Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
United Airlines believes it is upping the competitive stakes in the basic economy passenger segment by capturing traffic from other airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Delta has been working with the U.S. government to create a less punitive solution than the tentative decision to terminate the JV, which was launched in 2017.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Favorable economic conditions point to consumer spending that will help drive more air travel demand through 2024 and into 2025, a Boeing market analyst said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Emirates is the latest carrier to join IATA’s Turbulence Aware information-sharing platform and will integrate it into its mobile flight navigation product.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Rules and guidance from the U.S. DOT touch many areas of an airline’s operations, but new "airline passenger rights" strike some observers as overreach.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Spanish and European airline bodies have criticized a government decision to ban airlines from charging for cabin baggage and fine airlines that have done so.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
This week’s personnel changes include senior management level developments at a U.S.-based aviation industry powerhouse and an Azerbaijani cargo carrier.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Adrian Schofield
The administrators of bankrupt Oceania carrier Air Vanuatu are seeking new investors for the airline, and they are also hoping to restart some flights soon.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The airline, which had assumed an EBIT ratio in the range of 2-4% for full-year 2024, will not be putting out a revised guidance figure.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
With rising demand still outpacing capacity growth, airlines are confident the strong upcycle will continue at least through the upcoming northern summer.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Qantas and Perth Airport have sealed a multi-billion-dollar agreement that could pave the way for ultra-long-haul routes from the Western Australia gateway.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Space

By Christine Boynton
Atlas Air will exit domestic Boeing 737 and 767 CMI service flying for Amazon in mid-2025, a move it describes as in line with its strategic plan.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Attention is being called to hazards presented by known issues with Boeing 737-800 autothrottle servo motors.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Frontier flight attendants are requesting intervention from the NMB, for impact bargaining around the carrier’s move to a largely out-and-back flying model.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China Aircraft Leasing Co. (CALC) says it has achieved the country’s first overseas lease with the renminbi (RMB) currency for a Chinese-built aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) hopes to complete its restructuring proceedings in the U.S. and Sweden as soon as possible, aiming for this summer.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
UK seatmaker Acro Aircraft Seating has received a contract from Saudi Arabian LCC flyadeal for its new Series 9 seats.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Helen Massy-Beresford
After Air France allowed its employees to experiment with ChatGPT, the airline's staff are now pioneering generative AI applications across its operations.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
ATW's 2024 Airline of the Year is Delta Air Lines—find out why.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
ATW Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker talks with Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian about industry challenges and why his airline's people are the key to its success.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
AirAsia has recorded its highest-ever quarterly performance and expects to increase its fleet to more than 200 operational aircraft by the end of 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Nigerian airline Air Peace is gearing up for the next stage of its fleet modernization plan, with the introduction of Embraer 175s.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Aaron Karp
The PHL services are “secure to secure,” meaning passengers go through TSA checkpoints at the smaller airports and buses arrive at American’s PHL airside gates.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
The FAA Reauthorization Act includes approval for five new daily roundtrips from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport beyond the 1,250-mi. perimeter.
Airports & Networks