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This week’s staff movements highlight management changes at New York-based JetBlue Airways and Icelandic carrier Play.

This week’s staff movements highlight changes at Europe’s largest hub, a U.S. legacy carrier, and an Icelandic LCC.

Einar Örn Ólafsson, one of the LCC's largest shareholders, is replacing Birgin Jónsson, who has led the airline since its 2021 launch.

PLAY had flagged a need to strengthen liquidity after a series of external factors adversely impacted the airline’s full-year results.

Icelandic Airbus A320/A321neo operator PLAY has canceled letters of intent (LOIs) for two aircraft that were scheduled to join its fleet in 2025.

European carriers tack through myriad challenges.

For the week commencing Dec. 4, airlines serving Keflavik airport have cut 2.1% of the seats they expected to operate.

Icelandic LCC PLAY, which currently operates a fleet of 10 Airbus A320neo family aircraft, sees 2024 as a year of stabilization ahead of further growth in 2025.

Icelandic LCC Play Airlines says it is well-prepared for the upcoming winter season.

Icelandic LCC Play Airlines is in preliminary negotiations to add one Airbus aircraft for the 2024 summer season and four aircraft in 2025.

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

The airline’s North America network will now extend to five destinations.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Routes selects 50 new air services set to start around the world in January, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Sweden’s capital Stockholm will join the LCC’s network from next March.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

The LCC will fly to both Washington Dulles and Baltimore Washington from next April.

The 3X-weekly route was due to start in September but will not go ahead as previously proposed.

Destinations in the UK and Switzerland will receive new flights next winter.

Routes selects 50 new air services set to start around the world in April 2022, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.