Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey, Christine Boynton
Alaska Airlines’ planned $1.9 billion acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines has cleared a key regulatory hurdle.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
Carbon Analysis revisits the U.S. “Second Four,” looking at annual figures for Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines.
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Aviation Week Network Staff
Gambian company Magic Air has ferried its four Airbus airliners into Belarus, a country subject to Western sanctions that bar the import of aircraft or parts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Iberia has agreed to a two-year extension to its pilot labor deal, but negotiations are continuing with pilots at short-haul LCC Iberia Express.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
CSA Czech Airlines will cease operations under its OK-coded flight numbers from late October as part of forthcoming changes to its business model.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Austrian Airlines is equipping four Boeing 777-200ERs with Lufthansa Technik’s AeroSHARK surface film, marking the technology’s debut on the 777-200ER.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Indonesian airline TransNusa has completed a short runway verification flight using a Comac ARJ21 at Nabire Douw Aturure Airport in the West Papua region.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Malaysia Airlines is moving closer to deciding which aircraft to select for the next phase of its narrowbody fleet replacement program.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Delta Air Lines and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) say JetBlue’s objection to their codeshare agreement should be disregarded.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Croatia Airlines reached a milestone by operating its first international commercial flight with a new Airbus A220.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Helen Massy-Beresford
International Airlines Group called off the Air Europa deal due to regulatory hurdles.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
American Airlines has flight-tested a planned update to advanced cockpit display functionality that will provide pilots with a lead aircraft’s vertical path.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
As usual, pay deal negotiations with flight attendants and pilots were dragging on.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Canada Jetlines will temporarily cease operations and file for creditor protection, three days after four senior executives resigned from their positions.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
The flight attendants’ unions at Alaska Airlines believes additional solidarity actions are necessary now that a tentative agreement has been rejected.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The strong recovery of Thailand’s tourist numbers has provided a welcome boost for the country’s airlines, although the China market is still lagging.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
Tradewind Aviation has entered a new interline agreement with JetBlue Airways.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Edelweiss Air plans to open new routes from Switzerland to Seattle and Halifax during the summer 2025 season.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
ANSPs from four Asia-Pacific countries have partnered with their respective flag-carriers to trial user-preferred routing on 38 international routes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
El Al Israel Airlines has announced an agreement with Boeing for up to 31 Boeing 737 MAX-family aircraft to replace its aging 737NG fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Breeze Airways has revealed plans to launch flights from Tweed New Haven Airport in southern Connecticut—a stronghold for rival Avelo Airlines.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Adrian Schofield
Indian LCC SpiceJet has launched a major fundraising initiative to shore up its financial position.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
It may or may not be a coincidence that Elliott launched a proxy fight with Southwest just as the firm succeeded in a management shake-up at Starbucks.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The UAE-based LCC has deferred deliveries of its A320neo family aircraft on order to 2025 in hopes that the new engine technology on the aircraft will mature.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Air Canada will restart transatlantic flights from Ottawa next March and is exploring adding Airbus A321XLR service to London.
Airports & Networks