Ryanair: UK passengers face ‘unfair burden’ from carbon clampdown October 10, 2023 Passengers risk bearing the brunt of higher prices amid an “unfair” government clampdown on carbon emissions, Ryanair has warned.
The Notebook: Victoria Scholar on why holiday spirit isn’t enough to power airlines’ profits October 10, 2023 Where the City’s top thinkers get a few things off their chest. Today, Interactive Investor’s Victoria Scholar takes the pen. Holiday spirit not enough to power airlines’ profits Global airline capacity (number of seats offered multiplied by distance flown) is finally on track to restore its pre-pandemic levels, according to data from Circium, reported by [...]
‘Brand thieves’: Easyjet’s parent firm takes legal action against UK band Easy Life October 3, 2023 Easyjet’s parent company Easygroup is suing a Leicestershire band over the use of ‘easy’ in its name. The artist called Easy Life has said the airline’s biggest shareholder is taking legal action against it, with the aviation giant insisting it has chased numerous similar cases in the past. Easy Life is a five-member band formed [...]
Ryanair and Wizz Air numbers rubbish fears of travel slowdown October 3, 2023 Ryanair and Wizz Air reported strong passenger growth over September, despite fears in the industry of a slowdown in demand following this years' summer bonanza.
Ryanair boss O’Leary cuts flight due to Boeing plane delivery delays September 28, 2023 Ryanair announced it has cut its winter flight schedule due to delays in the delivery of new Boeing 737 planes. It will reduce the number of aircraft it planned to base at several airports across Europe, including East Midlands Airport and Dublin Airport. The airline said it was due to receive 27 new Boeing aircraft [...]
Gatwick Airport: 42 cancellations as thousands disrupted by air traffic control shortages September 15, 2023 Thousands of airline passengers have been impacted by cancelled, delayed or diverted flights due to a lack of air traffic control staff (ATC) at Gatwick airport. The airport confirmed a short notice staff absence in its ATC tower, managed by National Air Traffic Services (Nats), which meant 42 flights were cancelled or diverted while dozens [...]
Latest Boeing 737 MAX defect hit three quarters of fleet, says CFO September 7, 2023 The latest production snag at Boeing will hit nearly three quarters of its bestselling fleet of 737 MAX aircraft, its CFO has said.
Jet2 raises profit outlook despite £13m hit from air traffic control chaos September 7, 2023 Jet2 expects to exceed profit forecasts for the year ahead, despite a summer of disruption caused by last weeks’ air traffic control shutdown and rampant wildfires on the Greek Island of Rhodes. Annual pre-tax profits on a constant currency basis are expected to hit between £480m to £520m, after the months of July and August [...]
Easyjet boss questions whether NATs is ‘fit for purpose’ after air traffic control failure September 5, 2023 Easyjet’s chief executive has questioned whether Britain's National Air Traffic Services (NATs) is fit for purpose following the network-wide failure of the country's air traffic control systems last week.
The Notebook: Victoria Scholar on the economy, Ryanair, and Spoons September 5, 2023 Do you want the good news or the bad news first? I’ll start with the good.