Airlines & Lessors

Better numbers—at long last—for European legacy carriers should be cause for cheer, but with scenes of airport chaos still dominating the headlines, celebration seems premature.

Lufthansa had hoped to operate 85% of its equivalent pre-pandemic capacity this summer.

Ras Al Khaimah is set to become the fourth emirate to be served by the Indian LCC.

Airbus has canceled the remaining 19 A350 aircraft on order to Qatar Airways, the latest step in an ongoing dispute between the two companies.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) is continuing its remarkably consistent pace of capacity recovery, remaining one of the Asia-Pacific frontrunners even though other carriers in the region are finally catching up.

Global air cargo markets showed “healthy and stable performance” in June, outstripping pre-pandemic levels, according to IATA.

Emirates Airline has declined to comment directly on reports that it plans to reduce its services to Lagos, Nigeria, because of the continuing difficulty of repatriating funds from the West African nation.

The Airbus A350F has now won 31 firm orders from six customers.

Japan Airlines (JAL) has benefited from easing government restrictions in both its domestic and international arenas.

Lufthansa aims to halve net CO2 emissions by 2030 compared to 2019.

Air China will use proceeds to pay for COMAC ARJ21, Airbus A350 and A320neo family aircraft.

Frontier’s position looks enviable despite losing bidding war.

JetBlue Airways missed investor consensus expectations by a wide margin in the second quarter (Q2), as higher spending on fuel and salaries, combined with investments to shore up its operation, took a toll on its bottom line.

Canada’s largest airline Air Canada does not expect passenger demand to slow despite growing concerns of an impending economic slump.

Iran and Russia have signed an agreement that potentially will help Moscow evade aviation sanctions imposed by the West since the invasion of Ukraine.

Airports in Fujian, the province facing Taiwan, has seen mass cancellations of commercial flights as China goes into a “war-like” footing ahead of a highly controversial visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan.

Nonstop flights between Cape Town and Maputo will launch Aug. 31.

Brazilian airline GOL is not enduring significant delivery delays in its Boeing 737 MAX fleet and expects to end the year with 44 of the narrowbodies in its fleet.

The carrier intends to serve the country’s capital Yerevan.

If granted commuter air carrier authorization by the U.S. DOT, SkyWest Charter hopes to backfill capacity on routes vacated due to staffing shortages.

Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways has elevated its Executive Deputy General Director Nguyen Manh Quan to CEO after incumbent Dang Tat Thang resigned from the top job as well as that of chairman.

The latest result puts All Nippon Airways (ANA) on track to achieve its goal of returning to profit for the full fiscal year.

The Atlanta-based carrier is launching two never-before-operated routes, as well restoring a sector last served more than a decade ago.

Industrial action has been taking place across Europe this summer as airline employees aim for better pay and conditions.

The LCC is now looking beyond Southeast Asia for further growth.