Aegean Airlines has completed the acquisition of Olympic Air. The airline acquires 100% of Olympic in a deal worth €72 million. The Greek airline company has already paid 20 million euros during the s...
AWAS has delivered on lease to Thai Airways, the first of nine new A320 aircraft from its order pipeline. Thai Airways will use this new passenger aircraft to expand their successful regional subsidia...
GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) has delivered the first of eight new leased Airbus A321-200 aircraft to EVA Air. All eight aircraft come from GECAS’ existing order book with Airbus. GECAS...
The UILT, Alitalia's main pilots' union, has stated that it will strike for four hours on October 29 to put pressure on management to disclose details on how they intend to save the airline. Until the...
German company MHS Aviation has taken a 40% in Swiss regional carrier SkyWork Airlines. The cash injection means the airline, which had completed a management buyout in April, will continue to operate...
Vicky Hartley has joined Boeing Capital Corp. (BCC) as its new London-based senior director serving the manufacturer’s Europe-based airline, financing and leasing customers. Hartley most recently had ...
Lufthansa Group has increased its adjusted operating result by 47% in the first nine months of 2013. Excluding restructuring costs in connection with the Score program (€168m) and project costs for pr...
Thomas Cook Group Airlines has appointed a new finance director and chief commercial officer for Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium. Ulrich Johannwille will add the newly created position of finance directo...
During a trade visit to China, UK Chancellor George Osborne has announced that visa applications for Chinese visitors entering the UK will be simplified. George Osborne said: "We are two great trading...
Aer Lingus is suing the Irish government for more than €61 million over the air travel tax, which it claims is contrary to EU law. The tax was introduced by the 2008 Finance Act, which introduced a €2...
The second A350 XWB to fly, MSN3, has just landed back at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport France, shortly after 14:30 hours local time, after successfully completing its first flight that lasted approximatel...
FLY Leasing has taken delivery of a new 787-8 aircraft. The aircraft was acquired through a purchase and leaseback agreement with LATAM previously announced in July. The purchase was financed with fun...
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