EASYJET NEWS

easyJet launches Virtual Pilot School Visits programme on International Women’s Day to challenge gendered stereotyping of jobs

AIR TRANSPORT | AEROCONTACT | Mon, Mar 15^th 2021 |

easyJet pilots will virtually join classrooms and assemblies up and down the country to show young people what their ...

AJW Group opens new warehouse in Milan Malpensa to support easyJet's EU operations

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Feb 11^th 2021 |

AJW Group has opened a new warehouse in Milan, near Malpensa airport. With a surface area of 3,251 m² (35,000 sq. ft)...

easyJet cabin crew to be fast tracked to support the NHS vaccination programme

AIR TRANSPORT | AEROCONTACT | Mon, Jan 18^th 2021 |

The NHS is recruiting easyJet cabin crew as vaccinators to support nationwide UK vaccine roll-out. easyJet cabin crew will be trained to administer the vaccine in NHS ...

EasyJet delays delivery of 22 Airbus A320neo

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Tue, Dec 22^nd 2020 |

EasyJet has delayed delivery of new Airbus planes, the British no-frills airline announced Tuesday, as the coronavirus pandemic destroys demand for air travel.A total of 22 aircraft due between 2022 and 2024 will be ...

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easyJet appoints new Chief Commercial Officer

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Dec 9^th 2020 |

easyJet has announced it has appointed Sophie Dekkers as its new Chief Commercial Officer. Sophie has been with easyJet since 2007 in a variety of roles, most recently as Customer Director. During her time at the airl...

EasyJet dives into historic loss on virus

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Nov 18^th 2020 |

EasyJet on Tuesday posted the first annual pre-tax loss in its 25-year history, prompting it to seek more government help as the coronavirus pandemic hammers air travel.The British no-frills carrier suffered a pre-ta...

EasyJet flies into first annual loss

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Oct 8^th 2020 |

EasyJet expects a pre-tax loss of up to £845 million for its fiscal year just ended as coronavirus travel restrictions slam passenger demand, the British no-frills airline said Thursday.It forecast a loss for the yea...

EasyJet trims flights on weak demand, quarantine rules

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Tue, Sept 8^th 2020 |

EasyJet said Tuesday that it will cut flights on the uncertain demand outlook after the government decided to impose coronavirus quarantines on seven Greek islands.Th...

EasyJet will axe up to 4,500 jobs in Europe

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, May 28^th 2020 |

British no-frills airline EasyJet said Thursday that it will axe up to 4,500 jobs, or almost a third of its workforce, as coronavirus ravages demand and grounds global air travel."We are planning to reduce the size o...

EasyJet set to vacate middle seats on resuming flights

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Apr 17^th 2020 |

EasyJet will likely keep its middle seats empty once flights resume to maintain social distancing triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, the British no-frills airline...

Safran Landing Systems wins a new MRO contract for easyJet's A320 family fleet

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Jan 16^th 2020 |

EasyJet has picked Safran Landing Systems again to maintain for its A320 family fleet. This new contract provides a three and a half-year extension to the previous con...

Maintenance is evolving at easyJet

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Oct 31^st 2019 |

EasyJet is constantly searching for efficiency and maintenance is not being left out. During a speech at the MRO Europe exhibition, Brendan McConnellogue, the airline's Director of Engineering and Maintenance, explain...

EasyJet losses deepen in first half

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, May 17^th 2019 |

British low-cost airline EasyJet said Friday that first-half net losses more than quadrupled due to "tough" market conditions and high fuel costs.The carrier also warned that its second-half performance would encount...

EasyJet, two others in running for Alitalia: company

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Apr 11^th 2018 |

Troubled Italian airline, Alitalia, said Tuesday that it has received three takeover offers, including one by a consortium led by British low-cost carrier EasyJet. "T...

EasyJet CEO cuts pay to match predecessor in equality move

AIR TRANSPORT | AEROCONTACT | Mon, Jan 29^th 2018 |

EasyJet's new male chief executive has cut his annual salary to that of his female predecessor, citing the low-cost airline's commitment to equal pay, the group said M...