Airlines & Lessors

ANSPs from four Asia-Pacific countries have partnered with their respective flag-carriers to trial user-preferred routing on 38 international routes.

El Al Israel Airlines has announced an agreement with Boeing for up to 31 Boeing 737 MAX-family aircraft to replace its aging 737NG fleet.

Breeze Airways has revealed plans to launch flights from Tweed New Haven Airport in southern Connecticut—a stronghold for rival Avelo Airlines.

Indian LCC SpiceJet has launched a major fundraising initiative to shore up its financial position.

It may or may not be a coincidence that Elliott launched a proxy fight with Southwest just as the firm succeeded in a management shake-up at Starbucks.

The UAE-based LCC has deferred deliveries of its A320neo family aircraft on order to 2025 in hopes that the new engine technology on the aircraft will mature.

Air Canada will restart transatlantic flights from Ottawa next March and is exploring adding Airbus A321XLR service to London.

ULCC Wizz Air plans to challenge a financial penalty imposed on it by the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH).

Air France-KLM, IAG and Lufthansa Group had strong operating revenues and positive net results in Q2 2024, an improvement on their Q1 losses.

Malta-based Universal Air is expanding its niche operations, while also exploring new bases.

Azul is laying the foundation to combat currency pressure after the Brazilian Real depreciated at a staggering rate during the quarter.

The Russian government is preparing to revise down its plans for production of locally made commercial aircraft through 2030.

AirExplore, which is part of the Avia Solutions Group, will damp lease four aircraft to Air Peace from November 2024 through March 2025.

Aerolineas Argentinas has ceased flying between Buenos Aires and New York but plans to increase its footprint in the Dominican Republic.

Alaska Airlines has become the first commercial operator to declare serious interest in the BWB under development by JetZero, signing options for an undisclosed number of aircraft from the startup.

Teleport, Capital A’s freight and logistics venture, and Etihad Cargo are growing their capacity and network partnership.

Spanish LCC Volotea and Abra Group will not proceed with a joint venture partnership they had planned.

AirBaltic has converted options for 10 additional Airbus A220-300s as the airline seeks to lay the groundwork for further growth toward the end of the decade.

Virgin Australia has selected Embraer’s E190-E2 for fleet replacement and growth in its regional and charter subsidiary Virgin Australia Regional Airlines.

Azul is seeing some relief in Q3 after battling headwinds stemming from the closure of a major airport and a temporary slide in international capacity.

Carbon Analysis revisits the topic of alliances with our focus this time directed at SkyTeam carriers Aeromexico, Air France, China Airlines and Virgin Atlantic

Ethiopian Airlines Group has kick-started plans for what is intended eventually to be Africa’s largest airport, outside Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa.

The airlines were granted CAR 145 approval to integrate their line maintenance operations as part of the merger process.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is the latest Asia-Pacific carrier to report softer profits as yields fall back from the high levels experienced in 2023.

Singapore Airlines has dropped a fifth-freedom route between Manchester and Houston but is increasing frequencies to Europe next summer.