Airlines & Lessors

Abra Group, the parent company of Avianca and Gol, says it has completed the acquisition of Spanish wet-lease and charter specialist Wamos Air.

Iceland’s Play is shifting its focus away from connecting traffic between Europe and North America.

New beyond-perimeter slots at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport have been tentatively awarded to five airlines.

Widerøe believes a “fee shock” from state-owned airport operator Avinor may have consequences for its flight offerings, especially for rural communities.

Etihad reported strong traffic growth for the first three quarters of 2024 ahead of plans to make a significant number of route announcements in coming months.

Cathay Pacific has unveiled its new Aria business-class product that will be installed as part of its Boeing 777-300ER retrofit program.

Qazaq Air's long-awaited privatization process should complete by the end of the year as Vietnam’s Sovico Group works to close its deal with Kazakhstan.

Listen in as editors share what CEOs were talking about at Routes World 2024 in Bahrain.

Promoters of competency-based training and assessment are striving to expand the use of the methodology.

Airline interest in the BWB concept grows as the U.S. Air Force-supported JetZero program primes the pump for commercial and military applications.

Both transactions come as the mainline carrier voices its continued intent to serve smaller communities with a mixture of regional and mainline jets.

An NTSB preliminary report suggests conflicting instructions from different controllers set the stage for the incident.

What began as an experiment in basic economy nearly a decade ago has become a “solid home run” for United Airlines.

Austrian Airlines is trialing the use of hydrogen to power aircraft during maintenance work.

Korean Air is further boosting its Japanese network in the fourth quarter, as its flights to this market exceed pre-pandemic levels.

India’s aviation regulator has removed an enhanced surveillance requirement from SpiceJet, in a further sign that the airline’s outlook is improving.

All Nippon Airways has opened Cargo Building 8 at Tokyo Narita airport and will begin consolidating all of its cargo buildings there into a single unit.

Michael O'Leary expects some of Ryanair's Boeing 737-8-200 deliveries that are due before the end of this year to be pushed back to 2025.

Qantas is preparing to introduce its Airbus A220s on an international route for the first time and will also return more A380s to service.

Embraer’s E190F small jet freighter has reached the latest stage in its move towards operational service with the award of FAA certification for its conversion program and cargo loading system.

Recently appointed EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering Chairman Ibrahim Fathy Zaki talks about his growth priorities for the MRO provider.

Pilots at Frontier Airlines have become the latest bargaining group to authorize potential strike action.

The European Council has banned three Iranian airlines from the EU as one of a series of new sanctions against Tehran’s support of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Portugal-based wet-lease and charter specialist Hi Fly has increased its fleet with the addition of two Airbus A330-200s.

Condor is adjusting its schedule for summer 2025 and reducing its flight program by 13% due to significantly increased costs in Hamburg.