Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
In as little as two years Icelandair plans to welcome the Airbus A321 family into its current fleet of Boeing 737s, 757s, 767s, and De Havilland Canada DHC-8s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
United Airlines plans to offset previously announced New York-area summer service reductions by deploying larger aircraft on affected routes.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Alan Dron
Qatar Airways has acquired a batch of nine Boeing 737-8s to add to its previous order for the MAX family.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Avolon reported a favorable start to 2023 on the reopening of China, while pointing to a continued shortage of new aircraft also fueling demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
The aviation industry isn't short of new carriers launching but the fate of start-up airlines such as Flyr and Ultra Air serve as stark reminders.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Air India has completed the first phase of its five-year overhaul program; its second phase will include some major structural shifts.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Azerbaijan Airlines has placed a firm order with Airbus for 12 A320neo family aircraft, including A320neo and A321neo types.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
SAS is currently operating under Chapter 11 rules, as it seeks to reorganize and emerge financially healthier.
Airlines & Lessors

This week we look at how many flights (cycles) the US ‘Big 4’ operators are operating compared to their equivalent month in 2019.
Air Transport

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa is growing its nascent A321F fleet as the number of narrowbody freighters in Europe is on the rise.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Listen in as Finnair CEO Topi Manner explains how his airline has adapted its strategy and innovated after back-to-back crises laid waste to its business model.
Window Seat Podcast

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Aviation and MRO industry experts share strategies for improving workforce diversity.
Workforce & Training

By Christine Boynton
FedEx has accelerated retirements of its MD-11 fleet to the end of fiscal 2028, two years earlier than anticipated.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Colombia’s largest airline Avianca announced plans to acquire its ULC rival Viva roughly a year ago.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa has agreed to sell the remaining part of airline catering specialist LSG Group to private equity firm Aurelius Group.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay is also looking at placing new orders for freighter aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Airlines (SIA) LCC subsidiary Scoot is seeing improved synergy in cross selling tickets and itinerary with its parent airline.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Finnair says load factors were averaging around 35% on the two routes, leading to high per-passenger emissions.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
GOL will add its code on TAAG's flights between Sao Paulo Guarulhos and Luanda, which currently run three times per week using Boeing 777-300s.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Japan Airlines and Alaska Airlines want to broaden their codeshare to cover routes between the U.S. and Japan.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Inclusion in the EU taxonomy is good news for the aviation sector, but airlines want more progress on reforms.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Kenya Airways and South African Airways (SAA) have delayed plans to create a pan-African airline group from 2023 to 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Since late 2020, “revenge travel” has frequently been cited as a reason behind burgeoning demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Despite OEMs battling supply chain issues, easyJet CEO Johan Lundgren does not expect any major impact on the LCC's summer plans.
Airlines & Lessors