Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Qatar Airways will soon place a sizable order for widebody aircraft, its CCO Thierry Antinori confirmed March 5.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Emirates President Tim Clark has expressed doubts about the delivery schedule for the Boeing 777X and worries about the OEM's ability to ramp up production.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Lufthansa Group plans to ask shareholders to vote on new elections to the supervisory board including the CEO of Canadian airline WestJet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Ronald Lam became Cathay Group CEO in January 2023. He is also chair of Cathay’s LCC, HK Express Airways, and director at John Swire & Sons.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
German leisure carrier Condor is expanding its Asia network with the addition of Sanya, marking its first destination in China.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Virgin Australia has named Dave Emerson to replace Jayne Hrdlicka as its CEO, more than a year after Hrdlicka announced she intended to step down.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
U.S. ULCC Frontier Airlines will become the second carrier to serve Seattle Paine Field Airport (PAE), competing with Alaska Airlines on two routes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
As it prepares to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Spirit widened its annual losses in 2024 and battled a significant hike in its unit costs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
American Airlines has asked the nation’s highest court to review a decision shuttering its lucrative Northeast Alliance (NEA) with JetBlue Airways.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lee Ann Shay
Breeze Founder and CEO David Neeleman says the airline is closer to operating a single type fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Two of Avia Solutions Group’s (ASG) airline brands—AirExplore and SmartLynx Airlines—are contemplating changes to their narrowbody cargo strategy.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
As Abra Group and Azul continue to tout the benefits of combining GOL and Azul, staunch opposition to the merger has not materialized.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Finnair plans to present its strategy update to the market in the second quarter, according to CEO Turkka Kuusisto.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Sun Country Airlines’ flight attendants, represented by Teamsters Local 120, have ratified a new contract providing an immediate 21% pay increase.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The Italian Civil Aviation Authority says it has grounded seven De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400s operated by SkyAlps because of maintenance concerns.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Asian airlines increase their European presence.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Cambodia’s aviation sector is picking up pace with the introduction of new international routes from Emirates and Turkish Airlines.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
Delta Air Lines will add Marrakech, Morocco, to its network, with service from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) starting later this year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Guy Norris
Air cargo operators are trying to make sense of the bigger picture for tariffs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Pilling
The carrier’s CEO discusses the top-to-bottom transformation of the Indian icon.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Indigo Partners Managing Partner Bill Franke and Breeze Airways CEO David Neeleman weigh in on the U.S. ULCC situation at the ISTAT conference.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Silver Airways has ceased flying to and from Orlando International Airport (MCO), citing action by TrueNoord, one of its aircraft lessors.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Avia Solutions Group secured a Brazilian AOC for wet-lease provider Avion Express Brasil and extended Australian carrier Skytrans’ AOC to cover narrowbody ops.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
The airline industry will have to review its target of reaching net zero emissions by 2050, IATA Director General Willie Walsh said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The EC said it had decided to close its interim measures antitrust proceedings against Lufthansa regarding Condor’s access to Frankfurt airport feed traffic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation