Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Thai Airways is making good progress on its plan to increase its focus on international connecting traffic, CEO Chai Eamsiri says.
Airlines & Lessors

Waldo Cerdan
The interim report on the June 12 Air India flight AI171 crash should have clarified the sequence of events that led to such tragedy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The Singapore Sustainable Aviation Fuel Company (SAFCo) will centrally procure sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for Changi Airport.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Thai SmartLynx has received its Thai AOC, becoming Thailand's first airline to operate under the ACMI model.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
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.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Christine Boynton
Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines will now operate under a single operating certificate (SOC), clearing a major regulatory hurdle in their ongoing merger integration process.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chloe Greenbank
The attendance of numerous top government transport and aviation officials was a notable feature of Aviation Africa 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ella Nethersole
Delta Air Lines will launch direct nonstop flights between Atlanta and Riyadh beginning in October 2026.
Airports & Networks

By Chloe Greenbank
From Africans making their own destiny via national self-interest to charges and taxes, senior leaders vented their frustrations during Aviation Africa.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ella Nethersole
Kenya is moving ahead with its plans to expand its fleet and forge strategic partnerships, even as supply chain disruptions and maintenance delays weigh on operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chloe Greenbank
“Let’s accelerate it, and let's finish the job” of creating the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), demanded Adefunke Adeyemi, Secretary General of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), addressing delegates at the Aviation Africa 2025 Summit, being held in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda in September.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Wizz Air will trial a new premium product dubbed “Wizz Class” on certain routes from December in response to demand from business travelers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
EASA's first annual report into the uptake and development of SAF in Europe highlights just how much of the road to reducing aviation emissions remains ahead.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Pilling
How is Boeing going about regaining sales momentum in Africa and rebuilding the firm’s reputation? Anbessie Yitbarek, Boeing’s head of sales in Africa, talks to African Aerospace’s Mark Pilling.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
JetBlue plans to launch 17 new routes to Fort Lauderdale and add additional frequencies on another 12 in a strategic expansion a long time coming.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Executives at Volaris believe the number of aircraft on ground (AOG) stemming from issues related to Pratt GTF engines should resolve by the end of 2027.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
President Javier Milei administration’s reforms in the country’s aviation sector remain intact, for now.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ella Nethersole
Riyadh Air signed its first aircraft lease agreement with global aircraft lessor AviLease on Oct. 27 for a Boeing 787-9.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Fiji Airways has named former Virgin Australia head Paul Scurrah as its next CEO.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Shenzhen Airlines has issued a tender via China’s Government Procurement Network for more A320neos while Loong Air has signed a new lease.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Air China Cargo announced its intent to sign a purchase agreement with Airbus for six A350F freighters, becoming the variant's first customer in mainland China.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Violent regional conflicts, an unreliable supply chain and delayed aircraft are driving Emirates’ strategy to control or produce as much as possible in-house.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
UK regional carrier Eastern Airways has suspended operations, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) confirms.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Peaford
Nigeria’s Air Peace takes a major step with its inaugural first flight from Nigeria’s capital Abuja to London Heathrow.
Airlines & Lessors