easyJet
We are Europe's leading airline, operating on over 1,000 routes across more than 35 countries with our fleet of over 320 Airbus aircraft . We employ over 16,000 people including 4,000 pilots and 8,000+ cabin crew. Last...
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Airlines must be the 'master of their destiny' amid Brexit uncertainty
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Airlines need to be the ‘master of their own destiny’ to ensure they can continue to operate in a post-Brexit environment, according to Jochen...
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Airlines warned against complacency
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Airlines have taken their eyes off the ball when it comes to cutting costs and may well suffer in the next economic downturn.
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Webster lifts lid on Stelios' price tinkering
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Former easyJet CEO Ray Webster talks about airline founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou's influence on pricing in the early days.
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Airline acquisitions 'must share same cultures'
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Companies must share basic synergies and cultures in order to ensure successful acquisitions of one another.
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Webster: long-haul, low-cost 'a niche market'
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The former boss of easyJet has little confidence in long-haul, low-cost carriers being anything other than a niche market.
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Analysis: Spain's phenomenal international growth
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Ahead of Routes Europe 2018 in Bilbao, Routesonline provides a snapshot of Spain’s leading international airlines and airports, as well as the most...
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Ryanair-backed LaudaMotion to open Berlin Tegel base
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LaudaMotion, the new Austrian airline headed by Formula One champion Niki Lauda and backed by Ryanair, is to launch a Berlin Tegel base as...
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Europe's aviation industry by numbers - Q1 2018 update
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Routesonline's latest analysis of the European aviation industry, examining the top routes, airlines and airports.
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Alex Cruz leads aviation heavyweights at Routes Europe 2018 conference
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Some of the biggest names in European aviation are set to debate the industry’s future this April at Bilbao conference
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How award-winning Munich succeeded "against all odds"
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With Lufthansa set to deploy five of its A380s at Munich this summer, Routesonline spoke to the airport’s vice president of traffic development...
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Consolidation and rival failures boost easyJet passenger numbers
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Load factors, revenue and PAX all rise amid European insolvencies.
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Five aviation predictions for 2018
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From big mergers to the emergence of next-generation airlines, ASM's Nigel Mayes makes five predictions on what might shake the aviation world in...
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2017 in review - part two: Monarch dethroned, easyJet's expansion, Willie Walsh and ten years of A380 flight
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Routesonline looks back at an eventful second half of 2017 which included the 23rd World Routes taking place in Barcelona, the failures of Monarch...
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Lufthansa receives green light for scaled-back Air Berlin deal
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The European Commission has approved Lufthansa’s acquisition of parts of Air Berlin after the German flag carrier agreed to scale back the deal.
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European Commission approves easyJet’s German expansion
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EasyJet has secured the green light to take over part of failed Air Berlin’s operations at Berlin Tegel airport after the European Commission ruled...
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Ryanair aims to turn up the heat in Berlin
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Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has applied for slots to base nine aircraft at Berlin Tegel, a move which would double its number of planes in...
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Is this the future of electric planes?
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A new partnership has been formed by Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens which aims to develop the technology needed to create hybrid electric aircraft.
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McCall departs with a warning to the weak
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The strong are getting stronger and the weak are getting weaker, according to outgoing easyJet chief executive Carolyn McCall, who said the...
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Three challenges facing easyJet’s new chief executive
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Low-cost carrier easyJet has revealed the identity of its next chief executive but – despite the airline’s strong performance in recent years – the...
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EasyJet agrees €40m deal as Air Berlin bids farewell
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British low-cost carrier easyJet has agreed to acquire parts of Air Berlin for €40m on the same day as the insolvent German airline operated its...