European OEM Airbus has delivered 63 aircraft to 35 customers globally during June 2025 showing strong performance at the midpoint of the year. As is typical, the bulk of the deliveries were of single-aisle airliners including 20 A320neo and 23 A321neo to customers including British Airways, Delta Airlines and Wizz [read more]
In a significant ruling for employment rights, the Court of Appeal has upheld a key judgement that a Ryanair pilot, engaged via an aviation employment agency, was in fact a ‘worker’ and not a self-employed contractor as previously claimed. The decision is expected to have widespread implications for employment practices [read more]
Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines has launched its new direct flight between Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) and Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen International Airport in Türkiye. The three-times-per-week service took off for the first time today and will operate on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays. Istanbul is growing in popularity with tourists as a [read more]
Dublin-based aircraft leasing and finance company Avolon has reported a strong set of financial and operational results for the second quarter (Q2) of the year, underlining its position as a global leader in the aviation leasing sector. Over the course of Q2, Avolon secured lease agreements for 28 new aircraft, [read more]
Malaysia Aviation Group, which owns Malaysia Airlines, has placed a form order for 20 more Airbus A330-900 widebody airliners with European OEM Airbus. The order doubles the groups original order of which four have been delivered bringing the total backlog of the type for Malaysia Airlines to 36 as part [read more]
Latest figures from Brazilian OEM Embraer show that it delivered 61 aircraft in Quarter Two (Q2) of 2025 marking a 30% increase on the same period last year. The biggest increase came in Embraer’s executive aviation range where it delivered 38 aircraft compared to 27 in Q2 2024. This included [read more]
The UK’s leading regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) is celebrating carrying almost 7.5 million passengers by offering passenger’s free fare upgrades to its premium Fly Flex ticket. Loganair has carried almost 7.5 million passengers since 2017 which is when started operating as a fully independent airline under its own brand with [read more]
Scandinavian Air Systems (SAS) has placed an order for 55 Embraer E195-E2 aircraft in what is the largest direct OEM order for the airline since 1996. The aircraft will form part of SAS’s fleet renewal program and will be used on their regional network across Scandinavia. “This is a defining [read more]
The airline of the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group, Skybus, has entered into a contract to provide two DeHavilland DHC6-300 Twin Otter aircraft to Guernsey based Aurigny Air Services for flights from Alderney Skybus will be adding two additional DH6-300 Twin Otters to its fleet in order to service the [read more]
Turkish Airlines has announced it will launch direct flights between London Stansted (STN/EGSS) and iGA Istanbul Airport form March next year boosting the connections to the Turkish gateway city to three London Airports. Türkiye’s flag carrier airline will fly direct between Stansted and Istanbul up to 14 times per week [read more]
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