Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa Group has officially purchased a 41% stake in ITA with its capital infusion of €325 million, making the Italian carrier its fifth network airline.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Condor is making changes to its long- and short-haul network as uncertainty over the future of its special prorate agreement with Lufthansa continues.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The much-awaited launch of Riyadh Air will be postponed because of aircraft delivery delays.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
There will be headwinds in 2025, but also some positive tailwinds.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Christine Boynton
The cuts were implemented in “various departments” across the company, and the airline still expects to emerge from a streamlined chapter 11 process in Q1 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The order is part of an investigation into potential restriction of competition on transatlantic routes by Lufthansa Group airlines, United and Air Canada JV.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russian airlines have now freed more than half of the country’s commercial fleet of Western-made aircraft from dual-registration.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Scoot is reshaping its European network over the coming months by launching direct flights to Vienna while discontinuing service to Berlin.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Some carriers, such as Wizz Air and Lufthansa Group, are confirming their return to Tel Aviv following the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
It may be a new year, but Air France-KLM is not immune to the same old challenges affecting the Franco-Dutch group and the European airline sector at large.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
VietJet is expanding its service to mainland China, more than doubling its offering to tap into strong demand from one of Vietnam’s largest tourist source markets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp, Karen Walker
A judge’s misunderstanding of the U.S. air transport market is killing competition.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The chairman of Taiwan's China Airlines, Hsieh Su-Chien, died on the morning of Jan. 16 at the age of 72.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
As it celebrates its centennial, Delta is focused on building customer loyalty, unveiling new offerings and partnerships to attract and retain membership.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
All the important data related to JetBlue Airways in recent years.
Air Transport

By Lori Ranson
Brazilian operator Azul has reached a non-binding MoU with GOL’s parent Abra Group to combine their businesses in Brazil’s aviation market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
The certification came as Southwest formally signed an agreement with Icelandair, making the North Atlantic airline its first interline partner carrier.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
A Japan Airlines Boeing 787-9 with drag-reducing riblet paint over most of the fuselage is expected to enter service on international flights in mid-January.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
GOL plans to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May and pledges an improving financial performance as more aircraft return to service after engine maintenance.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, David Casey
Amsterdam Schiphol and the airlines that serve it are still awaiting clarity on government plans to impose a flight cap at the airport.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
The long-expected closing regarding Lufthansa Group’s takeover of ITA Airways is now expected for Jan. 16.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France will start its fleet-wide rollout of SpaceX's Starlink inflight broadband by installing the system on its Embraer E190s.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Alan Dron
Greek ACMI specialist Marathon Airlines has landed a new European contract with Aeroitalia of Italy.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Karen Walker
This year will see the continued transition or changes of government and agency leadership positions in many countries.
Airlines & Lessors