Airlines & Lessors

Japan Airlines Group reported strong net profit growth in the six months through Sept. 30, driven by gains in its full-service carrier operation in particular.

Super Typhoon Ragasa briefly brought Hong Kong’s aviation network to a standstill in late September, but Routes World was able to proceed in its wake.

Swiss International Air Lines has decided to ground its fleet of nine Airbus A220-100s for at least 18 months as issues with their GTF engines continue.

Korean Air is moving to upgrade its freighter fleet by ordering seven Airbus A350Fs, and the carrier is also continuing 777-8F negotiations with Boeing.

Mike Szucs, the CEO of Cebu Pacific, has highlighted the mounting financial strains arising from the grounding of its A320neos powered by Pratt & Whitney GTFs.

Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport (MBJ) expects to reopen for limited commercial flights on Oct. 31, but seven gates will remain closed for repairs.

LATAM ups the stakes in Brazil with its E195-E2 order.

The head of the AASA has called for more efforts from South Africa’s ATNS to remedy severe ongoing problems affecting the country’s domestic air network.

Sun Country Airlines intends to return its passenger service business to growth over the next 12 months.

TAAG Angola is planning to use its incoming Boeing 787-10s and Airbus A220s to launch new long-haul routes.

The third quarter traffic performance of the major U.S. carriers showed record-high revenue passenger kilometers for three of the four airline groups.

Emirates President Tim Clark has described himself as being “a little bit miffed” after learning about Boeing’s latest timeline for the 777X program from the media rather than the manufacturer directly.

Finnair has lowered its guidance for this year as its third-quarter results reveal underperforming transatlantic services.

Industry representatives are condemning a proposed law in Brazil that would prohibit airlines from charging for seat selections.

Vietjet announced it has placed firm orders for 100 Airbus A321neos, converting an earlier tentative agreement.

Lufthansa plans some capacity expansion in its long-haul network in 2026 but will keep the short- and medium-haul offering flat.

All Nippon Airways’ parent ANA Holdings has announced it will close down its AirJapan brand, bringing the subsidiary’s aircraft and staff into ANA.

Ryanair passengers will no longer be able to use a paper boarding pass but must instead use the digital boarding pass generated in the myRyanair app.

Etihad Cargo has announced an expansion of its freighter network for the winter 2025 season.

Thai Airways is making good progress on its plan to increase its focus on international connecting traffic, CEO Chai Eamsiri says.

The interim report on the June 12 Air India flight AI171 crash should have clarified the sequence of events that led to such tragedy.

The Singapore Sustainable Aviation Fuel Company (SAFCo) will centrally procure sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for Changi Airport.

Thai SmartLynx has received its Thai AOC, becoming Thailand's first airline to operate under the ACMI model.

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, launched 20 years ago with diverse goals, now focuses on aircraft leasing and MRO, but it might revisit its wider original vision.

Thriving since its 2003 inception, the Sharjah-based airline is now leveraging a large Airbus order to expand into Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe.