Airlines & Lessors

In this first episode of Aviation Week Network's new air transport podcast, Window Seat, editors discuss the fast-changing attitudes and rules related to mask wearing in airports and onboard airliners.

As the global air transport sector races to decarbonize, airlines are exploring a wide variety of solutions to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and overall impact on climate change.

Air Canada is examining how its low-cost subsidiary Rouge will evolve after the company opted to reorient Rouge’s operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

AerCap is the most exposed of any Western lessor to recent developments in Russia with a fleet of 135 aircraft and 14 engines leased to customers in the country.

SkyTeam member Kenya Airways significantly reduced its 2021 full-year operating loss to KES6.8 billion ($58.7 million), narrowed from a KES27.1 billion loss in 2020.

Air New Zealand has revealed details of an NZ$2.2 billion ($1.5 billion) recapitalization package, which the government will participate in to maintain its majority share.

When Finnair made a €200 million ($250 million) investment to upgrade its premium economy and business cabin products, neither the airline nor the

American Airlines Chairman and CEO Doug Parker sits down to chat with AW&ST about SAF, aircraft ordering and the company’s workforce.

Before new propulsion systems and SAF kick in, what are the effective CO2 reduction measures aviation could use this decade?

With Swiss International Airlines as its first customer, solar kerosene startup Synhelion has selected Germany’s Ineratec to provide the Fischer-Tropsch technology required to produce carbon-neutral aviation fuel using concentrated sunlight.

The investment is the third sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) deal in the portfolio of United Airlines Ventures, which is focused on investing in next-generation aviation technologies including SAF, hydrogen- and electric-powered aircraft.

Strong interest in electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicles is a clear sign airlines globally are taking the need to decarbonize seriously, according to the head of one of the largest lessors of commercial aircraft.

Latin and Caribbean airline association ALTA is praising a new resolution designed to encourage the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the region.

A new study shows a shift from short-haul flying to rail travel has limited environmental benefit, airport and airline associations have said.

The supply of aircraft spare parts and maintenance services was banned by the EU along with the delivery and lease of commercial airliners in early March in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine invasion and sanctions exacerbating already high fuel prices for airlines looking to COVID-19 recovery.

UPS has named Jim Joseph as president of its airline operations, replacing Brendan Canavan, who has held the position since 2014.

Aer Lingus has secured €200 million ($220 million) in fresh financing from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), while Irish regional start-up Emerald Airlines has been granted €6 million.

As the EU enforces sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, Europe’s air transport industry has new problems to solve, ranging from the financial health of its carriers to air traffic management and a post-war relationship with Russia.

Saudi Arabian airline flynas' board of directors has approved its strategic plan, which includes raising new aircraft orders to 250.

The Hong Kong government has taken another step toward reducing COVID-19 travel restrictions for airlines, prompting Cathay Pacific to incrementally boost its schedule.

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.