Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The CAAC is setting a goal for China's air transport industry to carry 780 million passengers in 2025, 50 million more than the record 2024 figures.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
Doha’s Hamad International Airport (DOH) said annual point-to-point passenger traffic rose at a faster rate than transfer traffic for the first time in 2024.
Airports & Networks

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

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Asia-Pacific growth is expected to help drive global airline revenue over $1 trillion for the first time in 2025, lessor Avolon predicts.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
CFO Tammy Romo and Chief Administration Officer Linda Rutherford have announced plans to retire, the company said, departures that will be effective April 1.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
Airbus delivered a record 123 aircraft in December and said it had booked 826 net orders throughout 2024, factoring in 52 cancellations.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Alan Dron
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport hopes a decision will finally be made in 2025 on whether nearby Lelystad Airport can be brought into use as a relief landing ground.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Britten-Norman has won its largest potential order for more than a decade, with a letter of intent for 15 aircraft from Germany’s Evia-Aero.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Royal Jordanian is adding routes to New Delhi and Mumbai, marking its return to India for the first time since 2014.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand has reached a sale-leaseback agreement with lessor Avolon for the airline’s first electric aircraft order.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
South African regional carrier Airlink restored services to Mozambique’s Nampula airport Jan. 9, after the threat of seizure of its aircraft was lifted.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Taiwan’s Starlux is broadening its plan to establish a freighter fleet by doubling its existing order for Airbus A350Fs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China Eastern Airlines has opened its new base in the Chinese northeastern city of Harbin as it prepares to ramp up air services in Heilongjiang province.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Alaska Airlines plans to offer its most extensive summer schedule from Anchorage during the northern summer 2025 season, as well as add a new service to Hawaii.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Canada's Porter Airlines has finalized a sale and leaseback agreement with Munich-based GOAL Aircraft Leasing for two Embraer E195-E2s,
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Pilots at Canada's Air Transat have formally launched contract negotiations, aiming to broker a deal on par with their counterparts at Air Canada and WestJet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
At CES 2025, Delta Air Lines celebrated its centennial and framed a future focused on innovation, partnerships, and a more connected journey.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
Delta has unveiled its Delta Sync seatback IFE system, built on Thales’ FlytEDGE cloud-based design, the two companies announced at CES 2025.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Adrian Schofield
The tragic crash of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 on Dec. 29 has turned the spotlight on the South Korean LCC industry.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Scandinavian Airlines’ (SAS) Link subsidiary is to take on an additional three Embraer 195 small narrowbody jets.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Kurt Hofmann
Hungary Airlines received its AOC in December 2024 and is operating one Airbus A330F, which is owned by the Hungarian state.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
ULCC Frontier Airlines will open service on three highly competitive routes—all to American Airlines hubs—from New York JFK in the spring.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Grozny's airport reportedly was under attack by Ukrainian drones at the time.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Lori Ranson
Brazilian airlines face a potentially pivotal year in 2025 as GOL emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The steady consolidation of the aircraft leasing market continued as Dubai Aerospace Enterprise announced that it will acquire Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC).
Airlines & Lessors