against the €30 billion of state aid that has been granted by European governments to their troubled legacy airlines. But now,…
Singapore Airlines counts on a “measured expansion” of its passenger network but will take a nimble and flexible approach to meet market demand as it hopes to exit the Covid-crisis. It will benefit from the ongoing transformation program and the…
Singapore Airlines said in a statement that the launch of the travel bubble between Singapore and Hong Kong has been deferred indefinitely, with a new start date to be advised by both governments. Singapore Minister for Transport, S Iswaran, met…
LATAM will expand its cargo fleet to 21 aircraft. The South American company plans to grow its cargo division by ten Boeing 767s in 2023, a 90 percent increase, it said in a statement on May 18. It is not…
Exploiting the ‘Open Skies’ pact between Nigeria and the United States, United Airlines may have concluded plans to return to Nigeria nearly five years after it ceased direct flights from Houston, Texas to Lagos. The carrier has not hidden its…
Ryanair expects to break even in FY22 or at least generate only a small loss. Good forward bookings are an indication that recovery of air travel in Europe is on its way. However, it will be essential that eighty percent…