Airlines & Lessors

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants airlines to give FAA more advance notice when adding capacity or starting new service in crowded markets.

Before the pandemic, seven of the world’s top 10 international routes were within Asia-Pacific—fast forward three years and there are only two.

The resumption comes after Yugoslavia’s JAT Airways performed its last flight to Beijing in October 2000.

The only Chinese airline to operate the A380 has stopped operating the mega-transport after 11 years.

The long-awaited wave of European airline consolidation could finally be arriving.

The airline has purchased SAF from Finnish fuel provider Neste for the operation of 40 flights between the two airports over a three-month period.

In response to an increasingly dire financial state, the board of directors of fledgling Norwegian LCC Flyr will hold an extraordinary general meeting Nov. 10 to approve issuing shares to keep the airline in business.

Sweden’s capital Stockholm will join the LCC’s network from next March.

While Asia-Pacific airlines need China to reopen in order to reach full recovery, there are also plenty of other priorities to address in the interim, industry experts say.

As Europe looks to introduce mandates requiring airlines to use sustainable aviation fuel, Asia does not have the infrastructure in place, AirAsia Group's chief sustainability officer says.

Prior to the pandemic, SIA looked to India and Thailand to add a "domestic" element to its business.

The lessor noted strong demand in its third-quarter results.

Allegiant Air said it plans to receive only three Boeing 737 MAX deliveries in 2023, down from a previously-planned eight, marking the latest U.S. carrier to slash near-term delivery outlooks amid persistent supply chain woes at the OEMs.

The last Latin airline to declare bankruptcy during the coronavirus pandemic, LATAM Airlines Group, has officially emerged from bankruptcy protection.

The two largest ULCCs in the U.S.—Spirit and Frontier—are working furiously to increase their aircraft utilization to pre-pandemic levels in order to drive down costs.

Andrés Manuel López Obrado said Mexico’s airlines charge too high fares while serving too few cities in the country.

The flag carrier reported record-high half-year and quarterly operating profit in its results to Sept. 30.

VietJet is preparing to dramatically expand its widebody fleet by the end of this year and plans to use them to launch flights to new destinations including Australia.

As more Airbus A330neos are delivered, the Philippine airline's immediate focus is on restoring the widebody flights that were suspended due to the pandemic.

Pilots at American Airlines voted to reject a tentative contract agreement, marking the latest setback in fraught negotiations at major U.S. airlines.

Russian airlines have completed a migration to locally operated passenger service systems (PSS) in order to meet the government’s requirements for passenger data safety.

SriLankan wants to attain a fleet size of about 35 aircraft by 2025-2026.

As an estimated 20% of the pre-pandemic air transport workforce is expected not to return, the sector should set aside more capital to invest in new technologies to plug the gap.

As passenger traffic recovers, LCCs in Europe discuss their plans and needs for MRO services.

Young Italian carrier Aeroitalia is planning to take three Boeing 737-8s from Air Lease Corporation (ALC) on long-term lease placements.