Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The European Commission (EC) has approved France’s plan to pay two tranches of financial assistance to Air Austral.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
China’s ministry of transport is forecasting a 99.5% year-on-year improvement in this year’s Chinese New Year travel season.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Young Indian regional carrier Star Air has signed a lease for two more Embraer E175 passenger jets with Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC).
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
The company explained in regulatory filing that it canceled more than 16,700 flights from Dec. 21 to Dec. 31.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The airline is yet to comment on whether or not Bamboo Airways Cargo will look to acquire freighters.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Egypt-based Air Cairo is continuing its rapid fleet expansion and plans to operate 30 aircraft by March.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
There will be more flights to Tokyo alongside the return of Osaka.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The planned changes coincide with China dropping quarantine requirements for inbound travelers.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein
Senior executives from Mesa Airlines and United Airlines say they have directly influenced design decisions at the startups they back.
Emerging Technologies

By Chris Sloan
The world’s largest airline enjoyed dramatic improvements in metrics such as completion factor and on-time performance during Q4 2022 and the holiday period.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
An aviation accident report is supposed to answer more questions than it raises.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
Aeroflot has bought back 10 Boeing 777-300ER widebody aircraft as part of an effort to clear up its fleet from the international restrictions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Brazilian airline GOL plans to end 2023 with 53 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft as it works toward the type representing 50% of its fleet by 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Individual countries are free to decide whether or not to impose the requirements.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) is reporting that it acquired 94 aircraft, sold 33 aircraft and signed 143 lease transactions in 2022.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Hawaiian Airlines has added another two aircraft to its Boeing 787-9 order and has also revealed a revised delivery timetable for the 787s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM is appointing new management for its low-cost unit Transavia France and for regional operator HOP!.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Shandong Airlines’ financials will appear in Air China’s consolidated financials after the flag carrier increased its stake in the Jinan-based airline.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific says the relaxation of COVID-related restrictions has prompted it to more than double its flights to the mainland.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Three carriers have already confirmed they will serve the airport, with LCC IndiGo set to be the largest.
Airports & Networks

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