Airlines & Lessors

Air transport will continue to grow in 2026, but regional differences show the clear effect of economic policies.

Heightened speculation on the ULCC’s next move comes just ahead of the winter holiday season, just over a year since its first round of bankruptcy protection.

Stansted, the UK capital’s third-largest airport, has received the go-ahead for a significant increase in its annual passenger limit.

Delta Air Lines President Glen Hauenstein will retire in early 2026, following two decades at the company.

Neste and Cathay Group have agreed to a deal for the supply of Neste’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) across Europe, the U.S., and Asia-Pacific.

Finnair will begin flying to Melbourne next autumn, marking the Nordic carrier’s first-ever scheduled service between Finland and Australia.

SAS Scandinavian Airlines has reaffirmed its commitment to a wide-ranging, wet-lease cooperation with Braathens Regional Airways.

Ryanair plans to open a base in Morocco’s capital Rabat in April 2026; it will be the airline’s fifth base in the country.

Sichuan Airlines is seeking to sell six Airbus A320ceos along with three spare engines and is inviting appraisers to assess the assets.

Martin Gauss, newly appointed CEO of Gulf Air, reflects on his tenure at airBaltic and shares his early priorities after taking the helm in one of aviation’s most competitive regions.

BermudAir has kicked off its Anguilla sub-brand with flights between Clayton J. Lloyd International (AXA) and Boston Logan International (BOS) airports.

Southwest Airlines has named Turkish Airlines as its sixth overseas airline partner.

LATAM Airlines Peru is dropping six routes from Lima, citing a controversial transfer fee for international travelers.

GetJet Aviation Holdings, parent of Lithuanian ACMI and charter operator GetJet Airlines, is expanding into the MRO market.

Dubai Airports is entering the winter travel season with a strong push to expand services and add airlines at DXB and DWC.

Pakistan’s government aims to select a bidder next week to acquire the majority of Pakistan International Airlines’ shares.

KLM plans to add three new European destinations in summer 2026 as the carrier continues to fine-tune its hub-and-spoke strategy under capacity limits at AMS.

Mozambican national carrier LAM Mozambique has advanced its planned fleet revitalization with the purchase of two Embraer E190s.

Vietnam Airlines and ground-handling specialist SATS have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement aimed at deepening SATS’ presence in Vietnam.

BAE Systems has raised $52.2 million from the sale of most of its stake in Air Astana.

The USAF is buying two Boeing 747-8is from Lufthansa for training and spares as part of the delayed program to replace the current VC-25A “Air Force One” fleet.

Combined deliveries of aircraft from ATR, Comac and Embraer reached their highest monthly total of the year so far in November.

Kenya Airways group MD and CEO Allan Kilavuka has stepped down from active duty with immediate effect, after six years leading the SkyTeam carrier.

Shortly after the Mesa Airlines and Republic Airways merger, flight attendants at the two airlines reached a tentative agreement that includes boarding pay.

Royal Air Maroc is pushing ahead with its expansion plans for 2026, as it prepares to roll out new direct routes across Africa, the Americas and Europe.