Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russian passenger airline Red Wings plans to expand its freight carrying capacity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Air Algerie CEO Yacine Benslimane has told Aviation Daily he is considering setting up new airlines within Algeria and in other African countries.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Ferneyhough
Potential investors have been invited to express interest in Indian LCC Go First, with prospective bidders asked to submit expressions of interest by Aug. 9.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Qantas will mark the end of an era with the departure of one of its Boeing 717 jets, the first of its type to be registered and flown in Australia.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Jens Flottau
Airline capacity on German domestic routes will continue to be substantially lower than in pre-pandemic times, German air travel association BDL predicts.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Aeroitalia President German Efromovich highlighted the opportunity for the Italian carrier in the wake of several airline closures in Italy.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Economics, environment and passenger choice are driving growth in Europe’s air-rail links.
Airlines & Lessors

William Swelbar
A nuanced approach to designate slots for non-large hub airports beyond the DCA Perimeter is needed.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Qatar Airways reported a net profit of QAR4.4 billion ($1.2 billion) during its fiscal 2022/23, down from QAR5.6 billion the same period a year earlier.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The Portuguese government wants to privatize or part-privatize the carrier, which has been undergoing a restructuring process.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Airbus revealed in its monthly orders and deliveries summary on July 7 that IndiGo had selected 375 A321neos and only 125 A320neos in the transaction.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
In the latest round of legal decisions, Delhi’s High Court approved a request by lessors to be able to maintain their aircraft while they are grounded.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Vietjet introducing flights to a fourth destination in India
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield, Helen Massy-Beresford, Lori Ranson
The widebody LCC trend is still growing in the Asia-Pacific region, but has declined somewhat in Europe and the Americas.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
In a message to employees, JetBlue’s CEO outlines some of what may happen after a dissolution of its Northeast Alliance (NEA) with American Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
In a regulatory filing July 6, ALPA called on the DOT to close a loophole it says is being exploited by public charter operator JSX.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
French company Flying Whales plans to develop and operate the LCA60T, a 200-m-long (660-ft.) rigid airship with a payload capacity of 60 metric tons.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau, Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson, Sean Broderick
Aviation Week editors discuss what is behind the tens of thousands of flights that have been delayed or canceled in the U.S. Northeast in recent weeks.
Check 6

By Alan Dron
Together with other African airlines, Ethiopian is facing increasing competition from external carriers, notably Emirates, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Amsterdam Schiphol and KLM are embroiled in a row over noise-reduction procedures, with a court verdict on the Dutch government's appeal imminent.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Additionally, the airline finalized long-term lease agreements with SMBC Aviation Capital for four new A321LR aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s China Airlines and Italy’s ITA Airways are entering a codesharing agreement that will see ITA’s code placed on CAL Taipei (TPE)-Rome (FCO) flights.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Two companies—Channel Infrastructure and Fortescue Future Industries—intend to start eSAF production at the Marsden Point refinery in New Zealand.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Norwegian’s acquisition of Widerøe will expand the airline’s connectivity into regional Norway.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.
Airports & Networks