In her New Year’s speech, Denmark’s Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, announced she wants to “make flying green”, with plans to make all domestic flights fossil fuel-free by as soon as [ … ]
Category: Airlines
EU agrees to reopen its borders to 14 more countries
The EU has now extended its ban on visitors from the United States and most other countries further, citing epidemiological factors for this decision. The US is currently the center [ … ]
Airbus to cut 15,000 jobs due to coronavirus pandemic
The aerospace giant Airbus says they will cut 15,000 jobs due to the coronavirus crisis. Airbus has more than 134,000 employees worldwide; representing a cut of more than 10% of [ … ]
Ryanair only carried 3% of its normal traffic in June
Ryanair has revealed their numbers for June, which shows the company’s traffic dropped by a whopping 97%. In June, the airline only carried around 400,000 passengers on approximately 2,800 scheduled [ … ]
Airlines predicted to lose $84 billion this year
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is predicting that airlines are set to lose a staggering $84 billion this year, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, which has cut the sector’s [ … ]
Boeing gets approval to start test flights of 737 MAX
The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has approved Boeing can start test flights of their troubled 737 MAX airplanes, for the airplane manufacturer to prove their 737 MAX airplanes are safe [ … ]
Ryanair will cancel most of its flights from March 24th
Ryanair has said most of its flights will be grounded from midnight on March 24th. The only exceptions to this will be flights required to maintain ‘essential connectivity’; most of [ … ]
EU proposes 30-day travel ban in Europe
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a temporary 30-day travel restriction to the EU. This is in an effort to contain the Coronavirus Pandemic, [ … ]
Scandinavian Airlines suspends its operations
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced they are suspending most of its operations as of March 16th, 2020, due to the on-going Coronavirus pandemic. Currently the airline is unable to provide [ … ]
Flybe collapsed: What are your options?
Europe’s largest regional airline, Flybe has gone into administration, leaving all flights grounded. Flybe has ceased trading “with immediate effect”, leaving thousands of passengers without a flight. Flybe’s fate was [ … ]