Air Transport

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines plans to reduce flights in the second half of the year due to ongoing aircraft delivery delays.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Hainan Airline Group has signed a framework agreement on behalf of subsidiary Urumqi Air with Comac for the Xinjiang-based carrier to add C919s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Airbus, Tarmac Aerosave and Chengdu have signed a joint-venture agreement to establish China’s first aircraft storage, disposal and recycling facility.
Services & Support

By Helen Massy-Beresford
France’s public prosecutor has launched an appeal after a Paris court verdict cleared Air France and Airbus of charges from the 2009 crash of AF447.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
All Nippon Airways parent returned to profitability in the fiscal year that ended March 31, although it predicts a slightly smaller profit in the current year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
The French aerospace industry’s lobby group GIFAS is trying to help its members overcome unprecedented difficulties in hiring.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Alan Dron
Lessor Avolon will take 40 Boeing 737 MAXs from the OEM toward the end of this decade, in a switch from its recent method of acquiring the type.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
The airline reported a March-quarter profit for the first time in four years
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Air China narrowed its first-quarter net loss to CNY3.2 billion ($462 million) from CNY9.8 billion a year prior.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
U.S. airlines await a decision from the U.S. DOT on a proposed ancillary rulemaking Frontier Airlines has dubbed "a solution searching for a problem."
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
This week’s top air transport stories include leadership changes at Airbus and FAA, and the latest news on airline sales and mergers involving Lufthansa Group.
Air Transport

By David Casey
After launching LAX service, Starlux Airlines is targeting further transpacific growth and has signed up Alaska Airlines as its first airline partner.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
Breeze says demand is strong for planned service from West Virginia International Yeager Airport to Orlando.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Conditions imposed on the Avianca-VIva merger include the return of slots at Bogota El Dorado and placing a fare ceiling on certain routes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
If antitrust concerns in Brussels scupper the takeover deals dreamt of by the big three European airline groups, other paths are available.
Airlines & Lessors

Abu Dhabi Airports has welcomed the first SF Express cargo plane to Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Airports & Networks

Kenya Airways and China Southern Airlines have renewed their interline agreement following the return of international travel to/from China.
Airports & Networks

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Air Serbia is to increase its fleet by 50% for the summer season by adding 10 leased aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
We look at the latest generation engines CFM LEAP and Pratt & Whitney GTF against the well-established "legacy" engines CFM56 and IAE V2500.
MRO

By Lori Ranson
Breeze Airways is pushing aircraft manufacturers to help operators manage delays so they can minimize disruptions to their businesses.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Indigo Partners is warning that aircraft supply chain issues could be prolonged as far out as 2028.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The FAA has formed an independent safety review team and given it six months to study the U.S. air traffic system with an eye to mitigating risks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

AVELO AIRLINES plans June 23 to begin twice-weekly Redmond, OR-Sonoma County, CA (737).
Air Transport

AMERIJET INTERNATIONAL leased 767-300BDSF (25586) and 767-300BCF (25584) from CAM.
Air Transport

BOLIVIANA leased ex-Virgin Australia A330-200 (1561) with Trent 700s from Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Air Transport