Low-cost carriers (LCC)

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
After nearly a dozen loss-making quarters, Spirit filed for Chapter 11 and adopted “Project Bravo,” designed to overhaul a decades-old business model.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Airline execs at Routes World in Bahrain agreed lack of available capacity because of aircraft and engine supply issues remains a major challenge.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
One of the most successful airline brands in history, Southwest is now working to restore its industry leadership—but where did the business take a wrong turn?
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Routes editor in chief sat down with Adel Abdullah Ali to discuss the current state of aviation and Air Arabia's future.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Türkiye’s airlines and airports have large growth ambitions.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Long talked about European consolidation seems to be gaining traction, if governments can be reassured.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
International Airlines Group called off the Air Europa deal due to regulatory hurdles.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
This week’s Flight Friday looks at how the largest four U.S. low-cost carriers (LCCs) are faring compared to 2019.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Strength in the domestic market is boosting financial performance for Chinese airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
As US budget carriers scramble to compete with the majors, which own 80% of the global market, is consolidation an inevitability?
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
How a Swedish CEO is making the difference at easyJet, one of the industry's fastest-growing LCCs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
SAF is aviation’s go-to solution for reaching carbon net-zero targets; this airline is pursuing alternatives.
Sustainability

By Lori Ranson
Although Canada often takes a backseat to the U.S. in North America’s market, the reality is Canada was dynamic before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Capacity constraints will prevent a full recovery within Europe’s short-haul market this summer, dampening traffic growth but signaling higher yields for LCCs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Colombian market shows "tremendous growth" following difficult stretch.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Brazil’s largest airlines work their way through consolidation, restructurings.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Political influence continues to loom large on Latin America’s aviation landscape.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Short-sighted merger rejections have real-world consequences.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Japan’s Zipair expects to receive more Boeing 787s in 2025 to continue its network growth, while also considering fleet options for its next expansion phase.
Singapore Airshow

By Christine Boynton
Pratt & Whitney has announced orders for the geared turbofan (GTF) engine from Cebu Pacific Air and JetSMART.
Singapore Airshow

By Christine Boynton
As it awaits delivery of its first E190-E2, Scoot has signed a contract with Embraer for an inventory-optimizing solution to support its future fleet.
Singapore Airshow

By Chen Chuanren
Across Southeast Asia, low-cost airlines continue to grow.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Airlines including Cebu Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Thai Airways and Cathay Pacific are planning to place major orders.
Singapore Airshow

By Christine Boynton
After announcing intent to appeal an antitrust ruling blocking their merger, JetBlue has informed Spirit that the merger may be terminable on and after Jan. 28.
Airlines & Lessors