Low Cost Carrier

Aircraft Orders and Deliveries

Air Premia Plans Early Expansion With Dreamliner Order

October 31, 2019 Ian McMurtry

Adding to its current fleet of only three aircraft, South Korean hopeful Air Premia has announced an order for five Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners to aid in its low-cost ambitions. The airline, who already has a

News

Peach Becomes First Japanese Carrier to Cut Services to South Korea

September 1, 2019 Albert Kuan

Japanese Low-Cost Carrier, Peach Aviation, is the first Japanese airline to respond to rising tensions between Japan and South Korea. The low-cost carrier based at Kansai Airport in Osaka is suspending and reducing flights between

Routes

Frontier Expands Las Vegas Service

July 7, 2019 Albert Kuan

Denver-based Frontier Airlines will be expanding and launching new services out of McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas this coming Fall 2019. The ultra-low-cost carrier which turned 25 on Friday announced seven new year-round destinations

News

Lufthansa Cuts 2019 Forecasts, Blaming Local Low-Cost Carriers

June 21, 2019 Parker Davis

The Lufthansa Group on Monday announced its subsidiary airlines were the next in a long list of carriers from around the world to be adversely affected by the increasing numbers of low-cost carriers. The group

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Air Canada Enters Talks To Finalize Air Transat Acquisition

May 17, 2019 Mateen Kontoravdis

On Thursday, Air Canada announced that it has commenced exclusive talks with fellow Quebec-based Transat A.T. Inc., owner of Air Transat, for a full takeover of the Canadian leisure carrier. The publically proposed transaction is

Opinions

Opinion: Low-Cost Transatlantic Business Model is Flawed

April 10, 2019 Hemal Gosai

WOW Air ceased operations recently, making it another low-cost transatlantic carrier to essentially shut its doors overnight. WOW air left thousands of passengers stranded without much recourse. Planes are scattered around airports waiting to be

News

WOW Air to Retire Widebody Aircraft, Reduce Long-Haul Operations

December 15, 2018 Akhil Dewan

Icelandic low-cost carrier WOW Air is announcing that it will retire nine aircraft and will begin cutting several more of its long-haul routes. The proposed fleet reduction will see the airline’s fleet drop from 20

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Singapore Airlines to Transfer Several SilkAir Routes to Low-Cost Carrier Scoot

November 24, 2018 Albert Kuan

Singapore Airlines announced Thursday that its budget arm, Scoot, will take over several SilkAir routes ahead of SilkAir’s planned merger with mainline Singapore Airlines. Scoot will also be expanding its fleet with this merger, taking

News

Ryanair Shares Plummet After Issuing a Profit Advisory

October 3, 2018 Will Lee

Ryanair is struggling pursuit of profit and the low-cost carrier giant has warned that the full-year profit will be lower than expected. The expected profit was €1.25 billion to €1.35 billion, to a new range

Trip Reports

A Look at Low-Cost Flying in Taiwan

July 1, 2018 Albert Kuan

I’m a big fan of low-cost carriers (LCC’s) in Asia. Usually, the cabins are bland and uninteresting, but the attractive buy-on-board meals and funny cartoon characters make the journey quite unique. Also for the aviation

Opinions

Opinion: Despite Huge Ticket Sales, Flybondi’s Dispatch and Management of Flights is Lackluster

February 20, 2018 Pablo Diaz

Only a few weeks have passed since Flybondi’s first commercial flight, on Jan. 26. Argentina’s first indigenous low-cost carrier appeared as a consequence of the governmental impulse to new companies, and obtained a 15-year permission

News

Frontier Airlines Now Second Largest Carrier at Raleigh-Durham in Destinations Served

February 10, 2018 Albert Kuan

Frontier Airlines announced 6 new routes from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) Thursday morning, making it the second largest carrier at the airport in terms of number of destinations served. Frontier’s new destinations include Buffalo, Houston,

Top Story

KLM Offers Virtual Reality Experience for Budget Travelers

October 7, 2017 Mateen Kontoravdis

In a unique plan to attract more customers, KLM announced that its new app “Flight Upgrader” has been made available, offering passengers the opportunity to upgrade virtually via a special headset. Utilizing either Google

Airlines

Primera Air Eyes Low-Cost Transatlantic Travel For 2018

August 14, 2017 Jace Moseley

A new European low-cost carrier is setting its sights on opening new routes to the United States. Latvia-based Primera Air announced plans for six routes between Europe and locations across the U.S., beginning in 2018.

Airlines

Peach Becomes First Japanese Carrier to Accept Bitcoin

May 24, 2017 Akhil Dewan

Osaka-based Peach Aviation, a low-cost carrier specializing in flights between Japan and Northeast Asia, announced that it will begin accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment for tickets. The announcement follows a shift in regulations

Low Cost Carrier

Air Premia Plans Early Expansion With Dreamliner Order

Peach Becomes First Japanese Carrier to Cut Services to South Korea

Frontier Expands Las Vegas Service

Lufthansa Cuts 2019 Forecasts, Blaming Local Low-Cost Carriers

Air Canada Enters Talks To Finalize Air Transat Acquisition

Opinion: Low-Cost Transatlantic Business Model is Flawed

WOW Air to Retire Widebody Aircraft, Reduce Long-Haul Operations

Singapore Airlines to Transfer Several SilkAir Routes to Low-Cost Carrier Scoot

Ryanair Shares Plummet After Issuing a Profit Advisory

A Look at Low-Cost Flying in Taiwan

Opinion: Despite Huge Ticket Sales, Flybondi’s Dispatch and Management of Flights is Lackluster

Frontier Airlines Now Second Largest Carrier at Raleigh-Durham in Destinations Served

KLM Offers Virtual Reality Experience for Budget Travelers

Primera Air Eyes Low-Cost Transatlantic Travel For 2018

Peach Becomes First Japanese Carrier to Accept Bitcoin

Homeland Security Withdraws Proposal for Compulsory Facial Recognition at Airports for U.S. Citizens

Rebuilding The Princess Juliana Alternative: L’Espérance Airport

Hong Kong Airlines Meets Government Deadline, Tries to Begin Turnaround

JetSmart Slated to Take over Norwegian Air Argentina Operations

Qantas Retires Final Boeing 747 from American Skies