Airlines & Lessors

The ending of the rule, which caused disruption for airlines flying internationally to China, shows the country is inching toward re-opening.

Franke has built a profitable empire in the airline industry. One of the reasons: he knows when to stop.

Aviation Week editors at the AAPA AGM in Bangkok discuss the growing optimism across the region’s airlines and airports.

Avelo Airlines is boosting its Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) presence, unveiling plans to turn the station into a base with as many as seven aircraft and adding service to six Florida cities.

Airfares in the U.S. slipped slightly in October but were still nearly 43% higher from last year’s levels, in a sign that travel demand remains robust despite high inflation and fears of a looming recession.

The Tokyo Haneda-based carrier is launching a fleet upgrade with new deals to take delivery of 10 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

LATAM Airlines Group continues to build back its operations to pre-pandemic levels, but the company’s revenue performance in the 2022 third quarter (Q3) lagged behind the same period in 2019.

Malaysia Airlines is considering ordering regional jets for the next phase of its narrowbody fleet renewal program, according to the carrier’s CEO Izham Ismail.

Turkish Airlines Chairman Ahmet Bolat wants United Airlines to return to Istanbul and also reveals how many Boeing 777-300s could be wet-leased to IndiGo beyond the initial three.

Turkey-based leisure and domestic carrier SunExpress, a joint venture (JV) between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, is evaluating new markets to which it can connect its home turf, the Turkish Riviera.

Speaking at the Bahrain International Airshow, Royal Jordanian's CEO says the 787-9 has always been in the carrier's sights.

Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong also updated on design feedback it is providing on the A350F as Airbus looks to refine the design.

Archer Aviation and United Airlines have announced that their first electric air taxi route will be between Newark Liberty International Airport and New York’s Downtown Manhattan Heliport.

AAPA says strong revenue momentum, supported by pent-up demand for travel, should continue well into 2023.

The announcement was made at China’s Zhuhai Airshow, which Embraer has brought its E195-E2 “Tech Lion” aircraft to.

Airbus opts for an open architecture production system to allow for incremental changes, but integration is delayed at new subsidiaries.

When American Airlines suffered an operational meltdown over the Fourth of July travel period, CEO Robert Isom blamed staffing issues and a pilot training backlog that was exacerbated by a dearth of instructors.

Braathens Regional Airlines is teaming up with Volvo Group to use 50% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on what the two groups say will be the world’s first 50% SAF commercial route.

Announcing the progress with its third-quarter financial results, Vertical acknowledged the deadline for signing a master purchase agreement with American Airlines has been extended by more than a year.

Delta Air Lines quietly rolled out GE Digital’s pilot flight-debriefing tool to its 12,000 pilots over the last year.

Post-privatization, SATA President and CEO Luis Rodrigues believes Azores Airlines can double the size of its fleet.

The planned merger between Colombian carriers Avianca and Viva Air has been rejected by the country’s civil aviation authority Aerocivil.

The Cathay Group announced that Ronald Lam will take over as Cathay Pacific CEO as of Jan. 1, 2023.

Shifting marketplace dynamics and a shortage of pilots have rendered proposed contracts obsolete in a matter of months.

Pilot union leaders at Delta Air Lines have urged the company to offer up an industry-leading contract proposal and reaffirmed their commitment to pursue self-help actions, up to and including a strike, if management continues to stall.