GLG News by Airline Industry Experts (EU)

The emirate of Ajman has signed a deal to build a US$3.25 billion airport. The news comes just as Dubai and Abu Dhabi are in the midst of massive expansion projects. And it is not the only small emirate seeking to expand its airport. Will there be enough traffic to justify this expenditure?

With taxes, airport and other charges and, now, compulsory ancillary revenue charging adding up to 50% extra to the price of an air ticket the travelling public may be about to say 'enough is enough'.

The big beasts of British aviation, Ryanair and easyJet, to establish air service at Manchester Airport, UK This airport was once considered too expensive for budget airlines Might have implications particularly for nearby Liverpool Airport which has invested heavily to cultivate them. Different reasons...

First significant investment by a European air carrier in an American LCC/non-legacy airline European merger tendency crosses the Atlantic into the US domestic market May be a sign of more to come, globally

At the end of the process, only AF-KL and tiny Air One have remained as the alternatives for the Italian Government to go ahead with Alitalia's sale. It is however quite doubtful that any of the two ones are really good partners for the troubled Italian carrier, given their historical strategic fit...

The SkyTeam Alliance of Air France/KLM and its US partners Delta and Northwest have prepared themselves to make full use of the new openess of Heathrow Airport for transatlantic flights. The last monopoly routes, such as LHR-SEA, will be falling as well as many more seats on existing routes. Expected...

Alitalia was pleased to learn that two airline groupings had decided to bid via 'non-binding' LoIs for the bankrupt carrier. Only AF/KLM and Air One group decided to bid and the former did so in an extraordinary cautious manner: AF/KLM would only furbish some nicely worded statements but no fiscal information....

The European Commission is finally putting pressure on the Greek Government to solve the national airline misery. The agony of Ryanair's lawsuit is just the tip of an iceberg and the shutdown really is now inevitable. The artwork here is merely with the governmental statements to appease the unions....

With a huge order for both Airbus and Boeing on its opening day, the Dubai Air Show has come of age and not only put itself firmly on the map of the most important shows together with Farnborough and Paris, but it also indicates new times to come in world aviation.

After its widely expected delay announcement for the A400M two weeks ago, came today the financial implication for this  programme. EADS expects to be in need of a sum of 1.2 to 1.4 bn Euros related to the programme, in part due to revised delivery schedules. EADS continues to point out that this...