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Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The continued improvement in international passenger demand helped All Nippon Airways parent ANA Holdings post record revenues for the six months through Sept. 30.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Hurricanes Helene and Milton have had an outsized impact on Allegiant Air operations, with about 25% of its seat capacity still affected to varying degrees.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Arab airlines have called on countries to encourage the use of sustainable aviation fuels through incentives, rather than the threat of financial sanctions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
Apparent strong demand in the U.S. domestic airline market in the first half of 2024 was in the “eye of the beholder,” Airlines for America says.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The knock-on effects of Boeing’s strike-related inactivity are adding to fleet-planning and aftermarket support issues, AerCap CEO Aengus Kelly says.
Airlines & Lessors

By Antoine Fafard
Financial Q3 results for American Airlines, Delta, Southwest and United reveal strong operating performances and positive net results for three of the “Big 4.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Riyadh Air has picked Airbus over Boeing to supply its first narrowbody fleet, placing a firm order for 60 Airbus A321neos.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
TAAG Angola Airlines will move its first passenger route to Angola’s new airport in Luanda from November.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Finnair says it has completed the refurbishment of its first Embraer E190 cabin under its latest interiors renewal program.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Two major lessors posted strong profits on the back of strong demand for aircraft in recent months driven, at least in part, by production and delivery delays.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airbus has delivered the first A321XLR to launch customer Iberia, which plans to deploy the long-range narrowbody on a Madrid-to-Boston route from mid-November.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
While the third quarter was not short on challenges, large U.S. airlines earned healthy revenue against a more constructive industry backdrop.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Changes to its product and pricing are driving the majority of improvements JetBlue Airways is seeing from its go-forward plan.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Frontier Airlines remains undeterred in its belief the ultra-low-cost business model has staying power in the U.S.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Austrian Airlines reported solid third-quarter results but sees issues ahead, such as the growing advantage held by Chinese carriers in Europe.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
ZipAir is seeing strong advance bookings for its long-haul low-cost routes, especially to North America, with some destinations seeing load factors of over 90%.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Indian LCC SpiceJet is continuing to move itself into a more solid financial position, using newly raised cash to settle more of its obligations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Finnair is sticking to its capacity outlook despite reporting a decline in profitability over the third quarter after demand weakened in all of its markets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa is aiming for €2.5 billion ($2.7 billion) recurring operating profits by 2028 as it works out more details of its turnaround restructuring program.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Emirates has signed agreements with Vietnam Airlines and VietJet to expand connectivity between Dubai and Vietnams key gateways.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Brazilian carrier Azul has reached agreement with existing bondholders for $500 million in additional financing, a key step in its latest restructuring.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Over 50 companies have joined forces to get electrofuel (e-SAF) production up and running during a critical time window during the next two years.
Emerging Technologies

By Lori Ranson
LATAM Airlines Group has opted to order 10 Boeing 787-9 widebodies after recently issuing a brighter financial outlook for 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Togo-based ASKY is changing its network to fly more nonstop regional routes, ahead of the potential arrival of its first Boeing 787s in 2026.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Togo-based ASKY, which is part-owned by Ethiopian Airlines, is looking for a pair of Boeing 787-8s to join its fleet in 2026.
Airlines & Lessors