Airlines & Lessors

Air Arabia is currently in the market for seven additional aircraft so the airline can cope with the faster-than-expected recovery of air travel demand, according to CEO Adel Ali.

Regional aircraft specialist TrueNoord has closed a new $400 million revolving warehouse finance facility, which will be used to buy aircraft and fund targeted growth.

American Airlines will bolster its Miami-Havana service.

Air Greenland is also starting a new direct route to Denmark.

For almost two years, Asian aviation during the pandemic could be summarized in a simple fashion. After early lockdown restrictions eased, Chinese

United, like American and Delta, once fought a lobbying fight against Gulf carriers. Now it is joining forces with Emirates.

The FAA denied Republic Airways’ petition to establish an airline training program with a 750 flight-hour minimum and suggested that similar efforts will face the same fate.

Asia-Pacific’s prevalence of long-haul and international flying means it will be the last major region to see passenger demand return to 2019 levels.

Airbus and Boeing are not making progress in meeting their delivery dates, in particular for narrowbodies, according to Air Lease Corporation (ALC) Executive Chairman Steve Udvar-Hazy.

Tourism Ireland hopes to increase inbound leisure and business traffic from the U.S.

German state fund WSF has sold its last stakes in Lufthansa. Now the real work to reposition the airline can begin.

Long-term, we must improve equity and access to pilot careers, where the cost and inaccessibility of training is a top barrier

Scott Kirby is championing more funding for the FAA to bolster air traffic control (ATC) staffing and modernize its air traffic management technology.

Budapest-based Wizz Air has given notice to Airbus to exercise its purchase rights for 75 A321neo aircraft, in the fast-growing LCC’s latest move toward further expansion.

Flights from Tokyo Narita will initially be three times per week, but the LCC intends to take the route daily in 2023.

Amsterdam Schiphol has been among the worst affected by the staffing shortages, flight delays and cancellations that marred the post-COVID summer recovery for Europe’s airlines.

The Ryanair Group CEO says the situation with Boeing 737-8200 deliveries remains difficult and believes the certification timeframe for the MAX 10 will be extended.

CEO Victor Pacheco believes there is huge potential for a low-cost hub-and-spoke operator in the Caribbean—especially if governments reduce taxes and fees levied on the industry.

AirAsia is one of many airlines returning to the reopened Terminal 4 at Singapore Changi Airport.

A discussion on the groundbreaking announcement that United and Emirates are working together.

Earlier this year, the airline said it would take delivery of 66 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in 2022 instead of the 114 it had originally planned on.

Avianca is facing some delays in densifying its fleet due to supply chain challenges, but despite those headwinds the company is delivering on its promise to significantly cut costs.

Miami-based Global Crossing Airlines Group (GlobalX) has signed a letter-of-intent (LOI) for 50 all-electric Eviation Alice aircraft as part of plans to introduce sustainable services for growing markets in Florida, the Bahamas and around the Caribbean.

Australian airlines are confident they have overcome the service-disruption issues that plagued their operations during the southern winter months.

Air Canada believes its new ES-30 electric regional aircraft could open up new market opportunities within Canada.