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Analysis: how Aer Lingus is deploying its A320neos

João Machado

Leaving the pandemic behind, the market for next-generation jets is as hot as ever. And when sanctions affected leasing to ...

Europe’s last indie low-cost carrier just went bust. What now?

João Machado

The situation in Romania was quite chaotic two weeks ago, at least as far as air transportation is concerned. Blue ...

Analysis: a step away from profit, PLAY shows it can make money

João Machado

Not too many people noticed, but last week Iceland’s start-up PLAY Airlines announced its financial results for the second quarter ...

Analysis: the Ryanair-Wizz showdown in depth

João Machado

It’s that time of year again: earnings season. As such, Ryanair and Wizz Air both have disclosed their financial results ...

Analysis: what’s next for TAAG with their new fleet?

João Machado

One of the highlights of the Farnborough Air Show was definitely the agreement, between Air Lease Corporation (ALC) and TAAG, ...

The tale of a low cost base: how Vueling is dominating the Florence market

João Machado

D-AECF made a somewhat rough landing in Florence’s single runway in a cloudy Sunday evening in September 2020; the Embraer ...

PLAY launches US service taking pages from WOW’s book – but only the good ones

João Machado

It is no surprise to anyone that PLAY, Iceland’s latest startup airline, has launched with many doubts from analysts and ...

How is the Italy-US market shaping up post-COVID?

João Machado

Ah, beautiful Italy; it’s no wonder why millions of Americans flocked here every year before COVID, and therefore no wonder ...

Vueling introduces»La Chasse» with 28 new routes from Paris-Orly. IAG goes for it in France!

João Machado

Like in the 1911 painting «La Chasse» (The Hunt) by Cubist artist Albert Gleizes, the International Airlines Group (IAG) is preparing ...

Analysis: Air France doubles down on short-haul flying with new Airbus A220

João Machado

This Wednesday (29) Air France received its first Airbus A220-300, the first of a firm order for 60 units. This ...