Airlines & Lessors

To say 2024 was a tumultuous year for the U.S.’s largest ULCCs—Frontier and Spirit—would be an understatement.

All of Somalia’s airlines have suspended domestic and international flights indefinitely, allegedly in a row with the country’s government over increased taxes.

Recently negotiated labor deals are pressuring American Airlines’ cost performance in 2025.

Cebu Pacific confirms plans to begin relocating its turboprop operations out of Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport, to align with government policy.

Saudi Arabian flag-carrier Saudia has concluded 2024 with significant growth in its international operations.

Italian energy giant Eni’s sustainable mobility-focused division, Enilive, has commissioned its first SAF plant at the Gela biorefinery in Sicily.

Lufthansa vows to spend more than €200 million ($208 million) to make its operations in the upcoming summer timetable more stable.

Turkish Airlines operates to 351 destinations in 130 countries. Bilal Ekşi has been CEO and deputy chairman since 2016, seeing it through a time of growth.

South Korea’s transport ministry has announced measures to increase scrutiny of the country’s LCCs in the wake of the fatal Jeju Air crash in December.

Azorra has finalized a landmark $190 million financing agreement with the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) to fund up to eight Embraer E2 jets. The finance facility marks the inaugural collaboration between BNDES and ITASCA MGA, enhancing Azorra’s commitment to new financing solutions.

The company created fireworks with its latest Starship flight test—just not the celebratory kind, as rocket debris caused commercial flight diversions.

After months of talks, Azul and GOL take steps to merge, the result of which could account for a large chunk of Brazil’s market share.

One year after removing the Boeing 737-10 from internal fleet plans, United Airlines’ outlook for the variant is taking a positive turn.

New easyJet CEO Kenton Jarvis is seeing “positive momentum” in its fiscal Q2 so far, although the market needs “some stimulation” to absorb additional capacity.

Qatar Airways’ passenger network in the Americas will include Bogotá and Caracas for the first time.

SriLankan Airlines will be modifying its Airbus A320s and A330s with Fokker Services Group’s upgraded electronic flight bag system.

SAF producer LanzaJet has selected a site in Teesside, northern England, for its next production facility, Project Speedbird.

IAG has invested in Wastefront, a UK company that plans to turn used tires into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Ambitious growth plans by Vietnam’s two major airlines fuels optimism that the country’s international travel market will return to its pre-pandemic trajectory.

While African air traffic is rising, opportunities for growth continue to be constrained by infrastructure challenges, according to ACI Africa's Ali Tounsi.

Airlines will increasingly have to offer more than just flights to continue to win and grow passenger numbers.

New routes are opening to unserved U.S. destinations.

EasyJet has already received seven of nine A320neo deliveries anticipated for this financial year.

Delivery delays of new Boeing 737-9s to Greater Bay Airlines and issues maintaining the carrier's current 737-800s have led to the cancellation of 128 flights.

A group of Airbus A350 operators plans to demonstrate the operational practicality of pairing flights to take advantage of wake energy.