Airline company Malaysia Airlines acquires from European company Airbus 20 airplanes A330neo – says the Airbus message published on the web-site on August 15th. “Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), parent company of Malaysia Airlines, has selected the A330neo for the carrier’s widebody fleet renewal programme, – the message says. – The initial agreements cover the acquisition of 20 A330-900 aircraft”. Airbus message says that Memorandum of…
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Let’s remind that from the beginning of summer already took place several strikes. One strike after another from the end of June and during major part of July caused serious cancellations and delays on operational bases of Ryanair in Spain specially in Barcelona airport El Pratt and in Palma de Mallorca. But airline company failed to sign collective employment agreement about salary increase and improvement…
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Irish low-cost airline company Ryanair will not offer flights for the cheapest tariffs in amount of 1 and 10 euro anymore. This was announced by chief executive director of the air carrier Michael O’Leary in the air of broadcasting corporation BBC. “There are no doubts that our tickets for 1, 0.99 euro and even for 9.99 euro were the cheapest on the market. I think…
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As result of the JetBlue and Spirit Airlines transaction airline company Frontier remained alone. American hybrid airline company JetBlue Airways achieved success in conclusion of transaction on acquisition of ultra-low-cost airline company Spirit Airlines for 3.58 billion USD. As result of mergence if it will be approved by American regulatory authorities will appear fifth biggest air carrier in USA that will make 1.7 thousand flights…
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As result the fifth biggest air carrier of USA will be created. American airline company JetBlue Airways Corp signed agreement for Spirit Airlines Inc. acquisition for $3.8 billion. Spirit Airlines stockholders will receive $33.5 for stock, common release of the carriers says. Parties expect transaction completion not later than first half of the year of 2024. Agreement is subject to approval by regulatory authorities. In…
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U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Commerce insist on it. USA asked Argentine authorities to arrest transport airplane Boeing 747-300M that, according to their data, was passed by Iranian airline company to Venezuelan colleagues in violation of American export control norms. According to investigation file, the airplane that belonged to Iranian Mahan Air passed under the control of Venezuelan EMTRASUR that, in turn…
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Airline company from United Arab Emirates (UAE) Etihad Airways announced that its profit for the first half of 2022 made record $296 million, informs local agency BAM with the reference to company’s data. According to the data of the agency income of the air carrier for the first six months increased by three times and reached $1.25 billion while in 2021 this index was almost…
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Defects of composite covering of A350 body in fact looks worryingly but Airbus considers that they are not structural and do not influence flying safety. European aviation company Airbus cancelled all deliveries of passenger airplanes A350 scheduled under the contract for airline company Qatar Airways. This was informed by Reuters agency with the reference to the sources. No official comments from Airbus followed. European aviation…
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Third biggest Airlines Group in Europe International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) part of which make British Airways and Iberia in the first half of year 2022 reduced net loss against income growth, however informed that it expects increase of net debt to the end of the year. As company’s press release informs net loss made 654 million euro against 2.05 billion euro in 2021. Before…
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When to expect first flights of Air Sphinx? Egypt low-cost airline company Air Sphinx that is being created on the base of Egypt Air is already on “high preparation stage” to the beginning of the first flight program. This was told by minister of of Civil Aviation of Egypt Muhammad Manar Enabah. According to his words first flights Air sphinx start in October of the…
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