Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air Austral said it would re-evaluate its short- and medium-haul network.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
“We could easily double again to 400 or 500 aircraft type,” says Azorra President Ron Baur.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Two Airbus A320 pilots on a flight to Jakarta were simultaneously asleep for around 28 minutes, an Indonesian safety report of the Jan. 25 incident reveals.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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

By Lori Ranson
Mexico is hitting back at assertions made by the U.S. Transportation Department that Mexico has violated the air transport agreement between the two countries.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
It may turn out that a deal that took the industry by surprise when it was announced in late 2023 could be the first to take a concrete consolidation step.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr expects Boeing to deliver the first 777-9 in 2025 after Boeing CEO Stan Deal reassured him of no further delays.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss has announced record results for the 2023 financial year, saying it has completed its post-COVID transformation program.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Three new routes across three continents are being added by United Airlines, with new services to Cebu, Philippines; Marrakesh, Morocco; and Medellin, Colombia.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) wants to form joint ventures (JVs) with other carriers as it prepares to make the shift from Star Alliance to SkyTeam.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China says its air transport industry carried nearly 83.5 million passengers during the 40-day Lunar New Year travel period.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
With their merger agreement ended, JetBlue and Spirit will pursue growth and profits as independent airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp, Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Listen in as Aviation Week Network editors discuss the news of JetBlue and Spirit's dissolved merger and what it means moving forward.
Window Seat Podcast

By Sean Broderick
The absence of documentation on a process critical to an in-service occurrence points to broad gaps in Boeing's quality oversight process.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa expects to cancel 2,000 flights affecting 200,000 passengers with a warning strike by its ground personnel.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
An Aeroflot A330-300 has returned to Russia after undergoing maintenance in Iran at Mahan Air’s MRO facility.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
The latest E190 to end its life as a spares source was this example previously operated by Russia’s Pegas Fly.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By David Casey
March 2024 sees new route launches from the likes of Virgin Atlantic, Vistara, Hainan Airlines and Zipair Tokyo.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
British Airways has unveiled a “transformation plan” with £7 billion ($8.9 billion) to be invested in a wide range of initiatives.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
Demand for leased aircraft and very high lease rates will not go out of style soon, major lessors say, amid airline capacity needs and manufacturer output woes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
AirBaltic’s 2023 passenger numbers rose 36% to 6.9 million, resulting in the highest revenue and profit figures in the company’s 28-year history.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
The company said the collaboration with the unnamed operator reflects its ability to maximize its fleet utilization.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Ethiopian Airlines has signed an MOU for eight 777-9s, with the potential to expand this to 20 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Scoot will be the first carrier in Southeast Asia to operate the Embraer E2 family.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Air Lease Corporation CEO John Plueger tells Aviation Week that "predictions point to six out of 10 new aircraft deliveries in 2024 being leased in some way."
Airlines & Lessors