Airlines & Lessors

AirAsia parent Capital A has clarified media reports that it has finalized plans to divest its aviation portfolio and merge it with AirAsia X.

United Airlines is looking ahead to electrification of its ground operations.

Atlas Air Worldwide shareholders have endorsed its acquisition by an investor group led by Apollo Global Management.

While European countries are facing a tricky winter tackling high inflation, a cost-of-living crisis and in some cases fears of energy blackouts, there’s at least one sector that is shrugging off the doom and gloom: LCCs.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) says it is being cautious going into the winter season, citing uncertainties around the world including the ongoing COVID-19 effects

Listen in as Aviation Week editors report from the Airbus Summit in Toulouse.

Turning commercial air travel into a sustainable, carbon net-zero industry will make flying more expensive and airlines may have to change their business models, experts acknowledge.

Korean Air is set to begin scheduled operations with its first Airbus A321neo in December.

Uzbekistan Airways has signed an agreement with Airbus to purchase more A320neo family aircraft.

Onboard digital connectivity has evolved from being regarded as a “nice-to-have” to a “must-have” due to new expectations and rising expectations.

Boeing has temporarily suspended 777-9 test flights pending joint investigations with GE Aerospace into an unspecified issue on the aircraft’s GE9X engine.

Namibia shows how air service can be restored when conditions are right, even without a national carrier.

The UK LCC's fiscal 2022 results show what the airline terms “a record bounce back” during the summer and a much-reduced annual loss.

Earlier in November, six Nigerian airlines obtained a temporary injunction against the government’s plan to set up Nigeria Air.

The departure of founding CEO Tonje Wikstrom Frislid follows a turbulent period for Oslo-based Flyr, which has disclosed it is facing a “very strained financial situation."

ATR says the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127XT offers a 20% reduction in maintenance costs and a 3% improvement in fuel consumption over the PW127M.

The carrier plans to serve an initial three domestic destinations from Kuala Lumpur.

The Chile-based airline group already operates carriers in three South American countries.

Singapore Airlines will take a 25.1% stake in Air India as part of the deal.

Airbus on Nov. 29 confirmed that Croatia Airlines had signed a firm order for six A220-300 aircraft, along with plans to lease an additional nine A220s.

Jie Chen, a long-time Air Lease Corp. executive, will become CDB Aviation's next CEO.

High-speed trains may not be the first thing you think of when hearing the words “Air France,” but the carrier is focusing on opportunities for cooperation with rail operators, initially in France, as part of its decarbonization strategy.

The company is pursuing a strategy of owning the complete value chain—from generating renewable energy at airports to providing scheduled regional flights with zero-emission aircraft.

UK leisure carrier and holiday group Jet2 says it expects to exceed market expectations for its pre-tax profit for the current financial year.

Central African carrier RwandAir has added its first dedicated freighter and further growth could be on the horizon after the FAA granted the airline Category 1