Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Carriers in the Levant continue to operate under extreme conditions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Although Turkish Airlines has faced challenges with delivery delays and GTF engine-related groundings, it expects to operate a fleet of 530 aircraft in 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Oman Air is in the process of disposing of its fleet of Airbus A330s, as it progresses with a major transformation plan to become profitable.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
ERA Director General Montserrat Barriga is calling on the EU to add sustainability criteria to regulations that govern public service obligation (PSO) routes.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Saudi Arabian startup Riyadh Air is looking to create two distinct versions among its new order for 60 Airbus A321neos.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa’s planned takeover of ITA Airways has hit a last-minute snag as a dispute over the final purchase price delayed a crucial regulatory step.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific intends to begin negotiating more widebody aircraft orders in 2025, as it looks ahead to the next phase of its Boeing 777 replacement.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air Astana says it accelerated earnings growth in the third quarter by implementing a plan to mitigate Pratt & Whitney engine problems.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Condor is the latest German carrier to adjust its operating model to mitigate the high costs of operating from the country’s airports.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Despite weakened domestic demand in China to travel abroad, Spring Airlines sees its position as an LCC as an opportunity to capture the 'lipstick effect.'
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
New Southwest Airlines Director Rakesh Gangwal will serve as independent chair of the company’s board of directors, replacing Gary Kelly.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
ATSG is slated to become a private company now that investment firm Stonepeak has agreed to acquire it in an all-cash transaction valued at $3.1 billion.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Fledgling carrier KM Malta Airlines is planning to increase its capital to €360 million, paving the way for part-privatization in just over two years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ryanair plans to cut its 2026 financial year traffic outlook to reflect ongoing delivery delays for its Boeing aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Libyan carrier Afriqiyah anticipates that the improving political situation in its country will allow it to resume its mission of connecting the continent.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
SIA has announced an $835 million cabin retrofit program for 41 long-haul A350-900s which will get cabin products that had been due to debut on its Boeing 777-9
Interiors & Connectivity

By Victoria Moores
Kenya Airways seeks to resume strategic partnership talks with South African Airways (SAA) but may consider a strategic cooperation with another African carrier
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Air Canada is bracing for higher unit costs in 2025 after forging contract-related adjustments to show a better-than-anticipated cost performance for this year.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
KLM has raised strong concerns over Amsterdam Schiphol Airport’s decision to increase its airline charges by 41% in 2025, calling it “unreasonable and unwise.”
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
The privatization prospects for PIA remain unclear, after the government reportedly received a single bid that was lower than its asking price.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines saw its profits slip in the September quarter as higher costs exceeded impressive revenue gains.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Berlin's aviation taxes, combined with ambitious SAF regulations and competition from Chinese carriers, has engendered fear among airline employees in Germany.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Airliner manufacturers are “lacking resources and quality control” according to Emirates' COO, who complains that quality standards have declined.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
ATR operator Afrijet, which is rebranding to become FlyGabon, is set to add its first wet-leased A320 ahead of operating its own narrowbody jets in future.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Routes being launched by Turkish Airlines, Singapore Airlines and AirAsia X are among the more eye-catching services starting in November.
Airports & Networks