LEVEL

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Level, the low-cost, long-haul brand owned by International Airlines Group (IAG), has secured its own AOC as it prepares to add a seventh aircraft to its fleet.

International Airlines Group says it has signed a new 10-year sustainable aviation fuel purchase agreement with e-SAF producer Infinium.

After abandoning its planned Air Europa acquisition, IAG says it will continue developing its smaller Spanish long-haul brand Level.

Management changes at three of IAG's Spanish airlines come as the group continued its fast recovery of profits, which exceeded pre-pandemic levels in 2023.

"We are going to revamp [LEVEL], developing the AOC to operate long-haul flights the way we announced when we launched the company,” IAG CEO Luis Gallego said.

Airbus has begun de-risking work to develop a second-generation Multi-Role Tanker Transport version based on its A330neo.

Spanish long-haul carrier LEVEL will add a sixth Airbus A330-200 to its fleet next summer and make Miami the fifth destination it serves in the U.S.

Strong demand across the network fueled the a €1 billion quarterly profit, with Spanish airlines in particular outperforming, IAG said.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Alongside BA’s latest transatlantic plans for summer 2022, Atlantic Joint Business partners American Airlines, Finnair, Iberia and LEVEL are also increasing connectivity between the US and Europe.

The partnership is designed to strengthen US connectivity from Barcelona.

Vueling Global will allow travelers to book complex, connecting itineraries.

International Airlines Group CEO Willie Walsh believes passenger traffic won't return to 2019 levels until at least 2023.

As 2019 draws to a close, Routesonline revisits some of the biggest stories making the headlines. Part one of our review looks at the first six months of the year, featuring Thai Lion Air, Air Transat, airBaltic, Qantas, Jet Airways and more.

This week: Alitalia is to resume service to San Francisco; Aeroflot plans Osaka return; and LEVEL is to launch its sixth destination from Paris.

This week: New CEO at LEVEL; AirAsia X firms Airbus order; Cathay chairman to depart; Virgin Atlantic and GOL codeshare deal and more.

This week: LEVEL bets on new Vegas route; LATAM Airlines adds Chile - Brazil service; and American Airlines set for second connection to Guyana.

The Routes Americas 2019 speaker and panellist line-up has now been confirmed ahead of the event which will take place 12-14 February in Quebec City, Canada.

In the second part of our interview with Vincent Hodder, the chief executive of LEVEL, he discusses the low-cost carrier’s existing network and route development strategy

The first chief executive of LEVEL, International Airlines Group’s low-cost brand, exclusively reveals to Routesonline how he plans to shape the airline so it is ready to aggressively expand from 2020 onwards. In the first part of a wide-ranging interview, Vincent Hodder discusses his time at the helm of the carrier so far and why it soon has a big decision to make on the type of aircraft that will form the backbone of its future fleet.

This week: Hainan Airlines expands European network; LEVEL increases competition from Barcelona; and Alitalia adds first new US route since 2010.

Vienna Airport lost its second-largest customer a year ago when Air Berlin collapsed, but has since experienced a surge in traffic. Joint CEO and COO Julian Jäger tells Routesonline about the airport's new-found status as a battleground for low-cost carriers.

This week: LEVEL hires first CEO; JetBlue to cut Q4 capacity; BA to resume Pittsburgh; Alitalia excluded from transatlantic JV; and air traffic strikes hit Wizz’s profits.