The order is for twin-engine Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and Airbus A350-900 long-haul planes, to replace four-engine aircraft.
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Malaysia Airlines “will not be shut down”: minister
The finance minister is forced to clarify comments by the PM, as a study with all options on the table is set to be launched.
Read More »“We expect Boeing to take this bill”: Norwegian
Norwegian says it will demand compensation from Boeing over having to ground its 737 MAX 8 fleet.
Read More »Intercontinental, transfers drive CPH growth
Copenhagen Airport posts another passenger growth record buoyed by upward trends – except in domestic traffic.
Read More »Changi Airport’s US$1.3bn futurist garden mall
Changi Airport Singapore is already the world’s most recognised airport, but this will make it positively otherworldly.
Read More »Norwegian grounds its 18 737 MAX planes
Meanwhile, the UK, France and Germany have joined other countries in banning the MAX 8 from their airspace.
Read More »Singapore, Australia ban Boeing 737 MAX
The number of countries grounding Boeing's MAX 8 after Sunday’s disaster is increasing, but Icelandair and Norwegian have confidence in the model.
Read More »Austrian Airlines fights low-cost competition
CCO Andreas Otto has a temporary fix – “low fares and reliability instead of low prices and trouble” – plus more VIE-CPH flights.
Read More »Ultra-long-haul “unlikely to be major trend”
Ultra-long-haul routes are unlikely to be huge, experts say, while low-cost carriers will continue to be reluctant to break into long-haul.
Read More »Stockholm route boosts TLL’s fortunes
The number of passengers at Tallinn Airport increased by 14% in February – and nearly by 40% on the Tallinn-Stockholm route.
Read More »RIX posts €10mn profit on €60.8 turnover
Net turnover at Riga International Airport, the Baltics’ biggest, increased in 2018 by 11% on the previous year.
Read More »Airlines ground Boeing 737 MAX 8 after crash
China, Ethiopia, Indonesia and others have taken the step to stop all flights, are making emergency inspections or are seeking further clarity.
Read More »Broken leg and 30 injured in turbulence
Heavy turbulence injured dozens of people towards the end of a flight from Istanbul to New York.
Read More »Spanish cabin crew to join Finnair payroll
The 60 crew members will get a pay boost as they continue to be based in Spain but will no longer be employed by a temping agency.
Read More »Second fatal Boeing 737 MAX 8 crash
An Ethiopian Airlines MAX 8 with 157 people on board crashed minutes after take-off, the same new aircraft type as the Lion Air crash last year.
Read More »Passenger numbers dropping in Sweden
The Swedish airport operator is stressing sustainability in response to growing concerns over air travel in the country.
Read More »EU-UK flights guaranteed in no-deal Brexit
Even if Britain crashes out of the European Union without a deal, both sides guarantee that air travel will continue unbroken.
Read More »Slight fluctuations in SAS figures
A little more than two million people flew SAS in February, while flight cancellations still pose a problem.
Read More »Airline chiefs asked intriguing question
The chief executives of five of Europe’s biggest airlines were asked which of their rivals they would choose to run for a week.
Read More »Nordic airports among best in Europe
Airports in the Nordic and Baltic countries are among the winners of the ACI’s airport service quality awards.
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