Airlines & Lessors

Despite the challenges, Ukraine’s airports and airlines lay plans for returning to normal operations.

AirBaltic and SUA Líneas Aéreas signed a strategic partnership, where the Latvian carrier plans to wet-lease up to five Airbus A220-300s to Latin America.

Ten of HK Express' 41 Airbus narrowbodies remain affected by the GTF issues,

From June 5, Aeromexico will operate the MEX-PHL route daily year-round with a Boeing 737 aircraft.

Cathay Pacific CEO Ronald Lam says the Airbus A350, Boeing 777-9 and 787 are all being considered for the carrier's next batch of long-haul widebodies.

JetBlue expects its number of aircraft on ground (AOG) to peak within the next two years, as GTF engine issues approach a potential turning point.

SAS is planning to transition its entire fleet to SpaceX’s Starlink inflight connectivity, joining a wave of other carriers adopting the technology.

Brazil’s development bank BNDEs has approved financing for 16 Embraer E-175 jets for export to U.S. regional operator Republic Airways Holdings.

A fire broke out on an Air Busan Airbus A321 leased from AerCap while at the gate at South Korea's Busan Gimhae International Airport on Jan. 28.

SpiceJet plans to bring 10 aircraft, including four of its Boeing 737 MAXs, back into service by mid-April 2025.

A new player seeks to offer what many Caribbean islands long for: more direct flights.

K2 Aviation, formerly branded as Kahala Aviation, is relaunching with a portfolio of seven aircraft it has acquired from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE).

The onset of the pandemic and a 2020 border clash that heightened tensions between China and India resulted in the prolonged suspension of all scheduled routes.

Set to vote on a second tentative agreement (TA), Alaska Airlines flight attendants are being cautioned that mediators will likely not prioritize a third.

Overall, the head of IAG’s sustainability initiatives is calmly confident about where the industry is headed.

Ryanair reported a strong rise in its net profit for the December quarter and expects to reach 200 million passengers for fiscal 2025,

China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines have issued profit warnings that their loss-making streaks will continue with fiscal 2024.

Korean Air has commenced service with its first Airbus A350-900 after taking the widebody from the backlog of recently acquired Asiana Airlines.

South Korea’s Accident Investigation Board said it will focus on the newly revealed bird strikes on both engines of the Jeju Air 737 that crashed Dec. 29, 2024.

IndiGo is reducing the number of Airbus narrowbodies grounded due to lack of engine availability, but net profit in the December quarter was down.

Since the beginning of the year, the industry has seen new personnel announcements and movements at Boeing and at several U.S. and European airlines.

Christine Ourmieres-Widener has left her post as the CEO of French airlines Air Caraibes and French bee just one-and-a-half years after she took over.

Ryanair plans to offer one new route from Dublin Airport during summer 2025 and increase frequencies on a further 18 amid the temporary suspension of the airport’s passenger cap.

Air China will launch a route to Vladivostok in March as China-Russia connectivity continues to rise.

Following the release of Breeze’s 2024 financial results on Jan. 23, CCO Lukas Johnson told Aviation Week, “Our goal for 2025 is certainly to have a full-year operating profit.”