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18 Jan 2019, 20:31

More room for nightflights again at OST.
The airport was granted a new permit for an extra 180 night flights.

Per year? That's barely one flight every two nights! Nobody should complain...

Ryanair lowered its full-year profit guidance — excluding Laudamotion — from a current PAT range of €1.1-1.2 billion to a new range of €1.0-1.1 billion due to lower fares, stronger traffic growth, stronger ancillary sales, and slightly better than expected 2H unit cost performance. This guidance exc...

Airbus says the development of the A220-500 is “very likely”, according to Guillaume Faury, head of Airbus’ commercial aircraft division.

In the past, Bombardier also had plans to develop a CS500. I guess Airbus is relying on those plans.

Austrian Airlines announces future changes Austrian Airlines announced at a press conference on 17 January 2019 the changes that should take place in the future to ensure the future of the airline. One important point in this strategy paper "#DriveTo25" is the fleet change: the airline will phase o...

easyJet flight #U24319 from Lyon to Rennes (A319 reg. G-EZDA) is declaring an emergency and returning to Lyon

TUI fly Belgium will link Montpellier with Brussels South Charleroi as of 7/04 and with Casablanca as of 8/06, says Montpellier airport.

Hello Are these the time of arrivals of all planes landing tomorrow (Saturday 19/1) on Brussels Airport? I would like to come with the kids to do some plane spotting, but I would like to know when planes will be landing/leaving, as we’re coming from far. Many thanks for your answer! First figure is...

By this decision, the European Court of Justice opens the way to a US$2 billion damages claim by UPS. Wow! The lawyers will put a lot of money in their pockets on this case.

Lufthansa Cargo (will take delivery of a fourth brand-new freighter in autumn 2019. The B777F will be leased from Boeing and operated by AeroLogic at Leipzig/Halle Airport. This will take the AeroLogic fleet to 12 aircraft this year.

Alitalia executives will meet with Delta Air Lines managers to discuss a potential transaction, that will involve mainly long-haul flights to the US. Air France, possibly in conjunction with Delta Air Lines, is planning to take a stake in Alitalia. When will the Italian government finally make a de...

Spain must notify the European Commission by the beginning of February 2019 if Iberia is a Spanish company, else it will not be able to perform flights within the EU in case of a no-deal Brexit. Strange, no?

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft reduced the number of SSJ100s produced in 2018 by one third, compared to 2017. SCAC built 23 SSJ100s in 2018, 11 aircraft short of 2017 output. Not really the sign of a healthy business...

Ryanair pilots claim that the airline is threatening to close its bases in the Canary Islands if cabin crew do not sign proposed collective agreements.

Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr suggested that plans to close the ageing Berlin Tegel should be reconsidered, citing growing passenger numbers and doubts about whether the long-overdue Berlin Brandenburg airport slated to be opened in 2020 has sufficient capacity.

Austrian Airlines will remove Seychelles from its flight offering after the winter 2018/19 season and cease flights there at the end of April 2019. Avianca Brasil decided to end all its international operations – from Sao Paulo Guarulhos to Santiago, Miami and New York JFK – from 31 March 2019, as ...

Antonov (Ukraine) and Aerospace Industry Corporation of China set up a joint venture for series assembly of the AN225 in China. It also includes completing the second AN225 prototype. It was about time to double the fleet of this astonishing aeroplane!

A new livery for Aer Lingus: https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/iag/aer-lingus/unveils-brand-refresh-as-part-of-its-strategy-to-become-the-leading-value-carrier-across-the-north-atlantic/ Nothing innovative, just another livery IMO. https://wwwaviation24be-q41r3jh.stackpathdns.com/wp-content/upload...

With a nice meal on such a short flight!

Sabena Technics (France) decided to invest in a new hangar in its facility at Bordeaux-Merignac Airport, to be operational by January 2020. The 10,000 m² hangar will be able to accommodate, in maintenance or modifications activities, aircraft up to A350-1000 or B777-9X.

Ryanair has revealed it will close its Holidays division just two years after a significant overhaul.