AirlinesRyanair welcomes EU Court ruling on Condor state aid Ryanair today welcomed the EU General Court’s annulment of the European Commission’s approval of State aid by Germany to Condor. In April 2020, the German government granted a €550m loan to Condor, which had already benefited from a €380m rescue loan from Germany in 2019 following the bankruptcy of its parent company, Thomas Cook.
LinkeasyJet opens a new seasonal base in Malaga Ahead of the summer season, easyJet on June 8 inaugurated its new seasonal base at Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport, which will allow the carrier to better respond to an increase in demand due to different European countries progressively re-opening for tourism. The new base, operational since June 1, adds to those that easyJet already has in Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca and consolidates the company’s presence in Spain, an ever-growing market for the airline.
LinkFinnair reports a slight uptick in passenger traffic in May In May, Finnair carried 82,800 passengers, which was 210.4% more than in May 2020. The COVID-19 impact was clearly visible already then as Finnair operated only a minimum network due to strict and extensive travel restrictions. The number of passengers in May 2021 was 2.3% more than in April 2021 (month-on-month figures are not fully comparable as there is one day less in April compared to May).
LinkSouthwest exercises 34 options for the new Boeing 737-7 MAX 7s Southwest Airlines has announced it will exercise 34 options into firm orders for the Boeing 737-7 MAX 7. This brings the firm total to 234 aircraft.
In addition, Southwest also has 149 Boeing 737-8 MAX 8 on order through 2031.
The company will use the new aircraft to retire older 737s.
LinkGol to acquire regional carrier MAP Linhas Aéreos GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire MAP Transportes Aéreos Ltda. (MAP Linhas Aéreos), a Brazilian domestic airline with flight routes to regional destinations and São Paulo’s Congonhas Airport.
The acquisition reflects the Company’s on-going commitment to expanding the demand for passenger air transportation in Brazil and what its Management perceives to be an unparalleled market opportunity for rational consolidation in the Brazilian aviation market, as the country’s economy recovers from Covid-19.
LinkRyanair to double its presence in Rome Fiumicino this summer Ryanair has announced the addition of three based Boeing 737-800 aircraft, six new routes and over 65 flights every week from Rome Fiumicino to a host of domestic and international destinations.
Ryanair remains committed to delivering connectivity to Rome and expects its Summer ’21 schedule, including 78 routes from both Rome airports in total and over 470 departing flights per week.
LinkPakistan International Airlines eyes aircraft fleet revamp The government-owned Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plans to gradually revamp its aging aircraft fleet by inducting non-specified narrow-body planes as well as returning twin-turboprops ATR-72, which had been previously acquired by the air carrier under a lease agreement.
Speaking in a live session held on the official Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) social media page on June 8, 2021, Chief Executive Officer Arshad Malik hinted that the air carrier planned to implement its new business plan during the next three months.
LinkAirAsia’s logistic arm to launch first dedicated freighter in Q3 Malaysian based low-cost carrier AirAsia is set to operate its first dedicated cargo aircraft through its logistics arm Teleport. The airline has announced that a fleet of a dedicated Boeing 737-800F and two converted AirAsia Airbus A320 passenger-to-freighter aircraft will launch operations from Teleport’s hub in Bangkok in Q3 2021.
The fleet route network will operate to and from Teleport’s long-haul markets, mainly between China, India, and Southeast Asia.
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