Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
The U.S. DOT has launched a public inquiry into the state of competition in the air travel industry, alongside the U.S. DOJ.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Spirit will sell roughly 10% of its fleet and reduce its workforce, as it strives to cut costs and boost liquidity amid reports of bankruptcy discussions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Indian LCC IndiGo broke a lengthy run of profitable quarters with a net loss for the September quarter, due in part to its large number of grounded aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas is planning a cabin upgrade for some of its Airbus A330s, which will help the carrier bridge the gap until it can complete the replacement of this fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
AirBaltic will open flights between its base in Riga, Latvia, and Rzeszów, Poland, hoping to serve Ukrainians seeking to travel from the war-torn country.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp, David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
Should Boeing’s machinist strike continue for much longer, Southwest Airlines will have to take a hard look at its plans for 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Following several months of contentious back-and-forth, Southwest Airlines and Elliott Investment Management have reached an agreement on leadership changes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
American Airlines believes it can regain a large portion of lost corporate revenue share stemming from unpopular changes to its distribution strategy in 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
South African Airways may consider selling one of its slot pairs as it seeks to raise funds so it can continue its slow recovery, the interim chairman says.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
KLM Cityhopper, the Dutch flag-carrier’s regional arm, is storing aircraft as it tackles a shortage of maintenance capacity at Pratt & Whitney.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Aviation is predicted to account for almost one-third of Dubai’s GDP by 2030, according to a new report.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Chinese international demand remains sluggish for most overseas carriers, as projections for a rebound have generally proven too optimistic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Air Lease founder Steven Udvar-Hazy is concerned his company will not receive the 11 Boeing aircraft scheduled for delivery by year-end, because of the strike.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Icelandair expects improvement on yields as local competitor Play enacts changes to its business model and significant capacity cuts on North Atlantic routes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Emirates Airline has increased its investment to upgrade over 200 aircraft from its current fleet to overcome ongoing aircraft delivery delays.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
American Airlines is facing a $50 million penalty from the U.S. DOT for “numerous, serious violations” of laws protecting airline passengers with disabilities.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Another chance at a merger may be in the future for Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Antoine Fafard
The leading three Chinese carriers had record-breaking third quarter traffic following similarly record-high traffic in the second quarter.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Mexican ULCC Volaris sees improvement in turnaround times for returning Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engines to service.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Qatar Airways has expressed confidence it will complete its ambitious modification work with internet provider Starlink.
Interiors & Connectivity

By David Casey
Ethiopian Airlines will take delivery of the first of four Airbus A350-1000s in November.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Air India and Singapore Airlines are dramatically expanding their network links, following recent moves to strengthen investment ties between the two carriers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Garuda Indonesia and Vietnam Airlines have signed a pact that aims to expand the flag carriers' strategic cooperation on passenger and freight operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
LATAM Airlines Group is now operating more capacity than it did pre-pandemic and is projecting continued growth ahead with 125 aircraft on order through 2030.
Airlines & Lessors