Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
From March 28, Spirit will launch daily service to Tulum from Florida's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Orlando International Airport.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
The Asiana board says it will meet again in November, after an Oct. 30 meeting about Korean Air’s proposal did not produce a decision on the freighter sell-off.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Engine inspections to begin in January 2024 will take place in phases, and 25 aircraft will be taken out of service in the January-February period.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines is facing possible fines from the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) for its December operational meltdown.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
As they share cautious approaches to growth in 2024, U.S. airlines see rising loyalty revenues as a continued tailwind.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Canada's flag-carrier will redeploy capacity into the region, shifting some away from the North Atlantic in the fourth quarter and in the first quarter 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
GE took a 46% stake in AerCap as part of the latter’s acquisition of GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), which was completed in November 2021.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Royal Jordanian has already seen a drop-off in reservations as a result of the Israel-Hamas war.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air has taken a significant step in its long-term fleet upgrade and expansion effort by placing orders for another 20 Airbus A321neos.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Icelandic LCC PLAY, which currently operates a fleet of 10 Airbus A320neo family aircraft, sees 2024 as a year of stabilization ahead of further growth in 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Carsten Spohr has been CEO at Lufthansa Group, a company that includes Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and regional carriers, since 2014.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The news of the capacity boost comes on the heels of China’s “Big Three” carriers all reporting their first quarterly profits since the pandemic started.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Some of the newcomers are growing quickly, while expansion is slower for others.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
SkyWest has agreed to purchase 19 Embraer E175s, which will fly for United Airlines under a capacity purchase agreement.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
This is the first time nonstop flights have been introduced between Singapore and the Southwest Pacific island.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Frontier will transition to an operating model similar to its European counterparts, an evolution it believes will improve reliability and utilization levels.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
IATA Madrid conference focused on actions and urgency to grow SAF supply.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
United’s summer 2024 transatlantic schedule will see the carrier operate service between the U.S. and 38 destinations across the Atlantic.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
IAG is still in the pre-notification phase of the transaction and is still submitting information to the European Commission, the group's CEO reveals.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM reports results for a third quarter marked by activity, including the announcement of plans to take a 20% stake in SAS Scandinavian Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Canada’s Air Transat plans to open a route to Marrakesh, Morocco, during the northern summer 2024 season.
Airports & Networks

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

By Aaron Karp
The added routes were announced even as Southwest warned it will slow overall capacity growth in the 2024 first quarter.
Airports & Networks

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

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines has placed an order for 108 Boeing 737-7s, raising its orderbook for the MAX variant to over 300.
Airlines & Lessors