Airlines & Lessors

At a Eurocontrol-led conference in Brussels, industry representatives discussed measures to avert a repeat of of the operational chaos of summer 2022.

As regional carriers struggle to maintain their networks amid myriad challenges, ULCCs are increasingly filling their schedules with smaller destinations—a trend that is expected to continue, consultancy Swelbar-Zhong said.

Canada’s Sunwing Airlines has extended leases on two aircraft to support robust demand for the upcoming winter season.

KLM and its LCC subsidiary Transavia have urged international harmonization to ensure that unruly passengers removed from one airline’s flights should not be able to circumvent the ban by flying on another carrier.

Kenya Airways and Indian Ocean carrier Air Austral have launched a codeshare that will extend services for their passengers beyond the other’s hubs.

Has the pandemic brought some US airline senior management to their senses? That's one interpretation of the new partnership.

Global airline alliance SkyTeam has named Patrick Roux as its new CEO and Managing Director, effective Oct. 1.

The Omani LCC has an agreement with Embraer to buy 12 E195-E2 regional jets.

As restrictions are removed, mainland China will be left as the lone holdout of the major Asia-Pacific economies.

The carriers already codeshare on 20 routes between North and South America.

The FAA has upgraded Malaysia’s air safety rating, paving the way for airlines to add service to the U.S. and launch new routes.

The Chicago-based airline, which has a hub at nearby Newark Liberty (EWR), said it hopes to resume service to New York JFK in the future.

The lifting of travel restrictions in the major North Asian markets of Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong will hasten the pace of the industry’s return to health, AAPA says; but full recovery is not expected until China is also open.

Negotiations with Boeing regarding 787s are ongoing, while the carrier is also having discussions on acquiring new regional jets.

Startup believes it can automate air taxis but will face FAA certification challenges.

Slowing long-term projections are due to multiple factors well beyond COVID and supply chain woes, such as China’s shrinking population

Nigeria has chosen a consortium anchored by Ethiopian Airlines as the preferred bidder to create the West African country’s new national airline.

Pilots are seeking to flex their leverage during a period when labor shortages have tilted the balance in negotiations in their favor.

Boeing does not appear to be on track to get the 737-7 certified this year, putting the program in need of a congressional waiver from a pending deadline.

Greater coordination between Emirates SkyCargo and United Cargo is expected to be one of the main outcomes of a new MOU between the two freight haulers.

South Africa’s largest regional airline is taking a major stake in the de-facto national carrier of neighboring Namibia.

As demand returns, some carriers are seeing a different, much more fundamental piece of their operation shaken—their flight-training cultures.

Korean Air has signed a memorandum of understanding with Shell that could enable supplies of sustainable aviation fuel for some of the airline’s operations.

Toward the end of 2022, Schiphol says it will look at whether more flights may be possible starting at the end of January.

Formerly the regional services arm of Cobham Services Australia, NJE operates De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 turboprops and Embraer E190 regional jets.