Airlines & Lessors

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

By Sean Broderick
Delta Air Lines is ready to dedicate more of its vaunted TechOps resources to generating third-party revenue.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford, David Casey
Ryanair expects to cut capacity on French regional routes by up to 50% starting in January 2025 if the French government decides to increase passenger taxes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Qatar Airways is relying on its operational resilience during a period of geopolitical challenges in the Middle East region.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways are benefiting from the strong overall financial performance of their international operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Aircraft delivery delays are forcing Copa Airlines to temporarily suspend service at airports in Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Mexico.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
South African Airways has recorded its first profit in 11 years as it slowly recovered from its lengthy period of debt and financial instability.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
UK leisure carrier Jet2 expects seat capacity growth of 9% for summer 2025, the airline said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
HSBC will make a purchase of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to offset some of the carbon impact of its corporate flights operated by Cathay Pacific.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Christine Boynton
At the end of a three-year plan to restore profitability, Delta Air Lines is projecting 2025 to be the best year in its nearly century-long history.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Estonia’s Nordic Aviation Group (NAG) plans to file for bankruptcy, after a long-running attempt to privatize the state-owned company failed.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Bahrain-based freight specialist Texel Air is rapidly expanding its fleet, as it rides the wave of surging e-commerce and other freight flows.
Airlines & Lessors

By Antoine Fafard
The 2024 third quarter (Q3) delivered record operating revenues and positive net results for the three main European airline groups.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The African Union and the African Export-Import Bank have created a platform to help airlines move funds between African countries in their local currency.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Ethiopian Airlines is preparing to send two Boeing 737 MAXs to the Democratic Republic of Congo for a new joint venture airline slated to launch in December.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Star Alliance member EgyptAir has finalized its latest five-year plan for 2025-2029, paving the way for network and fleet expansion.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Etihad Cargo is considering exercising options for more Airbus A350F freighters, as cargo volumes—notably from China—continue to ramp up.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
State-owned Congo Airways has resumed operations with a wet-leased KlasJet Boeing 737-800, after all its aircraft were grounded due to maintenance issues.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
The net-zero transition comes with big dollar costs and actions that only governments and other industries can make.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Frontier Airlines has announced that in early 2025 it will add 16 new routes, 15 of which are already served by other carriers.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Airline execs at Routes World in Bahrain agreed lack of available capacity because of aircraft and engine supply issues remains a major challenge.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Nearly 20 years after Spirit Airlines pioneered an ultra-low-cost model in the U.S., the carrier finds itself in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
WestJet is increasing summer 2025 capacity by 10%, supported by the arrival of nine Boeing 737-8 aircraft previously operated by Lynx Air.
Airports & Networks

By Mark Pilling
TAAG Angola Airlines expects to begin the modernization of its long-haul fleet in February 2025 when its first Boeing 787-9 is due to arrive.
Airlines & Lessors