Airlines & Lessors

IndiGo has named KLM head Pieter Elbers as its next CEO, meaning India’s two largest carriers will both be led into the post-pandemic phase by new expatriate CEOs.

When Tony Douglas took the helm at Abu Dhabi-based Etihad, the mission was clear and grave: Find a way to survive. Etihad’s equity partnership

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) finally celebrated its oneworld membership on March 17, two years after it joined the alliance. Now the Casablanca-based carrier

Cabin waste is costing airlines money, consuming valuable resources and undermining the sector’s sustainability credibility. But different rules from

Surf Air Mobility is to go public through a merger with a blank-check company that values the Los Angeles-based regional scheduled and on-demand charter carrier at $1.42 billion.

Air France-KLM and shipping giant CMA CGM will pool their respective freighter capacity under a strategic air cargo partnership.

Airport price hikes of 10-30% will only hinder the recovery given the cost-driven nature of aviation, Airlines For Europe says.

The FAA issued final paperwork clearing the return to service of 52 Pratt & Whitney-powered Boeing 777-200s operated by United Airlines, ending a grounding that has constrained the carrier’s widebody capacity over the last fifteen months.

Airline fares are getting more expensive, and industry watchers are divided on how much higher they could go before consumers cry uncle.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is managing to achieve a relatively quick financial turnaround thanks to the effects of its Chapter 11 restructuring in 2021 and consistent improvements in demand.

TAP Air Portugal is continuing to look for new opportunities in its major long-haul markets Brazil and sub-Saharan Africa.

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) announced plans to join oneworld in December 2018 and became a full member in April 2020. However, COVID put the joining party

ULCC Wizz Air plans to open a subsidiary carrier in Malta, targeting an October 2022 launch.

Senior executives at the Changi Aviation Summit in Singapore said lessons learned during the pandemic should be channeled into building up resilience in case of future disruptions.

JetBlue Airways is not backing down in its quest to acquire Spirit Airlines.

Avianca has arguably driven consolidation in modern Latin America aviation history after its 2010 merger with TACA.

The way international airlines think about the greater Chinese market, including Hong Kong, has significantly changed over the course of the pandemic and the industry is now more wary of Beijing’s policies, according to IATA Director General Willie Walsh.

A competition has been launched to operate the first-ever commercial aircraft flight powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel on a route between the UK and the U.S.

In the latest high-profile criticism of Boeing, Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said the U.S. aircraft manufacturer’s management needs to “up its game.”

The application for three of the remaining available slots would enhance United’s African offering by creating direct connections between the U.S. and South Africa capitals.

A spokesman for the airline said the airport located 60 mi. north of New York City could not handle the quantities of freight the airline was envisaging carrying.

TAP Air Portugal will operate its entire fleet this summer but the carrier is having issues with the engines that power its fleet of Airbus A330-900s.

Fast-growing freight volumes in the Middle East have led Bahrain-based cargo specialist Texel Air to step up the speed of its expansion.

The capital increase comes on top of a $3.1 billion capital increase made by its owner the previous year during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Norwegian Air Shuttle expects a strong summer and plans to ramp up capacity to meet pent-up demand but the LCC warned that high fuel costs would partly offset its recovery.