Airlines & Lessors

Digging out the details of the Airbus A300 in-service fleet 50 years after its first flight is complicated.

Spirit Airlines’ stockholders have voted in favor of the company’s merger agreement with JetBlue Airways, marking another milestone in the quest to combine the two carriers.

The chief executive of United Airlines has identified three bullish trends that he believes will power the air transport industry through a period of high inflation and global macroeconomic uncertainty.

AFI KLM E&M signed agreements at MRO Europe related to engine maintenance, component support and advanced air mobility.

AirAsia X plans to ramp up the recovery of its medium-haul network, although it is yet to set dates for its planned expansion into long-haul routes.

Canada Jetlines will add a second Airbus A320 to its fleet and launch flights to Vancouver.

German pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) and Lufthansa affiliate Eurowings are resuming negotiations about a new collective bargaining agreement after a three-day strike ends Oct. 19, industry sources say.

Barry Biffle says the removal of Frontier Airlines' largest direct ULCC competitor is a win for his carrier, which is working to get its cost per available seat mile down.

The A321XLR, which completed its first flight in June and is slated to enter service in 2024, will be the longest-range single-aisle aircraft currently in production.

U.S. airline pilot unions do not agree on whether the last two 737 MAX variants should have more modern crew warning systems.

Mexican ULCC Volaris has crafted what it deems to be a successful strategy to operate from all three airports serving the Mexico City metropolitan area.

Hawaiian Airlines has formed an interline partnership with regional carrier Mokulele, enabling Hawaiian to offer some of the inter-island routes that it lost when it terminated its subsidiary Ohana during the coronavirus pandemic.

The ULCCs still need approval from the U.S. Transportation Department for their JV.

The partnership with German Airways has allowed the Luxembourg national carrier to cope with an unexpected increase in passenger demand.

The Dubai-based carrier is flying to more than 30 points and plans to add more destinations as its roster of A380-trained pilots increases.

The Leeds-Bradford Airport-based UK leisure carrier says it now has a total of 98 aircraft on firm order.

IATA has set up a sustainable finance task force to come up with metrics guidance specific to the airline sector by the end of 2022.

LATAM Airlines Group is projecting domestic capacity in the Spanish-speaking countries it serves—Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru—will reach 81% of its pre-pandemic capacity in October.

The privatization of ITA, the successor to Alitalia, has been dogged by delays and complications.

The industry was caught flat-footed when demand roared back this year after redundancies during the pandemic.

The carrier is “focused on adding as many passenger flights as we can” after the recent removal of Hong Kong’s hotel quarantine rules.

Delta embraces eVTOL air taxis but takes steps to ensure their safety.

Air Tahiti's order includes a short-takeoff and landing (STOL) version that will be well-suited to some island airports.

Lufthansa expects to take delivery of a second Boeing 787-9 before the end of the year.

“Malta’s economic and regulatory framework will enable us to enter new markets as an attractive value airline and to compete successfully in our highly competitive environment,” Eurowings Europe MD Stefan Beveridge says.