Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airlines and airports are in opposition on the problem of squeezed airport capacity.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Dublin-based Aer Lingus has taken delivery of its first two Airbus A321XLRs from the Airbus production site in Hamburg.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
British Airways’ flights between London Heathrow and Abu Dhabi will be paused during the summer 2025 season.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s China Airlines has bought 20 widebody passenger airliners, ordering 10 Airbus A350-1000s and 10 Boeing 777-9s, plus four 777-8Fs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Air India has placed an order for Piper Archer DXs and Diamond DA42s as the flag carrier prepares to ramp up pilot training ahead of its fleet expansion.
Maintenance & Training

By Aaron Karp
Avianca CEO Frederico Pedreira said the Colombian domestic market continues to show strong growth, with a high number of new passengers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Breeze Airways has now “passed the transition point where the revenues are higher than the expenses,” founder and CEO David Neeleman tells Aviation Week.
Airlines & Lessors

By Antoine Fafard
IATA estimates $965 billion in revenue for the global airline industry in 2024; for 2025, revenues are forecast to exceed $1 trillion for the first time ever.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Lori Ranson
Air Canada is touting all its hubs as key pillars of its ambitions to reach $21 billion in revenue in 2028, but Vancouver appears to be getting extra attention.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The Flight Emissions Label aimed at giving passengers the chance to better assess the environmental impact of their flight is set to be operational in July 2025
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
The U.S. DOT has finalized its selection of five U.S. airlines for new beyond-perimeter slots at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Air New Zealand will acquire 30 million liters of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Neste, or 1.6% of the airline’s total fuel supply for fiscal 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The first flights to be operated at Syrian airports since the revolution that overthrew the Assad regime have taken place.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Air Congo has launched operations with two Boeing 737-800s serving domestic markets, starting with seven airports within the DRC.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has received a further tranche of funds relating to aircraft over which it lost control following Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Seven of the top 10 busiest international airline routes in 2024 are in the Asia-Pacific region, with Hong Kong-Taipei reclaiming the top spot.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Korean Air has exercised options to acquire six more Airbus A321neos.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air Europa anticipates the growth trend will continue in 2025, when it is planning to take delivery of three new Boeing 787s and its first 737 MAX.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Demand for air travel remains strong, but airlines’ battles with suppliers over delivery delays and engine limitations are about to escalate further.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Despite international contentions, production delays and unmet sustainability targets, the industry is set for growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Air Canada plans to transfer its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to its low-cost leisure subsidiary Rouge.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The Asia-Pacific airline industry is set to continue its international capacity growth in 2025 and finally move past the 2019 benchmark.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Swedish startup Sola Air is planning to launch scheduled flights in spring 2025, after signing an agreement to acquire four 36-seat Saab 340s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Luxembourg-based carrier Luxair has converted two Embraer E195-E2 options into firm orders, bringing its total of the type on order to six.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The transfer focuses exclusively on cargo operations and should allow for the preservation of part of the Air Belgium workforce.
Airlines & Lessors