Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Austrian Airlines reported solid third-quarter results but sees issues ahead, such as the growing advantage held by Chinese carriers in Europe.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
ZipAir is seeing strong advance bookings for its long-haul low-cost routes, especially to North America, with some destinations seeing load factors of over 90%.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Indian LCC SpiceJet is continuing to move itself into a more solid financial position, using newly raised cash to settle more of its obligations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Finnair is sticking to its capacity outlook despite reporting a decline in profitability over the third quarter after demand weakened in all of its markets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa is aiming for €2.5 billion ($2.7 billion) recurring operating profits by 2028 as it works out more details of its turnaround restructuring program.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Emirates has signed agreements with Vietnam Airlines and VietJet to expand connectivity between Dubai and Vietnams key gateways.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Brazilian carrier Azul has reached agreement with existing bondholders for $500 million in additional financing, a key step in its latest restructuring.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Over 50 companies have joined forces to get electrofuel (e-SAF) production up and running during a critical time window during the next two years.
Emerging Technologies

By Lori Ranson
LATAM Airlines Group has opted to order 10 Boeing 787-9 widebodies after recently issuing a brighter financial outlook for 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Togo-based ASKY is changing its network to fly more nonstop regional routes, ahead of the potential arrival of its first Boeing 787s in 2026.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Togo-based ASKY, which is part-owned by Ethiopian Airlines, is looking for a pair of Boeing 787-8s to join its fleet in 2026.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Nigeria is pledging to enhance the viability of the country’s airports, while simultaneously embarking on a review of its airport master plan.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Sean Broderick, Christine Boynton
United is set to resume taking A321neo deliveries after working with the manufacturer to address a problem United said was affecting some of its in-service fleet
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Natilus cites encouragement from airlines seeking alternatives to Airbus and Boeing as the driver behind its plans to develop a 200-seat blended wing body.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Antoine Fafard
The traffic performance for all four major U.S. carriers in Q3 was higher than Q3 2023 and, for three of the four, greater than traffic recorded during Q3 2019.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
The U.S. DOT has launched a public inquiry into the state of competition in the air travel industry, alongside the U.S. DOJ.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Spirit will sell roughly 10% of its fleet and reduce its workforce, as it strives to cut costs and boost liquidity amid reports of bankruptcy discussions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Indian LCC IndiGo broke a lengthy run of profitable quarters with a net loss for the September quarter, due in part to its large number of grounded aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas is planning a cabin upgrade for some of its Airbus A330s, which will help the carrier bridge the gap until it can complete the replacement of this fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
AirBaltic will open flights between its base in Riga, Latvia, and Rzeszów, Poland, hoping to serve Ukrainians seeking to travel from the war-torn country.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Christine Boynton
Should Boeing’s machinist strike continue for much longer, Southwest Airlines will have to take a hard look at its plans for 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Following several months of contentious back-and-forth, Southwest Airlines and Elliott Investment Management have reached an agreement on leadership changes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
American Airlines believes it can regain a large portion of lost corporate revenue share stemming from unpopular changes to its distribution strategy in 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
South African Airways may consider selling one of its slot pairs as it seeks to raise funds so it can continue its slow recovery, the interim chairman says.
Airlines & Lessors