Airlines & Lessors

EasyJet and British Airways are adding routes to Tbilisi as capacity between Georgia and Western Europe continues to grow.

The airline is on track to complete its merger with Vistara and has launched a major aircraft upgrade program.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

Discussions with activist investor Carl Icahn have been constructive, says JetBlue Airways CEO Joanna Geraghty.

CDB Aviation Lease Finance has entered an aircraft purchase agreement with Boeing for 50 737-8s.

Qantas is seeking to switch more of its Tokyo flights to Haneda Airport by applying for the Haneda slots relinquished by Virgin Australia.

Asian airlines are close to adding European and Australian services as demand rebounds.

Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) opened 10 new gates Sept. 17, most of which will be used by Delta Air Lines.

Milan will become Vietnam Airlines’ ninth destination in Europe from next July.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is increasing its short-haul network at Copenhagen Airport next summer, as well as launching a new long-haul service from Oslo.

The potential merger of AirAsia and AirAsia X into a single aviation unit is likely to start in 2025.

Air Tahiti Nui is open to new partnerships to increase its connectivity, the carrier’s general manager for France and Europe Jean-Marc Hastings said.

Two years after its takeover by the Tata Group, Air India is making good progress on the initiatives it launched to fulfill the new owner’s ambition to restore the carrier to the ranks of top-tier global airlines.

Aegean Airlines is hoping to boost growth by encouraging visitors outside the traditional July and August peak holiday season months.

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.