Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The arrival of the first of Virgin Australia’s Embraer E190 E2s in the second half of 2025 will be the latest infusion of small narrowbody jets into the country.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Christine Boynton
Executing on a fleet strategy announced during its recent investor day, Southwest Airlines has entered into a sale-leaseback transaction for 36 Boeing 737-800s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
AirBaltic continues to work on plans for an initial public offering, which is now set to take place in the spring of 2025 at the earliest, the airline said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Ethiopian Airlines has inaugurated the newly built passenger terminal at Robe Wako Gutu Airport.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
South Africa's Airlink has suspended flights to Nampula, Mozambique, after a local court issued a decision allowing the seizure of the airline's aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France is now offering comprehensive vacation packages to over 400 destinations through the Air France holidays website.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Korean LCC Air Incheon has applied for the U.S. approvals it needs to take over Asiana’s cargo routes to that country in mid-2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Shanghai Airlines is enhancing China-North Africa connectivity with a new service to Casablanca, Morocco.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton, Helen Massy-Beresford
As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, airlines are seeing opportunity, including in how they price fares and other products.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
All the important data related to China Southern Airlines in recent years.
Air Transport

By Christine Boynton
United Airlines will begin its rollout of Starlink Wi-Fi on regional aircraft, expecting tests to begin in February.
Small Narrowbody Jets

Aviation Week Network Staff
Air Serbia and Uzbekistan’s Qanot Sharq have limited flights to Russia just two weeks after an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer E190 crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
A combination of inadequacies, including a nonstandard runway, caused the accident of a Transavia Boeing 737-800 at France's Nantes Atlantique airport in 2022.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
China Eastern Airlines has introduced daily Comac C919 flights between Shanghai and Hong Kong, marking the aircraft’s first operation outside mainland China.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Indonesia is planning to merge Garuda Indonesia, Citilink and Pelita Air to streamline and synergize aviation planning within the country.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
A decision in a Nigerian court may improve opportunities for the country’s airlines to tap into the international aircraft leasing market.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Alaska Airlines continues to monitor Boeing’s production and plans to extend its efforts to the 787 line in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
IndiGo will be the recipient of six Boeing 787-9s on long-term lease from Norwegian long-haul LCC Norse Atlantic Airways, according to local media reports.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Ryanair plans to take delivery of “up to 29” new Boeing 737s in 2025—the latest update on arrivals to its fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
A transcript from the CVR pulled from the wreckage of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 that crashed Dec. 29 in South Korea should be compiled within a few days.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Qazaq Air has completed its long-awaited privatization process, paving the way for the airline to expand its fleet with narrowbody jets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
India's SpiceJet is aiming to restart deliveries of the Boeing narrowbodies it has on order and is also looking to return more grounded aircraft to service.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Emirates has started Airbus A350-900 service between Dubai and Edinburgh, with plans to expand the aircraft's deployment to Kuwait and Bahrain starting Jan. 8.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Saudi Arabian LCC Flyadeal will begin its first scheduled routes to South Asia in February.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Malaysia Airlines senior executive Ahmad Luqman Mohd Azmi, who is in charge of the group’s airlines, is leaving the company.
Airlines & Lessors