Airlines & Lessors

Listen in as Malaysia Airlines MD Izham Ismail discusses the carrier's international network designs, fleet strategy, potential JVs and challenges ahead.

Cathay Pacific subsidiary HK Express expects to increase its fleet to 40 aircraft by the end of the year as it seeks to capitalize on strong demand for air travel in the Greater Bay Area.

The Asia-Pacific air transport industry needs to speak with one voice on the production and use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), All Nippon Airways’ (ANA) sustainability lead said at Routes Asia 2024.

The Mexican ULCC believes inspections of GTF engines will extend into 2026 despite the powerplant’s manufacturer Pratt & Whitney increasing shop capacity.

A traffic collision avoidance system alert was triggered Feb. 24 by lack of separation between an Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350 and a Qatar Airways Boeing 787.

Lufthansa has announced the first operational plans for its new affiliate City Airlines, a project highly contentious for its labor unions.

Uzbekistan Airways is planning to issue an IPO and Qazaq Air's major shareholder is looking to sell.

PLAY had flagged a need to strengthen liquidity after a series of external factors adversely impacted the airline’s full-year results.

The airlines say a U.S. District Court ruling blocking their proposed merger ignores the vast majority in favor of a few.

Aeromexico is adding a new destination to its U.S. network amid uncertainty about the future of its transborder joint venture with Delta Air Lines.

ULCCs Allegiant Air and Viva Aerobus have asked the U.S. Transportation Department to restart a review of their proposed transborder joint venture.

Latin American airlines face headwinds from financial challenges and politics.

The LEO constellation is driving down satellite internet costs.

Slight divergence is seen, but no figures are remarkably low for the full-service national airlines of Kazakhstan, Latvia, Poland, and Uzbekistan.

Russian officials are sounding ever more cautious about when the country’s new Yakovlev MC-21 narrowbody passenger airliner will enter service.

Air Peace has finalized plans to launch a new long-haul route between Lagos and London Gatwick, using a Boeing 787-9 wet leased from Norse Atlantic Airways.

European eco-labeling and non-CO2 monitoring

India’s fast-growing middle class and its connections with the UK are creating new route opportunities for flag carriers and startups.

LATAM Airlines Group believes it will maintain its leading position in Brazil as rival GOL restructures under Chapter 11.

The request for 20 additional Airbus A220-300s is meant to fill the gap before its next batch of ordered A220s become available for delivery at the end of 2026.

By the end of 2023, Sun Country operated 12 freighters and 42 passenger aircraft, all mid-life Boeing 737-800s.

CEO Carsten Spohr will continue to lead the group.

Canadian ULCC Lynx Air, which operates domestic and international service from a base in Calgary, will suspend flights on Feb. 26.

Ten years after MH370 and 15 years from AF447, industry is closing safety gaps spotlighted by those two accidents.

Comac presented the C919 at an international air show for the first time. It is likely the first step in a long journey to commercial success abroad.