Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Delta, the ATW 2024 Airline of the Year, is focused on continuous improved performance. Listen in as CEO Ed Bastian explains the strategy behind that goal.
Window Seat Podcast

By Christine Boynton
Frontier Airlines flight attendants are voicing concerns about the Denver-based ULCC's shift to a more out-and-back flying model.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Headquartered in Singapore, BOC Aviation is the largest lessor based in Asia Pacific.
Airlines & Lessors

By Antoine Fafard
The top 20 airline groups as measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) for 2023 reveal a traffic performance 30% higher than the top 20 carriers in 2022.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The carrier released full-year 2023 results showing progress in a year of “sustained customer demand” for premium leisure air travel and holidays.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Malaysia Airlines and IndiGo have announced their intention to form a codeshare partnership to improve their networks in important markets for both airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China Eastern Airlines and Suparna Airlines are expecting to receive a combined seven C919 airliners from Comac this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Aaron Karp
PAL will open nonstop service between Manila International Airport (MNL) and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) in October.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
With domestic traffic already surpassing pre-pandemic levels, the results are a clear indication of the carriers' glacial recovery of international capacity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The carrier's core commercial and revenue activities will be modernized; this includes imminent restructuring of its network and flight schedule.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Following the fund’s dissolution, Frontier will make certain corporate governance changes, as it will no longer be a “controlled company.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Finland's Traficom said Russian ownership and control of the leisure airline means operations would not be permissible under the EU sanctions regulation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The Malaysian Aviation Commission flagged the potential lack of aircraft capacity in the market, which could stem an otherwise rapid post-pandemic recovery.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Disruptions caused by a pilot shortage have forced Indian carrier Vistara Airlines to temporarily cut back its domestic schedule.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
United Airlines announced today that it is installing new, larger overhead bins on its Skywest operated Embraer E175 fleet.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By William Moore
Looking at Iberia, KLM, and TAP, progress appears to be slowing, apart from ITA/Alitalia, which is working to reduce emissions from a raised level.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
United Airlines has confirmed that aircraft delivery delays from Boeing are lowering block hours, which is creating excess staffing.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Former Canadian ULCC Lynx Air and Boeing have reached a deal to terminate the airline’s aircraft purchase agreement with the airframer.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has tapped UPS as its primary domestic air cargo provider, after failing to negotiate new terms with FedEx.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Hainan disclosed plans to acquire 20 Safran galleys for the A330-900 but is yet to order the aircraft.
Interiors & Connectivity

By David Casey
Capacity constraints will prevent a full recovery within Europe’s short-haul market this summer, dampening traffic growth but signaling higher yields for LCCs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines has acquired SAFFiRE Renewables, a corn stover-to-ethanol technology company in which it already holds equity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Brazil's GOL took delivery of five Boeing 737-8s in the 2023 fourth quarter (Q4), its latest earnings release reveals; two more were delivered in Q1 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
This week’s staff movements highlight developments at a U.S. regional airline and a major parts supplier.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission is scrutinizing IAG’s plan to buy into Spanish carrier Air Europa via an in-depth investigation into competition concerns.
Airlines & Lessors