Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ryanair is keeping its traffic outlook of 168 million passengers for the financial year and expects its fiscal fourth quarter to be loss-making.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
A final report on the second fatal Boeing 737 MAX accident is critiqued as not giving appropriate weight to flight deck human-factors and pilot performance.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chris Sloan
U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg has publicly castigated the airline’s management.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker, Lori Ranson, Chris Sloan
Editors discuss what happened to Southwest’s operations over the holidays and the potential implications of the IT meltdown on the wider industry.
Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
Sky-high ticket prices and COVID-19 test requirements will not stop Chinese travelers from getting on their first international flight after three long years.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
New African carrier Eswatini Air hopes to be aloft within the next few months, having finally received its AOC from its home country’s aviation regulator.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
LOT Polish Airlines operated its final De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 flight from Gdansk to Warsaw Chopin Airport on Jan. 1.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Some countries have reacted to the reopening of China with new COVID-19 measures.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The Kazakhstan-based LCC is looking to protect itself in case any of its A320neo deliveries are delayed.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
China cleared the Korean Air-Asiana Airlines merger in late December but the EU and U.S. are yet to sign off on the deal.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
After a historic holiday meltdown, Southwest Airlines' quest to restore investor and consumer confidence continues.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Dutch government’s increased passenger tax and Schiphol’s flight-cap plans threaten to distort the transport playing field, KLM says
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The Singapore-headquartered lessor said the order will bring its 737-8 backlog to 80 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Porter Airlines has taken delivery of its first two Embraer E195-E2 aircraft, paving the way for the carrier’s next phase of growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The UK government has detailed a series of grants aimed at helping the country move toward creating supplies of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
While the airline has a plan to add Airbus A320neos, Cyprus Airways CEO Paul Sies says they are now weighing up whether to adds A220s instead.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Italy’s government has approved a decree setting out conditions for the sale of a stake in Alitalia successor ITA Airways.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Kurt Hofmann
An industry source told Aviation Daily that the move was “purely political” in the run up to elections due to take place in Poland in November 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Greek carrier Aegean Airlines plans to create the Mediterranean nation’s first MRO and simulator hub, in a €140 million ($149 million) investment project.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Star Alliance has appointed Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) executive Charlotta Wieland as interim CEO, following the announced departure of Jeffrey Goh.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The funds will be used to bring back aircraft from storage, finance aircraft maintenance, purchase components and support the airline's cash flow.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Saudi Arabian LCC flynas has taken delivery of two Airbus A330s, which will be used for religious pilgrimage flights starting in spring 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
SMBC Aviation Capital has closed its acquisition of Dublin-based Goshawk Aviation, in line with the originally anticipated timelines for the deal.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
ANA has lifted its near-term estimates for its international operations, continuing the upward trend of capacity recovery by Japanese carriers in recent months.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
As anyone remotely connected to the airline industry knows, the past three years have been more than full of drama.
Airlines & Lessors