Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific is moving ahead with plans to upgrade its medium-haul fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russian airline Red Wings plans to expand its fleet with four Soviet-era Tupolev Tu-204/214 narrowbody airliners.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Thai Airways CFO Chai Eamsiri edged out 53 internal and external candidates to become the flag carrier’s new CEO.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Rex is primarily a turboprop operator, but last year it diversified its business by launching narrowbody jet operations on Australia’s major trunk routes.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Aerocivil rejected the proposed deal earlier in November, saying that the tie-up would damage competition and create a monopoly on 16 domestic services.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Airline capacity within the U.S. during Thanksgiving week is back to 98% of pre-COVID levels.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Irish lessor Aergo Capital has acquired Dublin-headquartered Seraph Aviation Management for an undisclosed sum, growing its portfolio to 304 aircraft assets, valued at approximately $6.8 billion.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Emirates Airline and Lufthansa appear to be indicating that they are open to such an arrangement under certain conditions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
New Uzbekistan-based regional airline Silk Avia has signed on with ATR for five new ATR 72-600 turboprops.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China’s Colorful Guizhou Airlines completed the country’s first commercial flight powered by a blend including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas said there are “signs that limits on international capacity are driving more domestic leisure demand.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
AirAsia X will more than double its current fleet of six Airbus A330-300s by 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Canada’s low-cost airlines continue to expand at a rapid rate.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Juan Carlos Zuazua explains how the Mexican ULCC has accelerated its growth since the pandemic, taking advantage of the increasing appetite for low-cost air travel in its home market and the demise of other operators.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
The airline is seeing financial improvement, allowing it to focus on its next fleet replacement steps.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Airlines in the U.S. are gearing up for one of the busiest travel periods since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX) has received approval from U.S. regulators to expand its fleet to 11 narrowbody jets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) chief sustainability officer and Firefly CEO Philip See believes Malaysia has potential to become a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) hub,
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau, Helen Massy-Beresford
With shipping group MSC announcing it is no longer interested in a stake in ITA Airways, the onus has shifted to MSC’s former consortia partner Lufthansa to consider another attempt at buying the Italian airline, possibly on its own.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Irish lessor SMBC Aviation Capital is on the brink of closing its $6.5 billion acquisition of Dublin-based Goshawk Aviation, amid promising demand for the winte
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations-EU Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement is the world’s first bloc-to-bloc air transport agreement, and its timing could not be better.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The latest relaxation of entry requirements should further stimulate India's international traffic, the recovery of which has already been outpacing most other countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The reorganization comes days after Cathay announced the opening of a new Pharma Handling Centre at Hong Kong Airport’s Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Investigators will focus on whether the rescue vehicle had permission to enter the runway that the departing aircraft was using.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
Argentinian LCC Flybondi has added a ninth aircraft to its fleet and is working to source more Boeing 737-800s in 2023. In a statement, the airline
Airlines & Lessors