Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker, Aaron Karp, Victoria Moores
ATW editors discuss key events and trends in 2022 and look ahead to 2023.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Delta Air Lines continues to be well ahead of comparable 2019 quarterly revenue figures.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Business rescue practitioners acting on behalf of South African Airways’ (SAA) LCC Mango Airlines are hoping that the government will soon approve Mango’s sale.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Airlines in Norway and Belgium have expressed concerns over a new round of aviation taxes that they say could adversely affect their operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
AMTRA Aero and Nehalem Aviation Holdings have formed a JV called Nexus Aviation Ventures, which will source, convert and lease Airbus A321 freighters.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Marabu will start selling tickets through German leisure carrier Condor on Dec. 14.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Virgin Australia will use Boeing 737-8s for the 7 hr. 45 min. flight from Cairns to Haneda.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
Airlines are optimistic again after their worst three years, with some concern about economic fundamentals and the geopolitical situation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Increasing supply of SAF in Europe is a hot topic as a year of recovering demand draws to a close.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Shannon, Ireland-based Airborne Capital has announced the closing of its second asset backed securitization (ABS) transaction.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Swiss International Air Lines will receive five Airbus A350-900s to replace its four retiring A340-300s from 2025 onward.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand has selected the four aerospace companies it will partner with in its evaluation of zero-emission technology for a future aircraft order.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Blueberry Aviation has completed delivery of 11 ATR 72-600 regional turboprops to U.S. lessor Jetstream Aviation Capital, the Monaco-based company said Dec. 13.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Finnair has delayed repayment of a €600 million ($632 million) credit line, which was scheduled for repayment in mid-2023, by a further two years to May 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa Group says average yields are significantly above pre-pandemic levels.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Lori Ranson
United Airlines has opted to order Boeing 787s to support a significant portion of its widebody replacement program.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Mexican ULCC Volaris is planning to bolster its frequencies in the U.S. transborder market once Mexico’s safety rating is restored.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Mesa Air Group has delayed its scheduled fiscal 2022 earnings release, the company said Dec. 12.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
A U.S. federal judge’s ruling on whether the alliance violates antitrust law is pending.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
Marabu is planning to offer leisure flights between Germany and the Mediterranean for summer 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The airline has been in negotiations with Boeing and Airbus for aircraft to fulfill its long-term fleet growth ambitions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Now that the pandemic has subsided, the challenges the global airline industry faces feel a whole lot more familiar.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The LCC's offering from the soon-to-be-inaugurated GOX includes service to Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
The first regional jet is expected to join the fleet in 2023 with the other two to follow in 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Etihad Airways has decided to return a part of its Airbus A380 fleet for the summer of 2023, intending to fly the aircraft on its Abu Dhabi-London route.
Airlines & Lessors