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Even though Air France-KLM sees a good summer ahead amid strong demand—unaffected by the cost-of-living crisis—the airline has tweaked its capacity outlook lowe

It has become ubiquitous: “When compared to 2019 levels ...”

Tools created to save ailing suppliers, such as a dedicated investment fund, are becoming permanent.

China will abolish the requirement for inbound travelers to present negative PCR tests for COVID beginning April 29.

In the worst weeks of the COVID pandemic crisis, the Singapore Airlines Group was carrying just 11,000 people each month versus 3.4 million in January 2020.

While the short-term economic situation is uncertain, conversion specialists say long-term trends justify full orderbooks.

Air France-KLM has fully repaid the outstanding part of the state aid that helped the group through the pandemic.

Malaysia Airlines’ capacity is currently at 85% of pre-pandemic levels.

While many carriers are watching for the return of Japanese outbound demand, this traffic flow is particularly important to Hawaiian Airlines.

In Colombia demand remains strong yet two of the country’s budget airlines have ceased operations during the first quarter of 2023.

Since late 2020, “revenge travel” has frequently been cited as a reason behind burgeoning demand.

With China’s reopening in January, what is in store for MRO?

Airlines are restoring more flights as the Chinese government and other countries remove restrictions.

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.

Australia's progress during the past year has been turbulent at times, as airlines and airports struggled to cope with the rapid return of traffic.

JetBlue in July announced its $3.8 billion deal to acquire ULCC Spirit and has been awaiting regulatory approval, a process Hayes acknowledged was “complex.”

An upturn in commercial deliveries marks turnaround for Bell as the long-delayed certification of the 525 helicopter nears.

Production delays and inflated costs associated with this slow civil aviation recovery could morph into a long-term structural problem.