Airlines & Lessors

Rescuers recovered China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735’s flight data recorder March 27, and investigators are encouraged that damage to the unit will not prevent it from yielding valuable clues that will help explain what brought the aircraft down.

The lack of widebody capacity for international services is making Russian carriers look for alternative ways to serve foreign destinations.

IATA announcement that it is moving its AGM from Shanghai to Doha may be indicative of China's currently diminishing role in aviation.

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) is launching “the BlueSky program,” a sustainability index aimed at allowing air cargo operators to measure their progress on sustainability goals and speed up the industry’s sustainability efforts.

LOT Polish Airlines is launching new passenger flights to Mumbai and resuming service to Delhi after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.

SunExpress is looking to push its Boeing 737-8 fleet performance to more than 17 hours per day.

Cebu Pacific is banking on the relaxation of travel restrictions within the Philippines and across the region more broadly as it hopes to bring back pre-COVID levels of domestic capacity during the second quarter of the year.

Alaska Air Group plans to accelerate its transition to an all-Boeing 737 mainline fleet by year-end 2023, ahead of previous plans for 2024.

Ethiopian Airlines has appointed its former COO Mesfin Tasew Bekele to take the helm following the departure of former CEO Tewolde GebreMariam, whose early retirement due to health issues was announced March 23.

The partial easing of Hong Kong’s entry restrictions will help Cathay Pacific restore some capacity in April, although the growth rate will stay slow as long as the threat of flight suspensions remains.

The conflict in Ukraine has triggered a serious management crisis within Russia’s largest airline group Aeroflot.

Ukraine’s SkyUp Airlines is adapting its business model following Russia’s invasion, which has put an end to the carrier’s scheduled services.

Amid sanctions triggered by Russia’s war in Ukraine, many short-term and medium-term initiatives are in play to keep industry going.

GebreMariam has been granted an early retirement and is stepping down from leadership of the airline after 11 years in the position, citing health reasons.

A handful of unions representing tens of thousands of U.S.-based aviation workers called on the U.S. Transportation Department to deny Wizz Air’s request for a foreign air carrier permit over allegations of an “anti-union” corporate culture.

Flexibility and adaptability to volatile market conditions “will continue to be very critical,” the CEO of Aegean Airlines said March 23.

Air Belgium will further expand its fleet over the course of 2022, with increasing emphasis on cargo.

Air New Zealand has confirmed the launch of its longest-ever scheduled route, a direct flight from Auckland to New York.

Latvian flag-carrier airBaltic says it is fielding requests for up to 15 ACMI contracts from all over the world, citing its Airbus A220-300s as the right size aircraft for network rebuilding.

Nigerian airlines Aero Contractors, Air Peace, Arik Air, Azman Air, Max Air and United Nigeria Airlines have joined forces to create the “Spring Alliance.”

Oneworld CEO Rob Gurney sees potential to grow oneworld Connect—its lighter membership option—from one to eight members after formally welcoming Royal Air Maroc as the alliance’s first full member in Africa.

Privatization will mark a new chapter for Italy’s newest carrier, ITA Airways, but which partnership makes the most sense?

Delta Air Lines has agreed to purchase 75 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) annually from Colorado-based advanced biofuels company Gevo.

With the goal of being able to develop tourism sustainably, Air Greenland has partnered with lessor Avolon to explore the potential for zero-emission domestic air travel using Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 electric air taxi.

Air Canada is fleshing out its narrowbody fleet with a decision to add 26 Airbus A321XLR aircraft.