Our top five stories on Routes Weekly: WOW's Indian expansion; China to relax international regulations; strong half for easyJet; UAE and US deal; Ethiopian adds Manchester and more.
European low-cost giant easyJet has benefitted from the demise of Monarch and Air Berlin, with the airline’s capacity set to grow at a double-digit rate this summer.
Airlines need to be the ‘master of their own destiny’ to ensure they can continue to operate in a post-Brexit environment, according to Jochen Schnadt, the chief commercial officer for British regional airline bmi. His comments come as Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air has secured a UK air operator certificate to help safeguard flights once Britain leaves the EU.
Ahead of Routes Europe 2018 in Bilbao, Routesonline provides a snapshot of Spain’s leading international airlines and airports, as well as the most used aircraft types on international flights.
LaudaMotion, the new Austrian airline headed by Formula One champion Niki Lauda and backed by Ryanair, is to launch a Berlin Tegel base as competition in Germany’s capital intensifies.
With Lufthansa set to deploy five of its A380s at Munich this summer, Routesonline spoke to the airport’s vice president of traffic development Oliver Dersch to find out more about its success in 2017 and its future growth ambitions.
From big mergers to the emergence of next-generation airlines, ASM's Nigel Mayes makes five predictions on what might shake the aviation world in 2018.
Routesonline looks back at an eventful second half of 2017 which included the 23rd World Routes taking place in Barcelona, the failures of Monarch and Air Berlin, and Airbus' A380 celebrating a decade of commercial flight.
EasyJet has secured the green light to take over part of failed Air Berlin’s operations at Berlin Tegel airport after the European Commission ruled it would not adversely affect competition in the EU.
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has applied for slots to base nine aircraft at Berlin Tegel, a move which would double its number of planes in Germany’s capital city.
The strong are getting stronger and the weak are getting weaker, according to outgoing easyJet chief executive Carolyn McCall, who said the collapse of several rival airlines has boosted growth at the low-cost carrier.
Low-cost carrier easyJet has revealed the identity of its next chief executive but – despite the airline’s strong performance in recent years – the new man at the helm may not be in for an easy ride.
British low-cost carrier easyJet has agreed to acquire parts of Air Berlin for €40m on the same day as the insolvent German airline operated its final flight.
