Ryanair has announced a purchase deal worth US$500mn that will give the airline a large pool of new CFM LEAP-1B engines. The addition of 30 new engines from this deal is aimed at enhancing operational resilience, Ryanair said. Altogether, this addition brings Ryanair’s total pool of spare LE...

Wizz Air has today launched a new initiative to "place customers at the forefront of every aspect" of its operations - "from booking to boarding". The budget carrier will invest almost £12bn in its Customer First Compass initiative over the next three years. It will focus on improving punctua...

Ryanair has launched a loyalty scheme that it says could save passengers who fly 12 times per year up to five times the subscription fee. The budget airline's Prime service will offer customers benefits including free reserved seats, free travel insurance and access to 12 member-exclusive sales f...

Michael Delehant, senior chief commercial and operations officer at Wizz Air, talks XLR fleet plans, Ukraine strategy and developing economies in Europe and Asia with William Hallowell Wizz Air currently operates a fleet of 229 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. Its network comprises over 800 routes to...

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has said he wants the low-cost carrier to be the "first airline back into Ukraine". In an exclusive interview with The Independent, O'Leary revealed that Ryanair plans to establish bases at Kyiv and Lviv and fly to around 25 locations within six weeks of the skies re...

US budget carrier Spirit Airlines is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection after merger talks with Frontier broke down. The airline is in final negotiations with bondholders on a restructuring plan to secure the support of key creditors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. It owes ...

UK holiday airline Jet2 will fly from Luton airport from summer 2025 to compete head-to-head with easyJet, TUI, Wizz Air and Ryanair. The low-cost carrier will serve 17 destinations across Europe, the Canary Islands and the Mediterranean in response to growing demand from customers and travel age...

Australian budget airline Bonza has gone into voluntary administration after launching in August 2023. The move forced the carrier to abruptly cancel all its flights on Tuesday leaving passengers stranded, according to BBC News. In a statement, Bonza said: "We apologise to our customers who a...

Low-cost carrier Wizz Air has placed last in an annual airline satisfaction survey carried out by Which?, the UK's consumer watchdog. Analysing results for over 10,000 flights, Which? surveyed passengers' experiences of flying over the last year. Among short haul airlines, Wizz Air fared the w...