Low cost carrier British carrier easyJet saw its shares rise by 6% today as the company capitalised on an increase in business and summer travel. The success has meant easyJet has halved the losses it made in the first half of the year. The carrier is also offering business travellers more ...

UK & Europe, May 15, 2013

Turkish Airlines has finalised a major order with Boeing that will see it add at least 70 more aircraft to its fleet. The carrier has placed firm orders for 20 B737-800 aircraft, as well as 50 of the new fuel-efficient B737 MAX. These comprise 40 B737 MAX 8s and 10 larger ...

UK & Europe, May 15, 2013

London’s two main airports, Heathrow and Gatwick, have released their most recent statistics revealing how the two hubs have been performing. Heathrow saw around 5.8 million passengers in April which represents a 0.7% decrease year-on-year (y-o-y). Gatwick on the other hand witnessed a 0.4% increase, with numbers hitting 2.73 million from ...

UK & Europe, May 13, 2013

IAG, which operates British Airways and Iberia, saw its losses widen in the first quarter of 2013, as exchange rates and restructuring costs hit the group. The Anglo-Spanish company posted a net loss of EUR630 million (US$820m) for the January-March 2013 period - significantly worse than the EUR129m loss it registered ...

UK & Europe, May 11, 2013

Aer Lingus Regional flew its new ATR aircraft from Dublin to London Southend Airport this week after with hopes to boost the service in the coming months. The service, operated by Aer Arann, is due to fly a record 5,600 people this month, a year after it was launched. Throughout those ...

UK & Europe, May 10, 2013

Ryanair is to ramp up its advertising with other travel companies and partners through a new partnership with data-driven marketing firm Adara. Under the deal, the low-cost carrier will be able to use data from searches and spend to better promote particular services or hotels. For example, if you had searched for ...

UK & Europe, May 9, 2013

Regional airline Flybe has this week started a service between Glasgow International Airport and Shannon, the first connection between the two airports since 2010. There will be three return flights per week and one-way fares are available from £39.99 including taxes and charges. The Wednesday and Thursday routes are scheduled to ...

Uncategorized, May 6, 2013

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) moved ahead with its New Distribution Capability (NDC) programme last week by confirming its XML license. The association has assigned its Open AXIS license to the Airline Tariff Publishing Company (ATPCO), which will allow the system to distribute fares through XML feeds and was seen ...

UK & Europe, May 5, 2013