Airlines & Lessors

One Air, which started operations in July 2023, has added a third Boeing 747 to its fleet and is considering branching out into 777F operations next year.

American Airlines will cut four more routes from Austin-Bergstrom (AUS), and Southwest Airlines is in a dispute with San Antonio (SAT) over gate assignments.

Alaska and Hawaiian agree to wide-ranging concessions from DOT to push their merger over the finish line

SpiceJet has formally begun its latest fundraising effort, as it seeks further investment to put its operations on a more solid financial footing.

Korean Air expects to be able to start pooling resources with acquisition target Asiana from the beginning of 2025.

Southwest Airlines’ founding policies have served it well. But times have changed, and the US airline is adapting.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will resume flights to Seattle next summer after a 15-year hiatus and has entered into a wet-lease agreement with Braathens Regional Airways (BRA) to strengthen its domestic operations in Sweden.

SalamAir CEO Adrian Hamilton-Manns has outlined the challenges the LCC is having operating CFM International's Leap 1A engine in a harsh environment.

Confident the air cargo sector in Africa will exceed projected growth figures by 2025, an industry leader has urged the region’s airlines to play a larger role.

North American aviation industry veteran Sean Menke joins the Board of Directors at JetBlue following Ben Baldanza's departure.

This week’s Carbon Analysis revisits the European “Second Four,” namely Iberia, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, TAP Air Portugal and Alitalia/ITA Airways.

South African Airways is weighing the benefits of fleet diversification, its interim CEO said at the Aviation Africa Summit.

Air Canada has averted a shutdown in its operations after reaching a new tentative agreement with its pilots.

The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) is planning to accelerate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) deployment across Africa.

U.S. airlines are seeking to further push back the resumption of many flights to mainland China.

Long talked about European consolidation seems to be gaining traction, if governments can be reassured.

Though the causes and day-to-day effects on humans are very different, wars are not unlike pandemics when it comes to impacts on airline and airport operations.

SalamAir's ambitious plans mean it will need 10 more A320neos to hit its growth targets, but deliveries of six on-order Embraer 195-E2s have been put on hold.

Jetstar Airways plans to expand its New Zealand network next year, launching flights from Sydney and Gold Coast to Hamilton and from Gold Coast to Dunedin.

Bangkok Airways is set to spend $69 million to expand Koh Samui (USM) and Trat (TDX) airports, both wholly owned entities of the regional airline.

The recent deal between Aegean and Volotea highlights the consolidation role midsize airlines have to play, both directly and as “remedy-takers.”

At first sight, it seems an odd decision: Why introduce a single example of a different aircraft type into your fleet, with all the potential complexities that could arise?

Brussels Airlines’ efforts to build up a hub offering onward services to African destinations will be boosted by three additional A330-300s.

Lufthansa Group is expanding its wet-leasing with airBaltic and has signed a three-year agreement with Brussels Airlines for four A220-300s starting in 2025.

Lufthansa Cargo has launched the cargo carrier’s first direct connection from the Asian market to the U.S. network.