Airlines are responding to easing restrictions by ramping up services in this key market.

CEO Ben Smith said at the time that as of April, the group would be free of the state aid-linked constraints and would be able to take part in M&A activity.

NAC has begun its “pivot to growth” under the leadership of GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) veteran Norman Liu.

The move comes after the lifting of testing requirements from countries such as South Korea and the U.S.

The mandatory COVID-19 testing requirement for U.S.-bound airline passengers from China has ceased, the CDC announced.

Iceland-based ULCC Play is predicting a successful year after external factors knocked its performance off-course in 2022, the airline’s CEO said March 7. 

Cathay Pacific is confident its hiring efforts are sufficient to support the airline’s plans to fully recover its pre-pandemic capacity levels.

The lessor expects issues affecting aircraft production to persist for several years, resulting in strong demand and upward pressure on lease rates and values.