Airlines & Lessors

By Matthew Fulco
Phoenix Aviation Capital said it would use $242 million of asset-backed debt to finance a portfolio of seven new Boeing 737-8s across two lessees.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Copa Airlines is trimming its capacity guidance for 2024 after cutting flights to Venezuela amid the country’s political turmoil.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
LATAM Airlines Group believes there is over supply in Colombia’s domestic market after a new competitor launched operations earlier in 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is benefiting from strong demand in the first six months of 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Qantas is temporarily suspending its nonstop flights from Perth to London due to escalating tensions in the Middle East, prompting the carrier to change its flightpath.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air has reached an agreement with Air Incheon regarding the sale of Asiana’s cargo unit, which is expected to be split off after Korean takes over Asiana.
Airlines & Lessors

Sina Bonath and Wolfgang Bublitz
Sustainability efforts in the airline industry must be transparent, authentic and they must touch the entire customer journey.
Sustainability

By David Casey
Less than a month after Virgin Atlantic announced it would suspend its only service to mainland China, British Airways has also revealed plans to discontinue a route to the country.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Nonstop flights between Nadi, Fiji, and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport will begin in December.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Five new U.S. destinations are being added to Breeze Airways’ network this winter.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
At what was a quiet Farnborough Airshow on the civil aviation side, the sole “new” design on the static display was the first conversion of an Embraer E190 to a small narrowbody freighter.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas' board has significantly cut incentive payments for former CEO Alan Joyce after a review criticized his management during the post-COVID recovery phase.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Boeing was concerned enough about compliance with parts-removal requirements to have the issue under a formal safety risk assessment before the Jan. 5 incident.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Some airlines are becoming increasingly involved in studies to see which concepts might be more beneficial than others to their future operations.
Emerging Technologies

By Christine Boynton
Reducing its exposure to softer demand in Europe, Air Canada will shift more capacity into the Asia Pacific market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
UK advertising watchdog ASA has upheld complaints that a radio ad relating to Virgin Atlantic’s much-publicized 100% SAF flight in November 2023 was misleading.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Prolonged grounding of its Airbus A320neo fleet has brought HK Express into the red for the first half of 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Antoine Fafard
Financial results for the four largest U.S. carriers during the second quarter (Q2) of 2024 revealed record high quarterly revenue and net profits.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific has selected the Airbus A330-900 to fulfill its mid-size widebody requirement, signing a deal with the manufacturer to order 30 of the aircraft with purchase rights for an additional 30.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Boeing is developing changes to ensure 737 door plugs cannot be mistakenly left unsecured and plans to roll out retrofit kits once the new design is certified.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines investor Eilliott says it intends to give shareholders the opportunity to elect new board members.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron, Kurt Hofmann, Helen Massy-Beresford
Airlines are preparing for further disruption to their Middle East schedules amid growing fears of an attack by Iran on Israel.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Royal Jordanian is juggling fleet numbers as it copes with new aircraft delays.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
With the addition of two more Embraer E190-E2s, Singapore-based LCC Scoot is expanding its regional network with two new destinations in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Chen Chuanren
Air China has unveiled the seat map for its impending Comac C919 delivery, offering eight business class and 150 economy class seats.
Airlines & Lessors