Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific is confident that surging demand in many Asia-Pacific markets will enable it to meet its ambitious capacity growth targets.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Vietnam’s capital Hanoi will become a new point in the HK Express network.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Saudi Arabian LCC flyadeal will increase seasonal capacity by 127% compared with summer 2022.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The carrier is also planning to increase flight frequencies on a number of routes during the northern hemisphere summer season.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
The logistics arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is opening an air freight center at Shenzhen Bao’an to ramp up its air cargo operation with Atlas Air.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM Martinair Cargo and CMA CGM Air Cargo combined cargo networks, full freighter capacity and services.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Alaska Air Cargo expects to take delivery of two Boeing 737-800BCFs in 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Africa’s aviation recovery is tracking ahead of the rest of the world, with traffic set to double over the next decade.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa and its pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) are nearing their next major dispute, after confidential talks spanning several months failed last week.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Dublin-based ASL Aviation Holdings has purchased Australian charter and wet-lease operator Pionair.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
ORIX Aviation has taken full ownership of a JV that it previously held on a 50:50 basis with Merx Aviation, as part of a $2.2 billion investment plan.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Philippine Airlines (PAL) strengthened its profitability in 2022, helping it move beyond its restructuring and plan for fleet growth in 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Finnair is seeing favorable trends after the airline was forced to rebalance its network roughly a year ago due to the closure of Russian airspace.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Airlines SVP of cargo Chin Yau Seng will leave the flag-carrier to join SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) as its new CEO effective June 1.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Thai Vietjet CEO Woranate Laprabang joined the LCC in July 2020, having previously served at Thai Airways, where he helped set up subsidiary Thai Smile.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Europe’s airlines expect strong summer demand, but challenges remain.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
IndiGo intends to begin three routes to Dubai, Bangkok and Singapore.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Xiamen Air has the largest 737 Max backlog among Chinese carriers, but it remains unclear if deliveries from Boeing will ever resume.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The Aegean CAE Flight Training Center will be part of the carrier’s new 85,000 m² (915,000 ft.²) technical base at Athens International Airport.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines has reached an agreement with trade union Vida on a new collective agreement for its cabin crew.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s EVA Air has put the pen to the paper with Boeing, finalizing a deal for five 787-9 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Airlines are restoring more flights as the Chinese government and other countries remove restrictions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific has agreed to support the development of SAF production in mainland China, as part of the carrier’s broader SAF efforts.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Colombian ULCC Ultra Air has ceased operating just over a year after making its market debut.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
This week we examine the recovery of passenger flights across the Middle East and Africa.
Air Transport