Airlines & Lessors

Zipair Tokyo has begun operating a Boeing 787-8 with a drag-reducing riblet coating applied to areas of the fuselage.

With Aviation Week’s MRO Middle East taking place in Dubai, Carbon Analysis looks at the Middle Eastern Big Three: Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways.

International connectivity is playing an increasing role for IndiGo as it develops a more diverse network strategy, CEO Pieter Elbers says.

UK regional startup Ecojet has filed for liquidation, two-and-a-half years after the project was first announced.

Sudan has resumed domestic passenger flights to Khartoum International Airport after nearly two years of suspension.

Lufthansa Cargo is adding two destinations to its Airbus A321 short- and medium-haul freighter network, the operator said.

A plan to open Lelystad Airport to commercial flights has been welcomed by the airport and broader industry while generating pushback from environmentalists.

Etihad Airways will launch the first-ever nonstop service between the UAE and Calgary in November.

Latin American aviation enters 2026 with a level of confidence absent for much of the past decade.

Royal Jordanian has released its 2025 financial results recording a net profit of JOD 21.5 million $30.3 million.

Aegean Airlines subsidiary Olympic Air has bought 45% of Athens-based maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm APELLA.

CANSO president and CEO Simon Hocquard spoke at the Changi Aviation Summit on the need for air traffic management to become less reactive and more strategic.

Speaking at the Changi Aviation Summit, ICAO president Toshiyuki Onuma urged a mindset of cooperation on the path to net zero carbon emissions.

The head of IATA says that while the Asia-Pacific region leads the way in terms of airline demand growth, its carriers' profit margins remain below average.

Nine companies have signed an MOU to participate in Singapore’s first government-led, national-level sustainable aviation fuel procurement initiative.

Embraer believes its success in securing high-profile customers for E2s in a handful of key Asia-Pacific markets will help generate more demand in the region.

The head of the AAPA, which represents Asia-Pacific carriers, says airlines are having to be very creative to grow amid the supply chain crisis that is affecting them.

The outgoing head of the AAPA says the air transport industry needs to modernize its mindset, resources and technology base to remain resilient in an increasingly volatile operating environment.

Aircraft utilization across leading Asia-Pacific countries has risen since 2020, although some countries are still below 2019 levels.

SkyWest extended key contracts with United and Delta, solidified E175 fleet plans, and is eyeing growth in underserved communities and charter opportunities.

Trump threatened, in a social media post, to decertify Canadian aircraft over Gulfstream certification delays, sparking industry concerns.

AirBaltic is exploring new funding sources as IPO delays persist, but maintaining flexibility and expanding its ACMI operations with key clients like Lufthansa.

In some cases, airline pilots have even had to make sharp inflight maneuvers to avoid hitting military aircraft.

Allegiant and Sun Country seem to be natural merger mates.

All Nippon Airways plans major growth from 2029, leveraging Narita Airport expansion to boost U.S. and European routes, aiming for 1.3x more capacity by 2030.