Norse Atlantic Airways has announced the start of sales on its soon-to-be-launched Caribbean routes between London Gatwick to Barbados, Kingston and Montego Bay. Flights to Barbados will operate daily from 29th October 2023, with Kingston to operate three times a week...
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Lufthansa Technik books €1.5bn revenue in first quarter
Lufthansa Technik has increased earnings (adjusted EBIT) by five percent to €135.2 million in the first quarter compared to the same period last year. The MRO firm increased its revenue by more than 15% to €1.5bn . The targets for the full year are correspondingly...
UK to get air traffic boost from upcoming coronation
The coronation of King Charles III looks set to add up to 11% to UK passenger traffic, according to numbers collated by Cirium, an aviation data analytics company. The week preceding the event on May 6 should see 18,881 flights land at UK airports, according to...
Cargojet reports revenue fall in Q1 2023
Cargojet reported C$231.9 (US$ 170.5) million revenue in first quarter 2023 (Q1 2023) revenue, down on the C$233.6 million for 2022. Gross margin for the quarter was C$45.5 million compared to Q1 2022's C$66.9 million, with adjusted EBITDA at C$75 million compared to...
Emirates resumes second daily flight connecting London Stansted to Dubai
Emirates has added a second daily flight from London Stansted (STN) to its hub at Dubai International Airport (DXB) to offer greater connectivity to passengers from North London and the East of England to Dubai and further destinations. The airline has deployed its...
Swissport extends Morocco arrangement with Air Arabia
Swissport has announced the renewal of its ramp-handling and passenger services tie-up with Air Arabia in Morocco. Swissport said the renewal came after it had been "successfully serving" the airline in Morocco for over ten years. The deal started with five Moroccan...
Bristol Airport announces resumption of Cork route
Emerald Airlines has restarted flights between Bristol and Cork, Bristol Airport announced on May 2. The six flights a week will add to connections between the south of Ireland and the south-west of England and will complement the route connecting Bristol and...
Cargolux reports record revenue for 2022
Cargolux Group reported record $5.1bn revenue in 2022 and profit of $1.6bn, a 21&% increase compared to the year before. Cargolux said that “strong yields and high volumes” during H1 2022 were key to the company’s strong financial performance, which saw revenue up...
Liverpool Airport announces first arrival on revived Dublin route
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) has received the first arrival on the resumed Aer Lingus regional service between Liverpool and Dublin. The 11-times-a-week route is operated by Emerald Airlines, using a 72-seater ATR, and gives passengers from the UK the option...
Shannon Airport expecting May 1 holiday traffic to top pre-lockdown level
Shannon Airport is gearing up for "a bustling May bank holiday" with over 45,000 people expected to travel through the south-west Ireland hub. The projected influx would be a 42% increase on 2022 and could top the pre-pandemic 2019 May bank holiday, the airport...
Airbus announces acquisition of Aubert & Duval by holding company
Airbus has published an announcement saying that "the holding company owned equally by Airbus, Safran and Tikehau Capital has finalised today the acquisition of Aubert & Duval from Eramet". Aubert & Duval is, according to Airbus, "a strategic supplier of...
H2FLY announces hydrogen fuel test breakthrough
H2FLY said it has for the first time successfully completed liquid hydrogen on-ground coupling tests with its HY4 aircraft. The effort came as part of the HEAVEN project, run by a consortium of six companies to demonstrate the feasibility of using liquid cryogenic...