Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Norddeutsche Landesbank, active in aircraft financing for over 40 years, plans to sell €1.67 billion of its €2.75 billion aviation portfolio to Deutsche Bank.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Norse Atlantic Airways will station one Boeing 787 at Milan Malpensa Airport and operate several routes for Italian carrier Neos.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Avelo Airlines, the carrier founded in 2021 by former Allegiant Air President Andrew Levy, has opened flights from Houston Hobby Airport (HOU).
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
Lufthansa may soon get the green light for its ITA purchase while Air France-KLM is excited about plans for SAS.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
The 50th ATW Air Transport Achievement gala was held in Dubai on May 31, featuring the debut of the ATW Hall of Fame and its inaugural inductees.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
The FAA is exploring changes to the way public charter flights operate in U.S. airspace, citing a recent expansion in both their frequency and complexity.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By William Moore
This week’s Carbon Analysis focuses on a selection of Star Alliance airlines, namely, Avianca, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and United Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The board of Kuwaiti lessor ALAFCO has recommended that the company delist and shut down, after selling off all its entire aircraft portfolio.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Caribbean ULCC Arajet aims to launch flights from Punta Cana International on Nov. 1 and plans to establish a base at the eastern Dominican Republic airport.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Emirates has agreed to pay a settlement for operating JetBlue codeshare flights through Iraqi airspace at a flight level that was not approved by the U.S. FAA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
This represents an important step toward the proposed Korean Air-Asiana merger.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Juneyao Air, Philippine Airlines and Air Transat are entering new international markets this summer, expanding their long-haul networks.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Iberia has opened reservations for two routes that will use the new Airbus A321XLR aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Fleet planning is becoming an increasingly pertinent topic at South Africa-based regional airline Airlink.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Adrian Schofield
European officials have approved an extra fuel tank the A350-1000s Qantas will use for ultra-long-haul flights.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Sixth freedom passengers from the U.S. are helping to bolster Air Canada’s performance in Japanese markets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Three years into its operations, Breeze Airways believes it is approaching its first full quarter of profitability.
Airlines & Lessors

Four airlines had expressed interest in the Asiana freighter acquisition—Air Incheon, Air Premia, Eastar Jet and Jeju Air.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Bankrupt Indian carrier Go First has been granted yet another reprieve as a court approved a further extension of its deadline to secure new backers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
A fuel shortage in Japanese airports is reportedly forcing airlines to postpone introducing additional flights to the country.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Premium leisure startup Beond Airlines says getting the right aircraft requires lessors’ trust, as the carrier outlines its network expansion plans.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
This week’s personnel movements in the commercial aviation industry include changes at two U.S. LCCs and an air cargo carrier operating from the UAE.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Lori Ranson, Daniel Williams
Airlines are on the verge of placing hundreds of orders for widebody jets. Listen in as editors and analysts discuss what’s behind the impending order boom.
Check 6

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion