Europe

The British pilots association, which represents Ryanair pilots in the UK, has accused the airline of using the threat of base closures to bully its staff.

As part of its growth strategy, Helsinki-based Finnair will open a new route for the winter 2019/2020 season to Sapporo, Japan.

The Boeing 777F freighter aircraft will be leased from Boeing and operated by cargo specialist AeroLogic at Leipzig/Halle Airport.

Vienna-based Austrian Airlines has managed the turnaround after a tough restructuring period and now operates profitably.

LOT Polish Airlines, Poland’s flag carrier will launch a new non-stop service between Warsaw and New Delhi, starting 17 September 2019.

Swiss International Air Lines will operate five new intra-European routes this summer to Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal.

ATR and Aurigny confirmed the acquisition of three ATR 72-600 aircraft, following approval from the States of Guernsey and after the initial signature of a Letter of Intention at the Farnborough Airshow, in July 2018. The first aircraft will be delivered in August 2019 and all three will be equipped with the new ClearVision Enhanced … Read more

The new aircraft allocation comes as a result of the successful tender that Wizz Air was awarded with in January 2019.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and flag carrier of the Faroe Islands, Atlantic Airways, announced that they have signed a codeshare agreement.

Flybe will continue to serve customers and communities across the UK and Ireland. In due course, Flybe will be rebranded to Virgin Atlantic.