Flights grounded as Brussels Airlines pilots begin strikeTourism Insight News

Flights grounded as Brussels Airlines pilots begin strike

Pilots at Lufthansa subsidiary Brussels Airlines staged the first of two planned days of strikes over pay and conditions on Monday, grounding…

Lufthansa makes $2.5 bln plane order in light of improving results, delivery delays

Lufthansa makes $2.5 bln plane order in light of improving results, delivery delays

Germany’s Lufthansa ordered up to 16 new planes worth 2.1 billion euros ($2.5 billion), including up to six Airbus A320ceos…

French government urges Air France to pursue reforms as strikes bite

French government urges Air France to pursue reforms as strikes bite

The French finance minister raised the pressure on Air France managers and unions to resolve a stand-off over wages, saying…

Eurocontrol warns airlines of possible missile strikes into Syria

Eurocontrol warns airlines of possible missile strikes into Syria

Pan-European air traffic control agency Eurocontrol on Tuesday warned airlines to exercise caution in the eastern Mediterranean due to the…

Hundreds of flights cancelled in Germany as airports hit by strikes

Hundreds of flights cancelled in Germany as airports hit by strikes

Thousands of passengers were left stranded at German airports today as ground staff and other public sector workers staged walkouts…

Ryanair to buy Niki Lauda airline in challenge to LufthansaTransport

Ryanair to buy Niki Lauda airline in challenge to Lufthansa

Ryanair has agreed to buy a majority stake in the new Austrian leisure airline founded by former motor racing champion…

Airlines, flight schools try to lure pilots with cheaper – or free – training

Airlines, flight schools try to lure pilots with cheaper – or free – training

In 2014, Danny Perna found himself caught up in the global shortage of pilots that has vexed airlines from China…

Alitalia forecasts 2018 sales rise, helped by new routesTourism Insight News

Alitalia forecasts 2018 sales rise, helped by new routes

Alitalia’s revenues rose by 1 percent in 2017, following six years of falling sales and the insolvent Italian airline aims…

Airline for sale: Niki’s future hangs in balance

Airline for sale: Niki’s future hangs in balance

Niki’s administrator began urgent talks yesterday to find a buyer for the insolvent Austrian carrier after a deal with Lufthansa…

Some Ryanair pilots in Ireland to strike, German union steps up pressureTransport

Some Ryanair pilots in Ireland to strike, German union steps up pressure

Some of Ryanair’s Irish-based pilots served notice of a one-day strike yesterday and German pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit said strike…