Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The latest round of strikes began March 7 and have been causing widespread disruption as the French government seeks to push through the reforms.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
South American ULCC group JetSMART has gained approval from Colombia’s government to start the process of launching operations in the country.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s China Airlines says it is “upbeat” that passenger traffic will rebound quickly.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Adrian Schofield
Investments in used aircraft and training facilities will help address growth constraints.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Cargojet is deferring capital expenditures by approximately $400 million, largely involving four Boeing 777-300s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Brazilian operator GOL is cutting its planned capacity growth in 2023 to manage supply chain constraints.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Turkish LCC Pegasus Airlines plans to increase capacity by approximately 20% in 2023, supported by the new aircraft deliveries to its fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The suspension will take effect starting March 17 and will initially run to April 30.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council said it will reinstate scheduled flights between the island and 10 other mainland Chinese cities as an act of goodwill.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has revealed new details about the launch and product offering of its proposed subsidiary carrier AirJapan.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The final decision on the sale of Azores Airlines is expected in September or October, but CEO Luis Rodrigues will not be around to see it.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
China was the last large market to remove COVID restrictions, and it is anticipated that the international travel shall continue to rebound.
Air Transport

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
After the Justice Department lawsuit, JetBlue’s strategy is in the hands of the courts.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey, Aaron Karp, Victoria Moores
Aviation Week editors discuss the highly lucrative market between Europe and North America, where demand for flights has returned stronger than ever.
Air Transport

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
The “industry-leading” contract increases attention on the other U.S. “Big Four” as negotiations with their pilots continue.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom calls the deal “a game changer for our pilots.”
Airlines & Lessors

Capt. Jason Ambrosi (ALPA), Capt. Otjan de Bruijn (ECA), and Capt. Jack Netskar (IFALPA)
Some in the airline industry want to remove pilots from the flight deck, increasing risk to the public and placing the safest mode of transportation in jeopardy
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Iceland-based ULCC Play is predicting a successful year after external factors knocked its performance off-course in 2022, the airline’s CEO said March 7.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific is confident its hiring efforts are sufficient to support the airline’s plans to fully recover its pre-pandemic capacity levels.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The airline plans to buy over 400,000 carbon credits from lessor SMBC Aviation Capital, making the Dallas-based carrier the launch customer for the program.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Start-up carrier Northern Pacific had previously planned one-stop transpacific service and U.S.-Mexico trans-border flights.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
London Heathrow has expressed its displeasure at the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s final determination on charges the airport can impose on airlines.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
SWISS’s hub-and-spoke system in Zurich plans to operate at 85% of pre-pandemic capacity levels in 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Despite rising interest rates and major uncertainty in terms of geopolitics and aircraft supply, lessor executives at ISTAT Americas were full of optimism.
Airlines & Lessors