Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
Experts at ONERA’s research and technology facility in Salon-de-Provence, France, are looking for new means to help civil and military pilots in flight.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Widerøe's and DAT's contracts for the subsidized regional services will start from next April and are expected to lower fares by half.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
From Jan. 16, 2024, Porter will open daily service between Toronto Pearson and Los Angeles, with daily service to San Francisco starting nine days later.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
ANA is working to eke-out fuel savings by covering aircraft with shark skin-like riblet film, which serves to reduce drag.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau, Thierry Dubois
A project involving fewer pilots on the flight deck is maturing—and meeting increased resistance as a result.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Shifting market dynamics create challenges for the ultra-low-cost business model in the U.S.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Allegiant Air has amended its agreement with Boeing for 737 MAX aircraft, adding options and altering the mix of variants to favor the -8200.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
United Airlines’ latest order for 110 aircraft—50 Boeing 787-9s and 60 Airbus A321neos—fills out the carrier’s order book for the latter part of the decade.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
CEOs of large aircraft leasing companies are bullish about their sector’s outlook, despite much higher interest rates and continuing supply chain disruptions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine woes have raised some big questions about how airlines will cope with related groundings.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The move is part of the airline's ongoing chapter 11 and restructuring process.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Finnair says demand for travel is holding up against a backdrop of high inflation and rising prices, and passengers are tending to book last-minute travel.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Patrick Healy spoke Oct. 3 as a panelist at IATA’s first World Sustainability Symposium, being held in Madrid.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia’s largest carrier Aeroflot has formally acquired 17 aircraft from Ireland-based lessor SMBC Aviation Capital via an insurance settlement.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
SkyUp is continuing its international expansion into ACMI and charter flights after Russia's invasion of Ukraine put paid to its previous business model.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The parent company of ANA is suspending its cargo partnerships with Lufthansa and United Airlines to help facilitate its acquisition of Nippon Cargo Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chris Sloan
At just 15 years old, Azul is now Brazil’s largest airline, serving over 160 destinations domestically and in the US and Europe.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Reunion-based Air Austral has undergone significant changes this year, with a restructuring plan approved by the European Commission in January.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
A selection of 75 new routes starting around the world in October 2023, including services being launched by the North American majors.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
Aeromexico says in a statement it plans to “gradually introduce” the new U.S. routes starting in January 2024.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
China Eastern Airlines is launching the Shanghai Pudong-Istanbul route in conjunction with plans to cooperate with Turkish Airlines.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
Alaska Airlines is once again operating an all-Boeing mainline fleet, with 10 remaining Airbus A321neo aircraft officially retired from revenue service.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
ALC is one of the largest customers of the long-range version of the A321neo with a firm order for 27 placed in 2019.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
“I have not seen this level of demand,” Air Lease Corporation (ALC) President and CEO John Plueger said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
At the end of the second quarter, LATAM’s fleet plan for 2023 included 223 Airbus A320ceo-family aircraft and 31 A320neo-family aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors