Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand has reached a sale-leaseback agreement with lessor Avolon for the airline’s first electric aircraft order.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
South African regional carrier Airlink restored services to Mozambique’s Nampula airport Jan. 9, after the threat of seizure of its aircraft was lifted.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Taiwan’s Starlux is broadening its plan to establish a freighter fleet by doubling its existing order for Airbus A350Fs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China Eastern Airlines has opened its new base in the Chinese northeastern city of Harbin as it prepares to ramp up air services in Heilongjiang province.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Alaska Airlines plans to offer its most extensive summer schedule from Anchorage during the northern summer 2025 season, as well as add a new service to Hawaii.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Canada's Porter Airlines has finalized a sale and leaseback agreement with Munich-based GOAL Aircraft Leasing for two Embraer E195-E2s,
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Pilots at Canada's Air Transat have formally launched contract negotiations, aiming to broker a deal on par with their counterparts at Air Canada and WestJet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
At CES 2025, Delta Air Lines celebrated its centennial and framed a future focused on innovation, partnerships, and a more connected journey.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
Delta has unveiled its Delta Sync seatback IFE system, built on Thales’ FlytEDGE cloud-based design, the two companies announced at CES 2025.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Adrian Schofield
The tragic crash of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 on Dec. 29 has turned the spotlight on the South Korean LCC industry.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Scandinavian Airlines’ (SAS) Link subsidiary is to take on an additional three Embraer 195 small narrowbody jets.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Kurt Hofmann
Hungary Airlines received its AOC in December 2024 and is operating one Airbus A330F, which is owned by the Hungarian state.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
ULCC Frontier Airlines will open service on three highly competitive routes—all to American Airlines hubs—from New York JFK in the spring.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Grozny's airport reportedly was under attack by Ukrainian drones at the time.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Lori Ranson
Brazilian airlines face a potentially pivotal year in 2025 as GOL emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The steady consolidation of the aircraft leasing market continued as Dubai Aerospace Enterprise announced that it will acquire Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC).
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The arrival of the first of Virgin Australia’s Embraer E190 E2s in the second half of 2025 will be the latest infusion of small narrowbody jets into the country.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Christine Boynton
Executing on a fleet strategy announced during its recent investor day, Southwest Airlines has entered into a sale-leaseback transaction for 36 Boeing 737-800s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
AirBaltic continues to work on plans for an initial public offering, which is now set to take place in the spring of 2025 at the earliest, the airline said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Ethiopian Airlines has inaugurated the newly built passenger terminal at Robe Wako Gutu Airport.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
South Africa's Airlink has suspended flights to Nampula, Mozambique, after a local court issued a decision allowing the seizure of the airline's aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France is now offering comprehensive vacation packages to over 400 destinations through the Air France holidays website.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Korean LCC Air Incheon has applied for the U.S. approvals it needs to take over Asiana’s cargo routes to that country in mid-2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Shanghai Airlines is enhancing China-North Africa connectivity with a new service to Casablanca, Morocco.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton, Helen Massy-Beresford
As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, airlines are seeing opportunity, including in how they price fares and other products.
Airlines & Lessors