Airlines & Lessors

Air Canada pilots have voted to approve a tentative agreement, ending a contentious period between management and labor that nearly resulted in a strike.

Irish ULCC Ryanair plans to cut its German flight offering by an additional 12%, which equals 1.8 million seats and 22 canceled routes, for summer 2025.

The Portuguese government wants to be sure the airline’s hub will remain in Lisbon and strategic routes are retained.

Flights to new points in Greenland, Mexico, Mongolia, Senegal and Taiwan are among the destinations being added to United Airlines’ summer 2025 schedule.

Lufthansa plans to terminate a special pro-rate agreement (SPA) with now competing leisure carrier Condor later in October, industry sources tell Aviation Week.

For LCCs, investing in payments fuels performance.

Air India has reportedly placed another large order for Airbus narrowbody and widebody aircraft, adding to an already bulging backlog.

Civil aviation is in increasing danger as Israel trades missile fire with Iran and its proxies. IATA warns that protection must be guaranteed.

Amazon Air Cargo has begun advertising available capacity for ad hoc, charter, or blocked space services on a cargo fleet that is now more than 100 aircraft.

SAS CEO Anko van der Werff has expressed interest in joining the transatlantic venture in place between Air France-KLM, Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines.

Transavia is adapting its offer to attract Air France's traditional business clientele on domestic routes, while appealing to its own core leisure clientele.

Pegasus Airlines is pushing ahead with its fleet growth, expecting a further six Airbus A321neos to arrive in its fleet by the end of 2024, and nine in 2025.

The Chinese air transport sector has seen its largest-ever volume of passenger movements over the week-long National Day holiday, better known as Golden Week.

The Irish Aviation Authority has capped capacity at DUB to 25.2 million passengers for the 2025 summer period—1 million below the previous summer—triggering airline

Airlines are looking at how data can help them mitigate contrails as a key way to reduce their environmental impact.

Spanish airline Iberia, the launch customer for the Airbus A321XLR, hopes the new addition to its fleet will boost flexibility.

Thai Airways is considering the spin-off of its maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) units into a separate subsidiary.

Etihad Airways is planning to announce significant network expansion over the coming months as it prepares to take delivery of its first Airbus A321LR.

Airlines grapple with how to best leverage AI.

Delta Air Lines’ TechOps division has added the use of drone inspections into the AMM for its entire mainline fleet, with new acceptance from the FAA.

Indian carrier SpiceJet is set to induct 10 new aircraft in November, including three grounded aircraft, following its successful fundraising campaign in September.

KLM is pushing ahead with its fleet renewal plans a few days after announcing a cost-cutting and investment-postponing plan aimed at boosting its profitability.

A proposed investment by Qatar Airways into Virgin Australia could have collateral network benefits for both airlines.

This week, the Carbon Analysis visits India with an analytical look at Air India, Akasa Air, SpiceJet and Vistara.

Singapore's Changi Airport Group is ramping up efforts to expand its international network, setting its sights on emerging markets in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East as part of its growth strategy.