EasyJet insists that its opening of a hangar at London Gatwick does not represent a shift in its strategy of outsourcing technical services to external maintenance providers.

Low-cost carriers have made their advance in Europe largely by finding new markets or competing with legacy rivals rather than taking each other on directly.

Germany's air travel market is being reshaped as Lufthansa restructures its business with the build-up of low-cost unit Eurowings while EasyJet, Ryanair and other budget sector carriers expand their presence in the country.

Eighteen months after it secured new owners in the form of Greybull Capital, UK leisure carrier Monarch Airlines is once again the subject of acquisition rumours, this time involving EasyJet.

Though the hijacking of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 on 29 March appears not to have been a terrorism-related incident, it can only intensify concerns about Egyptian airport security five months after the MetroJet A321 crash and the challenges in rebuilding the North African nation's reputation as a tourist destination.

Volotea may sponsor French Ligue 1 club FC Nantes, but chief executive Carlos Munoz believes the budget carrier is in a league of its own when it comes to its business model and its rivalry with the rest of Europe's low-cost carriers.

Europe s airline and airports are broadly in agreement that the European Commission s newly published new aviation strategy is a welcome development for the industry.

Between aircraft generations, there has been an exponential increase in the volume of data automatically transmitted to the ground be it in real time via radio or satellite data link, or through post-flight downloading at the airport gate.

When Flybe sold its London Gatwick slots to EasyJet in 2013, it marked not only the almost complete departure of UK regional operators from the gateway but also a virtual disappearance of turboprops.

Long-held assumptions that the rise of the European low-cost carriers would lead to the death of the package charter business look ever less convincing these days.

Europe's two leading low-cost airlines EasyJet and Ryanair are both evaluating onboard wi-fi but are not prepared to move until pricing is reduced.