Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Ben Baldanza, former president and CEO of U.S. ultra-low-cost-carrier Spirit Airlines, died Nov. 5 after a long battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Airlines & Lessors

Daniel Usifoh
There are more tools in aviation sustainability’s toolbox beyond SAF.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The final report on the fatal crash of an EgyptAir-operated A320 in 2016 ends with divergent views on what caused the loss of control and misses the target .
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Croatia Airlines says base maintenance delays have affected its financial results by limiting aircraft availability and third-party work for other airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The top priority of Middle East Airlines (MEA) is to keep open a lifeline for Lebanon during the current conflict, according to the airline’s chairman.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Pilling
After getting its first A350-1000, Ethiopian Airlines is working to fill gaps in its fleet through leases while weighing orders for both small narrowbodies and freighters.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
The Irish High Court stayed the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) capping capacity at Dublin Airport (DUB) to 25.2 million seats for the 2025 summer schedule.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Cebu Pacific expects dramatic capacity growth this year and in 2025, as it takes advantage of cuts by its main rival and slow expansion by regional competitors.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Carriers in the Levant continue to operate under extreme conditions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Although Turkish Airlines has faced challenges with delivery delays and GTF engine-related groundings, it expects to operate a fleet of 530 aircraft in 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Oman Air is in the process of disposing of its fleet of Airbus A330s, as it progresses with a major transformation plan to become profitable.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
ERA Director General Montserrat Barriga is calling on the EU to add sustainability criteria to regulations that govern public service obligation (PSO) routes.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Saudi Arabian startup Riyadh Air is looking to create two distinct versions among its new order for 60 Airbus A321neos.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa’s planned takeover of ITA Airways has hit a last-minute snag as a dispute over the final purchase price delayed a crucial regulatory step.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific intends to begin negotiating more widebody aircraft orders in 2025, as it looks ahead to the next phase of its Boeing 777 replacement.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air Astana says it accelerated earnings growth in the third quarter by implementing a plan to mitigate Pratt & Whitney engine problems.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Condor is the latest German carrier to adjust its operating model to mitigate the high costs of operating from the country’s airports.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Despite weakened domestic demand in China to travel abroad, Spring Airlines sees its position as an LCC as an opportunity to capture the 'lipstick effect.'
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
New Southwest Airlines Director Rakesh Gangwal will serve as independent chair of the company’s board of directors, replacing Gary Kelly.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
ATSG is slated to become a private company now that investment firm Stonepeak has agreed to acquire it in an all-cash transaction valued at $3.1 billion.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Fledgling carrier KM Malta Airlines is planning to increase its capital to €360 million, paving the way for part-privatization in just over two years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ryanair plans to cut its 2026 financial year traffic outlook to reflect ongoing delivery delays for its Boeing aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Libyan carrier Afriqiyah anticipates that the improving political situation in its country will allow it to resume its mission of connecting the continent.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
SIA has announced an $835 million cabin retrofit program for 41 long-haul A350-900s which will get cabin products that had been due to debut on its Boeing 777-9
Interiors & Connectivity

By Victoria Moores
Kenya Airways seeks to resume strategic partnership talks with South African Airways (SAA) but may consider a strategic cooperation with another African carrier
Airlines & Lessors