Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Long-haul routes being introduced by the likes of United Airlines, American Airlines and Air France are among the more eye-catching new routes starting in October 2024.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Gulf Air Group is set to play a pivotal role in boosting Bahrain’s tourism sector as part of the kingdom’s broader economic strategy, says CEO Jeffrey Goh.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
A U.S. federal judge on Sept. 30 rejected Southwest Airlines’ attempt to keep an expiring lease agreement with San Antonio International Airport (SAT) in place.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Qatar Airways intends to buy a minority stake in Virgin Australia, and the deal may allow Virgin to return to long-haul flying with wet-leased aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Frontier Airlines pilots have begun a vote on strike authorization, seven months after mediated contract talks began.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
UK regional startup Ecojet is planning to launch in 2025 with three routes operated by conventionally powered ATR 72-600s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) says airlines should avoid operating within Israeli and Lebanese air space—at all flight levels.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Lufthansa will halt Frankfurt-Beijing flights starting Oct. 26, becoming the latest European airline to cut services to mainland China.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas has been granted an additional slot at Tokyo Haneda Airport.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Robust growth recorded by airlines post-pandemic "cannot be taken for granted," says Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) Director General Subhas Menon.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Many carriers have boosted Australian capacity and see strong prospects for further growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Delta Air Lines is adding Seoul to its network from Salt Lake City, starting in June 2025.
Airports & Networks

By Alex Derber
The Latvian carrier has committed maintenance of its PW1500 engines to the OEM for 17 years per engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines is continuing to work around Boeing delivery delays.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Two airlines based in the UK Channel Island of Guernsey should merge, according to Guernsey Chamber of Commerce (GCoC).
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Icelandair’s new route to Nashville comes after the carrier signed a memorandum of understanding with Southwest Airlines to become its first interline partner.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Having curbed growth, Southwest Airlines is focused on efficiencies, planning to remove 5 min. of turn times between flights through the use of technology.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Christine Boynton
Southwest CEO Bob Jordan says its model is not broken, it just needs continued calibration
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
South Korean carrier T’Way is advancing its long-haul plans by securing a deal to lease Airbus A330neos from Avolon.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
IAG Cargo plans to resume services to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo Narita for the first time since 2020.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
There’s a new sense of growth and ambition across Middle East airports.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Airlines and lessors have at least one thing in common these days: unheard-of disruption as manufacturers fail to meet their delivery commitments.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will not launch Airbus A321XLR operations until 2026, when crucial upgrades should have been made to the aircraft's Pratt & Whitney GTF engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Aaron Karp
U.S. carrier Breeze Airways, which passed its third anniversary in service in May, has seen “tremendous” revenue growth in 2024, according to CCO Lukas Johnson.
Airlines & Lessors