Airlines & Lessors

Virgin Australia has signed a strategic partnership and codesharing deal with Qatar Airways that will enhance the international network offerings of both carriers.

The board of EVA Air has approved the purchase of another Boeing 777F for delivery in late 2023.

As U.S. airlines continue to face historically high levels of pilot attrition, IATA Director General Willie Walsh says the challenge for recruitment in some parts of Europe is the timespan for security checks.

The MRO market for legacy regional airliners is expected to see stability and modest growth.

International Airlines Group (IAG) hopes to have a 20% equity stake in Air Europa within six months by triggering a convertible loan it made to Globalia, the parent company of the Spanish airline.

Wizz Air is eyeing potential expansion in Saudi Arabia to support the kingdom’s ambitions to triple passenger traffic by 2030.

Record bookings, strong demand and an acceleration of the recovery in corporate revenue will result in record unit revenue in the second quarter, Azul's chief revenue officer said.

Air Lease Corporation blamed more than $800 million in write-offs related to Russian aircraft seizures for a net loss in the 2022 first quarter.

Lufthansa has decided to order an additional 10 Boeing widebody freighters for its subsidiary Lufthansa Cargo and is also adding to its 787-9 orderbook as the airline juggles the impact of the further delay in the 777-9 program.

A group of Nigerian airlines has called off plans to halt all domestic services because of spiraling fuel prices.

Contrary to dire warnings since the early days of the pandemic that business travel would be permanently replaced by videoconferencing, the demand two years later to meet customers and colleagues face to face is already apparent—and growing.

LCC easyJet plans to remove one row of seats from its UK-based fleet of Airbus 319s in an attempt to mitigate staff shortages.

Latvian wet-lease provider SmartLynx Airlines and Netherlands-based aircraft-supply specialist APOC have acquired a package of four Airbus A321s for freighter conversion.

Australian carrier Rex is preparing to take important steps in its efforts to expand its services and compete more directly with its larger rivals in Australia’s domestic market.

Emirates Airline plans to add its premium economy product on 120 of its widebody aircraft, building on the six A380s which are already equipped with the new cabin.

The Utah-headquartered airline will add its first service from its base state.

The agreement between KLM and the Canadian airport follows the airline’s entry into SkyTeam’s Sustainable Flight Challenge.

After reduced quarterly losses, European legacy carriers are looking forward to growing demand and profitability.

UK-based LCC easyJet has terminated its lease of six aircraft from a subsidiary of a Russian lessor.

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has written off more than $500 million of assets in the form of aircraft leased to Russian carriers, the company said May 6.

Although pilot attrition rates at Sun Country Airlines are starting to moderate, they remain above historical levels as U.S. legacy airlines continue to build up their pilot rosters.

Japan Airlines (JAL) is forecasting a return to profitability in its current fiscal year, and it also predicts substantial annual gains over the following three years.

The Russian government is preparing to provide another financial backup for Aeroflot, the country’s largest carrier.

International Airlines Group (IAG) expects to reach 80% of its 2019 capacity in the current quarter while its key North Atlantic network will return to near pre-pandemic levels in the third quarter

Modified A350-1000s will allow Qantas to begin nonstop flights from Sydney to London and New York starting in late 2025.