Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
With radio frequency interference now routine for commercial airlines, more is at stake than redundancy, a cornerstone of aviation safety built over decades.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
John Evans, founder and CEO of lessor Azorra, shares his perspectives on airline market trends and lessor consolidation, hinting at upcoming M&A opportunities.
Window Seat Podcast

By Christine Boynton
A decision by Gary Kelly to step away from Southwest Airlines after nearly 40 years likely buys the airline time to present an updated business plan.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey, Helen Massy-Beresford
The UK government has canceled its bilateral air services arrangements with Iran, meaning Iran Air will not be able to fly to the UK.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey, Helen Massy-Beresford
EasyJet plans to close its two-aircraft base at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport but will continue to serve the city.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Zurich-based Embraer E2 operator Helvetic Airways sees itself better positioned compared to wet-lease operators with older generation aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Air France is resuming flights to the Philippines after a 20-year hiatus.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
International Airlines Group, Air France-KLM and Lufthansa are all interested in buying TAP Air Portugal. Access to Latin America is the key factor.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Allegiant Air has become the first U.S. operator to take delivery of the Boeing 737-8-200 MAX variant, one of 26 it has on order.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby believes Boeing has “turned the corner,” impressed with the moves new chief executive Kelly Ortberg has made thus far.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp, Christine Boynton
A Delta Air Lines A350 and CRJ-900 collided on a taxiway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Sept. 10; the FAA and NTSB are investigating.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Executive Chairman Gary Kelly is among seven board members retiring from Southwest Airlines, to make way for new leadership.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Turkish Airlines has firmed up plans to launch its first route to Chile’s capital Santiago.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Air China’s first Comac C919 will debut on two routes: Beijing Capital-Shanghai Hongqiao and Beijing Capital-Hangzhou.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Indian LCC SpiceJet has taken another step toward shoring up its finances by striking a deal with one of its lessors to convert debt to equity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Wizz Air will spread its incoming fleet of Airbus A321XLRs around Europe and the Middle East as it develops a suitable route network for the aircraft.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
Ukraine believes it can and should restart airline operations if airport repair funds can be found; others are skeptical.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Ryanair is planning to appeal a European Commission competition ruling, ordering the airline to repay €13-14 million ($14-15 million) in state aid.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
With the prospect of a favorable cost-benefit ratio, carriers start their own contrail prevention trials.
Emerging Technologies

By Christine Boynton
United Airlines is not pursuing an appeal of the essential air service (EAS) awarded to JetBlue Airways, a route the LCC began running on Sept. 5.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Thermal runaway incidents involving lithium-ion batteries in personal devices on aircraft increased 28% from 2019 to 2023, a new report says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay
American Airlines announced on Sept. 9 that it added 500 new jobs to support expanded MRO work.
Workforce & Training

By Victoria Moores
EasyJet wants Eurocontrol to be given a greater mandate in EU airspace modernization, to overcome resistance from individual EU member states.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Air Canada is finalizing contingency plans now that it has reached an impasse in contract talks with its pilots.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
This week’s Carbon Analysis looks at some global low-cost carriers, namely Frontier Airlines, Ryanair, Scoot and Wizz Air.
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