November 6, 2019 12:00 am ET
November 5, 2019 12:00 am ET -
A First Look at SAS’ New Airbus A350
On Tuesday, AirlineGeeks received a unique first look at Scandinavian Airlines' first Airbus A350-900 XWB and the first aircraft in the airline's new livery. The new aircraft, to be registered SE-RSA, is named Ingegerd Viking and will be delivered to…
November 4, 2019 12:00 am ET -
Madrid Poised to Become Major European Hub with IAG’s Air…
IAG announced the purchase of Air Europa for a value of one billion euros. The holding company of Iberia, British Airways, Aer Lingus, Vueling, and Level said that the operation "offers significant potential synergies in terms of costs and revenues."…
November 4, 2019 12:00 am ET -
Lufthansa Renews Interest in Struggling Alitalia
In an unexpected twist of the never-ending saga of Alitalia’s restructuring, German carrier Lufthansa is now becoming an interested party in the operation. After expressing a lukewarm interest at various stages throughout the entire process, that has been progressing for…
November 3, 2019 12:00 am ET -
El Al Bids Farewell to Long-Standing Boeing 747 Fleet
Israel's flag carrier El Al Israel Airlines has become the latest airline to retire the Boeing 747-400 aircraft, bringing an end to a 48-year association between the aircraft and carrier. To mark the last flight of the 747, registered as…
November 3, 2019 12:00 am ET -
Air India Makes Some Progress Towards Privatization
It is now expected that the official expression of interest for privatizing Air India should be done by the end of November, after a delay of a month in the drawn-out process for privatization. The committee overseeing the privatization was…