Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
UAE-based flydubai has launched a retrofit project that will see a complete upgrade of the cabin interiors for the majority of its 29 Boeing 737-800NGs fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas has reached a settlement with an Australian competition regulator regarding ticket sale and cancellation practices.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Bahrain will be the first of nine destinations served by Emirates' new Airbus A350s, with a total of 10 A350s expected to join its fleet by March 31, 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
This week’s Carbon Analysis returns to Latin America and reassesses the emissions of Avianca Group, Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL Airlines, and LATAM Group.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China’s week-long labor day holiday has exceeded both pre-pandemic levels and 2023 levels, as the momentum of recovery in the country continues into Q2.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Innovations can help airlines reduce their environmental footprint and cater to evolving travel patterns.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Christine Boynton
Exceeding both its own and analyst expectations for the first quarter of 2024, Frontier Airlines sees its cost advantage widening.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
U.S. airline reactions to newly finalized federal rules governing their disclosure of fees and timing of refunds are mixed.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Speaking to Aviation Daily, Ryanair hits out at Italy for being “misled” by OTAs and for ignoring a ruling that deemed Ryanair’s sales policies “reasonable.”
Airlines & Lessors

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

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

By Daniel Williams
While overall passenger aircraft recovery in the region is nearly complete, not all operators are equal; each has very different recovery stories.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Air Canada is working to lease Boeing 737-8s for additional lift in 2025, as it contends with a tight capacity environment.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
Lufthansa is anticipating further delays of its first Boeing 777-9 deliveries and now does not expect the first one to come until 2026, CEO Jens Ritter said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Matthew Fulco
IndiGo's A350 order highlights how Boeing is slipping behind in the region that holds the greatest potential for commercial aviation in the coming decades.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Con Korfiatis has been appointed as the new CEO of Oman Air as the carrier embarks on a turnaround.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
South Korea’s Hanwha Corporation is venturing into the aircraft and engine leasing business under the banner of Hanwha Aviation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
India’s DGCA has quickly moved to allow the reclamation of Go First’s leased aircraft, ending a long legal battle over the disposition of its fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
France’s Air Caraibes plans to boost operations in the French Caribbean islands with the addition of two more ATRs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
Regional aircraft OEM ATR has received an order for 10 ATR 72-600 turboprops from Avation, a lessor based in Singapore, for deliveries between 2025-28.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Jet airliner operations at Kuala Lumpur Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, better known as Subang Airport, could start as early as Q3 2024, Malaysia says.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Australia’s competition watchdog has given interim approval for a limited codeshare between Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
American Airlines, citing delayed Boeing 787 deliveries, will suspend or reduce service on some long-haul routes for the 2024-25 northern hemisphere winter.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The launch of AirAsia’s latest franchise in Cambodia comes as the country’s aviation market struggles to recover from the effects of the pandemic.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
A4E Managing Director Rania Georgoutsakou discusses Russian overflight, contrails and other challenges European airline CEOs have on their desk this summer.
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