Airlines & Lessors

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

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Smaller U.S. airlines are aiming to consolidate to quickly grow scale in a changing marketplace.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Inbound travel from overseas to Japan is booming, but outbound tourism is unlikely to fully recover until late 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Lilium and Lufthansa plan to explore a strategic partnership that may see the carrier integrate the Lilium Jet eVTOL into its fleet.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Adrian Schofield
While Hawaii is a bright spot, Japan’s overall international demand recovery has been significantly behind many other Asian markets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
“If we were all capable of flying more, we would,” Delta CEO Ed Bastian said. "This industry is probably at its capacity limit.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
A serious incident involving an Embraer ERJ145 at Paris Orly was caused by inadequate action by both pilots, says France’s accident investigation bureau BEA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
The European Commission has set a new target date for deciding whether to approve Korean Air’s proposed takeover of Asiana.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Saudi Arabia in June 2023 added the European Union to its e-visa system, a move LOT says helped drive the decision to start the Warsaw Chopin-Riyadh route.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Copenhagen Airport’s permanent successor to Thomas Woldbye has been confirmed.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Reservations have opened for a new transatlantic route being launched by United Airlines between San Francisco and Barcelona, Spain.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
LATAM Airlines Group is set to become the fifth operator of flights between Bogota and Spain’s capital, Madrid.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
“We certainly haven’t discounted” using the Alia for passenger flights, Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran tells Aviation Daily.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Canadian carrier Porter Airlines has increased its order for Embraer E2s and announced a joint venture with leisure airline Air Transat.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Listen is as IATA's Marie Owens Thomsen shares new airline forecasts and breaks down the challenges of alternative fuel production.
Window Seat Podcast

By Christine Boynton
Delta Air Lines has begun experimenting with using artificial intelligence (AI) for its pricing.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Global airline industry net profits are expected to reach $23.3 billion in 2023 and $25.7 billion in 2024, a slight strengthening over earlier forecasts
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Volaris CEO Enrique Beltranena said the agreement “contemplates compensation for each GTF engine removed from our fleet.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Understandably, the airline industry likes to highlight its efforts to become more sustainable.
Emerging Technologies

By David Casey
Chile’s Sky Airline is seeking a foreign air carrier permit so it can serve the U.S.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
The Judge, noting the industry's post-pandemic dynamic, said he was “having trouble” with a permanent injunction and was “hesitant” to implement the measure.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
EasyJet is using artificial intelligence (AI) to predict demand and right-size its fleet planning, which is already beginning to deliver financial benefits.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Air New Zealand has ordered an Alia electric aircraft from U.S. startup Beta Technologies for commercial demonstration flights planned for 2026.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Plans are underway for a new airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which will quadruple capacity from 25 to 100 million passengers per year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
CEO Mesfin Tasew says the airline is expecting to place a firm order for eight more widebodies, plus eight options, before year-end.
Airlines & Lessors