Tag: France

easyJet increases flights from London Southend Airport this summer

easyJet increases flights from London Southend Airport this summer

London Southend has today announced that easyJet has put thousands of additional seats on sale to Paris and Palma de Mallorca this summer from the airport. The budget airline will operate an extra Sunday service to Paris Charles de Gaulle between July and August, in addition to its existing flights...

Ryanair launches 20th destination from Bournemouth Airport

Ryanair launches 20th destination from UK’s Bournemouth Airport

Ryanair has confirmed its 20th destination from Bournemouth Airport with twice-weekly flights to Nantes in Brittany from June this year. The low-cost carrier will fly on Wednesdays and Saturdays to France’s sixth largest city from 1 June 2024, with tickets now available on Ryanair's website. ...

Ryanair calls for protection of EU overflights amid French ATC strikes

Ryanair has called on the EU Commission to take urgent action to protect overflights as French air traffic control strikes take place today. The airline said that so far this year there have been 65 days of air traffic control (ATC) strikes, forcing airlines to cancel thousands of EU overflights. R...

STARLUX Takes Delivery of First A350-900

STARLUX Airlines (SJX) took delivery of its first A350-900 today at Airbus Headquarters in Toulouse, France. The delivery ceremony was led by STARLUX Airlines Chairman K.W. Chang and CEO Glenn Chai, who were both excited to mark the new milestone. Chang arrived in Toulouse to participate...

Vallair acquires A321 for part-out in Montpellier, France

Vallair, the mature asset specialist, has purchased an Airbus A321 (MSN 1008) for imminent part-out. The 1999 vintage aircraft was previously operated by AtlasGlobal and managed by TrueAero LLC. The airframe will be fully disassembled at Vallair’s facility in Montpellier, under the supervisi...

8 Students Graduate airBaltic Pilot Academy

On September 5, 2022, 8 students graduated from the Latvian airline’s airBaltic Pilot Academy, receiving a commercial pilot license upon completion of the full-time airline transport pilot program. In addition, already the 14th group of 15 students began their professional pilot studies. Mar...

Wizz Air: nine new routes launching this Autumn

Wizz Air: nine new routes launching this Autumn

Wizz Air UK today announces nine new ultra-low-fare routes from its bases at London Luton and Gatwick Airport. The new routes will offer passengers the opportunity to travel to exciting destinations in Europe and beyond with tickets available now on wizzair.com or via the airline’s mobile app, ...

Southampton Airport welcomes flybe southern France services

flybe, one of the UK’s newest airlines, has launched two summer routes to France from Southampton Airport. The summer flights to Avignon and Toulon took off for the first time at the weekend. A 78-seater Bombardier Q400 will be used for the flights, which is the quietest turboprop flying tod...

Six Students Graduate airBaltic Pilot Academy

On July 19, 2022, six students graduated from the Latvian airline’s airBaltic Pilot Academy, receiving a commercial pilot license upon completion of the full-time airline transport pilot program. In addition, already the 13th group of 11 students began their professional pilot studies. Pauls...

4 new destinations and 2 new airlines at Sofia Airport

In May and June, new scheduled routes will be launched from Sofia Airport. Travelers now benefit from the Abu Dhabi, UAE destination of Wizz Air, which flies the route three times a week. Another new destination will be operated in Summer ‘2022. This is Zadar, Croatia on Ryanair, with two fl...

Emirates boosts services to Melbourne adding second daily A380 flight

Emirates has announced the second daily flight on its Dubai-Melbourne route, served by its flagship A380 aircraft. Starting 1 May, the airline will offer customers fourteen weekly services from Dubai to Melbourne. The expansion of services is supported by the Victorian Government to help fast-...

Vallair inaugurates its brand new state-of-the-art multi-purpose hangar in France

Vallair, the multi-faceted aviation business dedicated to the support of airlines and lessors, has opened the doors to its unique new maintenance hangar located at Marcel Dassault Airport in Châteauroux, France. The enormous state-of-the-art facility can accommodate up to five A321 size aircraft...

Ryanair flight from UK makes emergency landing after plunging 35,000ft

Ryanair flight from UK makes emergency landing after plunging 35,000ft

The National A Ryanair flight flying from Manchester to Faro in Portugal made an emergency landing in France after a fire broke out on the aircraft. Pilots on board began the landing process shortly after the fire was reported as the plane flew over the English channel. They landed the aircra...

Transavia France to expand with new non-stop service to Lyon

The French low-cost carrier Transavia France will expand at Stockholm Arlanda and enhance access with another route to France from the Swedish market, with service to Lyon, the country’s third largest city. With the launch of the routes Stockholm–Montpellier this past summer and Stockholm–P...

Jazeera Airways takes delivery of 7th Airbus A320neo

Jazeera Airways took delivery of its seventh Airbus A320neo aircraft from Airbus in Toulouse, France. Jazeera Airways’ fleet now includes 15 aircraft with seven A320neo. Two more A320neo will be delivered this year. The A320neo has a range of benefits which include fuel-saving, longer...

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