Airlines & Lessors

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

By Aaron Karp
Spirit Airlines is applying to DOT for the right to launch a beyond-perimeter route between Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and San José, California.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Indian LCC IndiGo reports a strong return to full-year profitability, and it is targeting more capacity growth despite continuing engine-related groundings.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Strength in the domestic market is boosting financial performance for Chinese airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Pre-pandemic, roughly 30% of Frontier passengers were buying only the base fare with no add-ons, a percentage that jumped to about half as ancillary prices grew
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
WestJet could be eying 737 MAX jets operated by Canadian ULCC Lynx after the airline ceased operations in February.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
China’s Comac is in exploratory discussions for potentially setting up airliner production in Saudi Arabia.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
In the first quarter, the airline posted a larger than expected loss that only highlighted the byzantine ways it and its fellow airlines are organized.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. NTSB is sending a team to support Singapore’s official investigation of the May 21 Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Codeshare flights will begin in early June once Emirates opens its first route to Colombia.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Wizz Air expects a “transition year” in fiscal 2025 with flat capacity growth due to ongoing operational challenges.
Airlines & Lessors

Azul, a leader in the Brazilian and South American region, is the 2024 ATW Award winner for Airline Market Leader
Airlines & Lessors

Former American Airlines CEO Doug Parker, who saw the airline through numerous trials and challenges, is the 2024 ATW Awards Lifetime Achievement Recipient.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Wizz Air CEO József Váradi believes the ULCC is nearing the peak of the Pratt & Whitney GTF recall issue and is seeing improvements in shop visit times.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Breeze has committed to grow its base at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport (PVD) to 35 destinations served by 2029, promising future Europe flights.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
While China’s international travel recovery remains slow to gain momentum, its domestic airline capacity is surging well beyond pre-pandemic levels.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Demand in the business travel segment is growing by 3-5% in summer 2024 as an increasing number of conventions and conferences are being held.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Frontier Airlines is resuming flights from San Jose Mineta International Airport for the first time since September 2021.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Porter Airlines’ new aircraft maintenance base at Ottawa International Airport will be its primary maintenance base.
MRO

By Antoine Fafard
China’s “Big Three” commercial carriers Q1 results reveal a strong period for operational revenues but also net losses for two of the operators.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Air Serbia is planning to replace its Airbus A319ceos with Embraer E1s, as it seeks to modernize its short-haul fleet.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Aaron Karp
Avelo Airlines is opening service between Washington Dulles (IAD) and Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN), operated twice weekly with a Boeing 737NG.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
After the pandemic pause, Lufthansa has high demand for graduate pilots. Collaboration with United Aviate is to benefit both, but it faces internal skepticism.
Maintenance & Training

By Lori Ranson
The carrier sees strong potential in flowing passengers from the U.S. through its Canadian hubs to its growing long-haul network.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Chen Chuanren
Unrest in New Caledonia, a French territory in the Pacific Ocean, has led to flight cancellations by commercial airlines.
Airports & Networks