

Regional travel is on the verge of rebounding. What Next?
On the 14th of May, last Friday, only seven commercial flights arrived at Florence Airport, according to data by Flightradar24. The city, one of the top touristic cities in Italy, had only a handful of domestic services to key cities and a couple of flights to some of the big European hubs, as travel restrictions to Italy remained tight. This example illustrates the current state of the aviation sector in Europe. The borders were not closed, but restrictions are such that tra


The Allegiant business model leads the way post-COVID
Anyone following the United States commercial aviation market might spot a trend within the two most important and advanced startups: their business model is basically the same, offering unbundled service for very low fares and serving less dense markets, which mostly never saw any nonstop services. The first, Avelo Airlines, has already started sales, and the first routes came to no surprise. 11 nonstop routes from its initial base -- Burbank, a secondary airport in the Grea


Winter arrived early: the hard reality of the aviation industry in Europe
European Airlines hopes for a quick recovery have been shattered again. Bailouts continue to disincentivize restructurings.


The sun is shining, but the dominos are falling as airlines begin to collapse
As we hit mid-November, a crisp wintery air is sweeping across Europe, bringing with it a feeling of freshness and clearing the hustle and bustle of summer. But as the fresh, clean and crisp air of winter rolls into Europe, another reality also sets in - not every airline will make it through a cold winter. We say farewell to Estonian Air and Intersky this month and we expect another handful wont make it to next summer. Airlines finally begin to enjoy the benefits of lower fu