Airlines & Lessors

Pilot labor is unabashedly leveraging a very real pilot demand/supply imbalance for its benefit.

Flight attendants at three wholly-owned regional units of American Airlines secured agreements that provide higher pay and summertime bonuses, adding to rising industry costs amid a historically tight airline labor market.

Colombia’s first ULCC Viva captured headlines recently with the announcement that it plans to form a mega Latin American airline group along with rival Avianca and Brazilian carrier GOL.

United Airlines has made another investment in a startup developing a new pathway to producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

The Indigo Partners-backed startup will initially operate two aircraft but hopes to scale up to nine during 2023.

Air France is ready for a busy summer season, having taken the decision to recruit more staff earlier this year in the hope of strong demand.

Qatar Airways rebounded from the COVID-19 crisis in its fiscal 2021/2022 period ended March 31, posting a new company record for full-year net profit following a multi-billion-dollar net loss in the prior fiscal year.

A second route to California is being launched by the Japan Airlines subsidiary.

Canadian North is a one-of-a-kind regional carrier born of its unique landscape and communities. The airline is 100% Indigenous-owned by Inuit

Andrea Lusso and Dave Jehn have new roles at the New York-based carrier.

Soaring fuel and fares will test the strength of the recovery—and the consumer.

For years, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) has argued that the U.S. does not suffer from a pilot shortage, but rather a pay shortage among the regional carriers that serve as farm teams for the major airlines.

India-based IndiGo, which launched in 2006, has become one of the world’s fastest-growing low-cost carriers. IndiGo increased its market share during

Under the leadership of CEO Aengus Kelly, AerCap Holdings has become a global powerhouse in aviation leasing. In 2021, AerCap signed 311 lease

With decades of experience and expertise transporting everything from endangered wild animals to zoos, drilling rigs, cars, helicopters and even

Air China has officially announced that it has commenced the process to take the controlling stake of Shandong Aviation Group, the parent company of Shandong Airlines.

AirAsia X is preparing to take major steps in its network recovery, as it boosts its route total to seven and signals its intention to add more destinations including London later this year.

The deal, valued by manufacturer Hybrid Air Vehicles as potentially in excess of $600 million, gives Air Nostrum the option of receiving up to 10 of the 100-seat aircraft.

Pilots at two of American Airlines’ wholly owned regional subsidiaries have secured massive pay hikes of around 50%, raising the bar for pilot pay amid a national shortage that is weighing heavily on regional carriers.

South African LCC Mango Airlines is hoping to finalize talks with a buyer later in June, after finally receiving ZAR225 million ($14 million) in additional funding from its existing shareholder, although this is ZAR85 million less than originally planned.

Mark Dunkerley has devoted his life to aviation and the airline business. Among his many accomplishments, he led Hawaiian Airlines from bankruptcy to

The French shipping company acquired the stake through the airline group’s recently concluded €2.6 billion ($2.7 billion) capital raise after agreeing a strategic partnership with Air France-KLM in May.

Virgin Australia is resuming more short-haul international destinations this week, and it is also planning for further expansion of its international network later this year and in March 2023.

Airfares surged by nearly 13% in May on the back of higher jet fuel prices, extending a streak of monthly price increases that some industry watchers are worried may soon start to eat into travel demand.

Fort-Lauderdale based Silver Airways is seeing a robust recovery in demand, but pilot staffing remains a challenge.