Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Asman Airlines is growing its turboprop fleet as it sees potential for Kyrgyzstan to become a hub for international transportation and transit flights.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Australia’s competition regulator has granted interim authorization for Qatar Airways to wet lease aircraft to Virgin Australia for long-haul flights.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
If discussions come to fruition, the LCC could start interlining with a carrier from outside Southeast Asia in 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
SAS will launch its service between Scandinavia and South Korea next summer, introducing a route to Seoul, the home hub of its new SkyTeam alliance partner Korean Air.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
The CEO of small Croatian charter and ACMI operator ETF Airways is seeking to expand its fleet in a leasing market that has tightened in recent years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Rodger Foster, the long-serving head of South African regional carrier Airlink, is to retire at the end of March 2025, with his successor already named.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM has confirmed it is in talks with Air Europa, which is owned by Globalia, amid reports that it is looking to buy a stake in the Spanish carrier.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The European Commission says Korean Air has sufficiently addressed competition concerns related to the carrier’s proposed takeover of Asiana Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
United is quantifying the effects of air traffic control staffing shortages on its operations at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
United Airlines is opening two routes to Edmonton—going head-to-head in one market with a new service being launched by Canadian carrier WestJet.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
EasyJet is optimistic of growth in the 2025 financial year after reporting profits up 34% for 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Taiwan flag carrier China Airlines expects to receive more widebody and narrowbody aircraft next year to continue the growth of its international operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Air India has revealed new details about how it will integrate Vistara’s operations into its domestic network following the recent merger of the two carriers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Even as Etihad rapidly expands its network with 13 new destinations in 2025, most of its growth next year will come from adding capacity on its current routes.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
AirAsia is in talks with Airbus, Comac and Embraer as it explores the acquisition of up to 100 regional airliners.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Colombia’s largest carrier, Avianca, plans to more than double the re-launch of business class service on narrowbody routes in the Americas by year-end.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Airlines in the Americas are becoming more adept at planning around supply chain constraints, with some faring better than others.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Christine Boynton
After entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Spirit released its 2024 Q3 results, with net losses nearly doubling and “substantial doubt” about the future.
Airlines & Lessors

By Swaati Ketkar
The airline is seeking to build a pipeline of skilled aircraft maintenance engineers as it expands its fleet and MRO capabilities.
Workforce & Training

By Maksim Pyadushkin
The Air Connectivity Program sees its mission as increasing inbound tourism. Of 100 million tourists in 2023, only 27 million were international.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Under CEO Sean Doyle, BA has been taking steps to restore its status as a premium carrier in the recovery years since the COVID-19 crisis.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Chen Chuanren
The joint venture between gateway services provider SATS and Saudi investment group AVILOG aims to grow Saudi Arabia's air cargo capability.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is expanding 35% this year and its CEO is confident of receiving around 22 new aircraft next year to support its future growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Airlines are desperate to get their hands on hard-to-get sustainable aviation fuels. Now criminals are trying to cash in on the supply-demand imbalance.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
An NTSB investigation into a December 2023 bird strike involving a Southwest 737-8 will add scrutiny to the safety device triggered during the incident.
Safety, Ops & Regulation