Airlines & Lessors

Traditionally, large aircraft manufacturers like to make a splash at Paris Air Show by unveiling big orders, but this year politics has stolen some of those announcements away.

Korean Air has begun the process of obtaining regulatory approval for its plan to integrate its frequent flyer program with Asiana’s program.

Gulf Air CEO Jeffrey Goh, the former CEO of Star Alliance, believes alliances need greater flexibility to allow members to cooperate with non-alliance partners.

An Air India Boeing 787-8 crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport, India, with 242 people onboard Flight AI 171.

Air New Zealand is the second non-Australian carrier to confirm plans to serve Sydney’s second international airport, which is due to open later this year.

Nearly six months after entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Florida-based Silver Airways has ceased operations.

Virgin Australia’s move to launch an initial public offering (IPO) highlights the carrier’s substantial footprint in a booming domestic market.

AerCap won its claim against its insurers for the loss of 116 aircraft and 23 engines leased to Russian airlines and not returned after the invasion of Ukraine.

Efforts to re-launch failed South Africa’s Mango Airways are now awaiting the airline’s former parent, South African Airways, to transfer its shareholding.

The Qantas Group has announced it will close down its Singapore-based Jetstar Asia joint venture.

Another Nigerian region aims to step up its aviation interests, constructing a new airport and bringing a local airline more closely under its control.

Finnair will resume flights to Canada for the first time in over a decade with the launch of nonstop service between Helsinki and Toronto next year.

Airlines in Europe are keen to merge if conditions and timelines aren’t overly burdensome.

HK Express has announced new routes from Hong Kong to Guiyang, China, and Kuala Lumpur, with both markets seen as key drivers for the Cathay Pacific subsidiary.

Icelandic carrier Play will end its remaining U.S. routes later this year and shift to a scaled-back leisure and wet lease-focused model.

Boeing’s May activity included booking its massive widebody order from Qatar Airways and unidentified orders for more than 120 aircraft—mostly 737 MAXs.

The NTSB is setting aside three full days for an investigative hearing into the Jan. 29 mid-air collision of a regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter near DCA.

Envoy Air and Piedmont Airlines, two wholly owned subsidiaries of American Airlines Group, are adding new Embraer E175s to their respective regional fleets.

Spirit Airlines has reached a compensation agreement with International Aero Engines for aircraft grounded due to geared turbofan (GTF) engine issues.

Air New Zealand is preparing to resume short-haul network growth as it boosts its operational narrowbody fleet.

Taiwan-based Uni Air has signed an order for 19 ATR 72-600s, with additional purchase rights for three aircraft; it is ATR's largest sale since 2017.

Latin American airlines are offering slightly more optimistic demand commentary than their U.S. counterparts, but their visibility is limited to the near term.

The carrier plans to exhibit its Qsuite Next Gen business class, a special livery Boeing 777 and artificial intelligence technology at the Paris Air Show.

The turboprop manufacturer announced its largest aircraft order since 2017 in the lead up to the Paris Air Show, says the market is “clearly picking up.”

SalamAir CEO Adrian Hamilton-Manns sees a fleet size of 35 aircraft as ideal for it to become a more relevant player in the Middle East market.