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May 20, 2019 10:45 am ET -
Brexit Uncertainty Hits European Aviation as easyJet Reports Record Loss…
U.K. low-cost carrier easyJet has announced a record $352 million headline loss before tax for the first six months of its financial year. According to the airline’s chief executive officer, Johan Lundgren, the half-yearly result is “in line with expectations”…
February 18, 2019 12:25 am ET -
Flybmi Becomes Latest European Carrier to Go Bust
The U.K.'s Flybmi is the latest airline to cease operations following an announcement on the airline’s website last weekend. The news brings an end to the British Midland franchise that dates back to the 1960s and misery to thousands of…
February 17, 2019 8:00 am ET -
Great Dane Airlines to Launch into European Skies in June
The European aviation industry has seen significant consolidation since the liberalization of the market in the 1990s. High profile mergers such as that of Air France and KLM and the acquisition by the Lufthansa group of SWISS, Brussels Airlines and…
February 6, 2019 12:38 am ET -
EU Law Draft Poses Concern over Airline Ownership Structures post-Brexit
With the United Kingdom’s exit date from the European Union nearing and deal negotiations being involved in more complications than consensus, airlines have been preparing to protect their operations across different scenarios. So far, this includes EasyJet having set up…
January 20, 2019 3:58 pm ET -
IATA Warns ‘No Deal Brexit’ Jeopardizes Growth of European Aviation
Events in the U.K. Parliament this week have the aviation industry escalating preparations for the ever-increasing possibility of a No-Deal Brexit. On Tuesday evening, U.K. Members of Parliament voted against the Withdrawal Agreement negotiated between the U.K. government and the…