Airlines & Lessors

Delta’s pilot union leadership has described the latest round of negotiations as “a highly uncharacteristic week of making meaningful progress at the table,” marking a sharp shift in tone from previous public statements.

Saudia Group, owner of flag-carrier Saudia and LCC flyadeal, has signed a sale and leaseback agreement with AviLease that will see the new Saudi lessor deliver 20 Airbus A320neo to flyadeal.

Italy’s economy ministry has appointed Antonino Turicchi as the new chairman of ITA Airways in the latest change at the carrier, whose privatization process remains stalled.

Air India’s owner Tata Group and the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group have almost finalized negotiations that would see their joint venture (JV) Vistara merged with Air India, according to a local press report.

The inter-island carrier signed a similar agreement with Hawaiian Airlines in October.

There are still many questions regarding when and how the mainland China market will begin to reopen.

Editors discuss why ALPA and other unions feel it’s the right time to demand significant pay increases and work terms.

Boeing’s decision to defer development of a new narrowbody has profound and negative consequences for the industry.

The U.S. airline has confirmed that its second transatlantic destination after London will be Paris.

Brazilian operator Azul has ordered three Airbus A330-900 widebodies after taking delivery of it first A350-900 in September.

The Nigerian government intends to go to court to get its new national carrier back on track, after several of the country’s airlines won an injunction to halt the new airline's formation.

The modifications are particularly tailored to address areas of interference and parasitic drag around the fuselage that have never previously been tackled or only partially treated over the life of the aircraft.

Despite the government’s efforts, annual traffic is not expected to reach the 100-million-passenger target that the Kremlin had set for the industry earlier in 2022.

London Heathrow will become the second international destination to be served from Neom.

As a means to speed up passenger boarding, British Airways plans to extend its use of automated biometric technology to international flights.

Indian carrier SpiceJet is continuing to expand with deliveries of new narrowbody aircraft, despite incurring a large quarterly loss.

Finnair will soon commence negotiations with its Finland-based cabin crew to discuss plans to subcontract inflight service on routes to and from Thailand and the U.S. to partners.

“Unlike more nascent concepts, supersonic air travel presents a clear and compelling alternative to subsonic travel, both for passengers and airlines," JAL says.

The airline has resumed growth but is constrained by a lack of new aircraft—whether because of market availability or delivery delays—and pilots.

Data from the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics reveal how monthly employment statistics have evolved through the pandemic.

Revenues have been on the increase since and totaled $58.4 billion for US carriers in Q2 2022, surpassing every quarterly performance of pre-pandemic 2019.

Frontier Airlines believes it can achieve $100 in ancillary revenue per passenger by 2026, which would extend the company’s leading position in that metric among ULCCs worldwide.

The head of sustainability at Spanish airline Iberia says Europe in general and Spain in particular are lagging behind when it comes to investment in sustainable aviation fuel.

UK-based startup Hans Airways is undergoing a restructuring that will see its founder sidelined and delay its planned launch of services to India.

United Airlines has added a planned biofuels refinery in Oregon to its list of sustainability-related investments.