Aircraft lessor AerCap completed 87 aircraft transactions in the third quarter, including 20 for widebodies, and said more than 90% of its new aircraft delivered through 2020 will be leased.
Leonardo technology and Chinese money are being joined to create a plant in China to manufacture composite parts for the Sino-Russian Craic CR929 widebody airliner.
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency said it has suspended Yakutia Airlines’ international flights starting Nov. 5, until the Yakutsk-based carrier corrects flaws that were uncovered during inspections.
Kenya Airways launched daily Nairobi-New York John F. Kennedy International Airport services Oct. 28, making it the fifth African carrier serving the U.S.
Latin American and Caribbean airline leaders meeting at the annual ALTA forum in Panama City Oct. 29 emphasized a coordinated and vigorous approach to digital modernization, decreased regulation and infrastructure improvements.
Rising fuel costs are not cutting into demand for MRO services even among older aircraft, engine aftermarket providers report, contributing to a logjam at many overhaul shops.
Japan Air Commuter took delivery of a 70-seat ATR 72-600, the first of its type in Japan, confirming the Japanese carriers’ recent interest in ATR’s turboprops.
A Ryanair investor has renewed its call for a management change, seeking a succession plan for CEO Michael O’Leary and saying Chairman David Bonderman is not independent and has not successfully overseen recent labor issues.
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened a formal merger inquiry into Irish regional airline CityJet’s plans to wet-lease two Avro RJ85s to the International Airlines Group’s (IAG) Aer Lingus, also based in Ireland.
Mexicans want President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to cancel construction of the $13.3 billion Mexico International Airport (NAIM) project, according to the results of a four-day referendum that concluded on Oct. 28.
Lufthansa Group airlines are adding seven weekly frequencies from its hubs at Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna and Zurich to Cape Town, South Africa, during the coming southern warm-weather season.
Singapore LCC Scoot will begin introducing sister company SilkAir’s Boeing 737-800s after April 2019 as part of the Singapore Airlines (SIA) group’s plans to optimize the airline’s network and improve competition with other regional LCCs.
Los Angeles. Still in the throes of tackling reliability issues with the Trent 1000, embattled engine maker Rolls-Royce has acknowledged it has fallen behind on Trent 7000 shipments to Airbus which will cause knock-on delays to A330neo deliveries later this year and into 2019.
Southwest Airlines is nearing the end of its required FAA certification process to launch Hawaii flights, and could launch service within weeks of getting final approval, top executives said.
International Airlines Group (IAG) has revealed that the data breach of its British Airways (BA) customer database in September 2018 affected more customers than previously believed.
