Ryanair sharpens knives against competitors: raises €400 million
Ryanair has placed new ordinary shares and raised approximately €400 million from shareholders to strengthen its balance sheet.…
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New lifeline for Alitalia: EU approves €200 million aid
The European Union (EU) Commission has approved a grant worth €200 million for Italian flag carrier Alitalia. The…
AirAsia seeks $602 million cash injection
AirAsia Group announced that it was seeking to raise $602 million by the end of 2020, after suffering…
Ryanair sells €850 million bond, the first in three years
Irish budget airline Ryanair sold €850 million bond, its first since 2017. The low-cost carrier’s bond sale indicates…
British Airways parent strives to raise €2.75 billion
British Airways owner International Airlines Group (IAG) (IAG) has placed new shares to prop up the group’s shrinking…
Struggling Avianca to get up to $370 million state loan
Fighting-for-survival Columbian airline Avianca (AVHOQ) is about to get the government’s support. Colombian government will lend up to $370…
Emirates gets $2 billion injection from Dubai government
After the president of Emirates Tim Clark’s announcement about cutting thousands of jobs to diminish the airline’s costs…
Air New Zealand suffers first loss since 2002
Air New Zealand has reported its first annual loss since 2002. The air carrier declared a pretax loss…
Portugal acquires Neeleman share in TAP Air Portugal
The Portuguese government reached an agreement with the private shareholders of the TAP airline. The state will increase…
China to surpass recovery, increase flights by 10% over 2019
China expects record air traffic volume between October 1 and 8, 2020, the upcoming holiday week. Over 15…
UAE companies to get U.S sanctions for aiding blacklisted airline
The United States imposed sanctions on two United Arab Emirates-based companies for providing material support to Iranian airline…
Sweden rejects Norwegian credit guarantee
Having survived a near-death experience during the COVID-19 lockdown, low-cost carrier Norwegian seems to be struggling again. The…
Lufthansa subsidiaries to get vital financial injection
The German Economic Stabilization Fund (WSF) has approved financial support for German flag-carrier Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) subsidiaries Brussels…
Qatar Airways Al Baker predicts more airline collapses “soon”
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker seems less-than-optimistic for the airline sector as he expects more bailouts and…
Why Vistara needs to join an airline Alliance?
Vistara commenced its flight operations back in 2015, for this reason we can call this airline a newcomer…
British Airways CEO resigns amid industry’s “worst crisis”
British Airways Chief Executive Officer Alex Cruz is stepping down with immediate effect. He will be replaced by…
US airlines: battle for government money dissected
On October 1, 2020, CARES act expired, and U.S. airlines – including American Airlines (A1G) (AAL) , Delta…
Average airline cash reserves warn of impending crisis
Despite the best efforts of governments to grant aid to a struggling aviation industry, a cash crisis is…