The Italian government will take full control of Alitalia in June, Industry Minister Stefano Patuanelli said on Thursday, adding the airline would have gone bust due to the coronavirus crisis otherwise. Speaking before a parliamentary committee for transport, the minister said the government would create a new company at the beginning of June that would…
Ryanair is asking French airports to remove or reduce taxes until October 2021 in order to resume flight operations. In a letter signed by Niall O’Connor, Director of Route Development, the Irish airline says it is preparing to relaunch its operations “as soon as the travel restrictions are lifted by the States”. Reading O’Connor, it…
An aircraft had to make an emergency landing after one engine caught fire and the other stalled due to a fuel additive error, a report has found. The plane took off from Gatwick Airport on 26 February after an engineer using an internet calculator added 37 times too much of the chemical, the Air Accidents…
Perth Airport in Western Australia blockaded 4 Virgin Australia planes over $16 million of unpaid invoices. Perth Airport told ABC News that taking the action is standard practice. A spokesperson told ABC, “Maintaining a two-airline system in Australia post-COVID-19 is absolutely essential for the aviation and tourism sectors, and the broader economy. Virgin has significant…