Airlines & Lessors

Two key African aviation bodies—a pan-African aviation bureau and a lobby group that represents 44 of the continent’s airlines—are intensifying their cooperation under a new MOU.

Latvia-headquartered wet-lease and cargo operator SmartLynx has ordered six A321 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions from ST Engineering and Airbus’ German joint venture Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW).

Fears of Russian invasion continue to affect Ukraine’s air transport industry.

Lessor BOC Aviation has ordered eight shipsets of CFM International Leap 1A engines to power new Airbus A320neo family aircraft on order and scheduled for delivery in 2023.

JetBlue Airways plans to use the Airbus A220s to replace its fleet of 60 aging Embraer E190s.

Airline executives’ growing confidence in a return to something approaching normality in 2022 slowed over the past two months as the global effects of the omicron coronavirus variant continued to spread.

The network growth increases competition with Lufthansa on U.S. routes from Frankfurt.

Australian startup LCC Bonza has revealed the 25 routes that will comprise its launch network, as well as the airports it will use as its initial hubs.

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has deployed another two aircraft to Spain for safekeeping, reducing its fleet to 13 units, as tensions with Russia continue to simmer.

Malaysia Airlines’ parent company has signed a long-term lease deal with U.S. lessor Air Lease Corp. (ALC), covering 25 Boeing 737-8s.

China Airlines (CAL) has extended its existing Total Component Support (TCS) contract with Lufthansa Technik for a minimum of a further six years, the companies said Feb. 14.

UAE LCC Air Arabia believes that easing health restrictions will provide an optimistic backdrop to the current year’s financial performance, as it also embarks on two new joint venture (JV) projects.

Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines are teaming up to create a mega-ULCC on a scale never seen in the U.S. domestic market

It won’t come from governments this time.

In addition to confirming an order for 28 Airbus A320neo family aircraft, Kuwaiti LCC Jazeera Airways reported a return to profit in 2021, despite continuing pandemic-related restrictions.

The regional is attempting to lure passengers who otherwise would drive to Lake Tahoe.

This marks the third tranche of state support that the EU has approved for Finnair, following earlier clearances in May 2020, June 2020 and March 2021.

Air India’s new owners have selected former Turkish Airlines Chairman Ilker Ayci to take over leadership of the carrier.

Is the continent’s long-proclaimed potential turning into reality?

Passenger traffic from the country will surge once China eventually re-opens its borders, the head of the AAPA predicts.

Singapore Airshow opens with a dramatically changed airline landscape across Asia compared to February 2020.

Pratt & Whitney is aiming for growing share of Asia-Pacific single-aisle market that continues to grow despite the pandemic.

Panama’s Copa Holdings has the ability to switch to different types within its Boeing 737 MAX order book and has no plans to take deliveries of the 737-10 in the near future.

Finnair is reaffirming its commitment to long-haul operations as it announces new routes to the U.S. from Helsinki and Stockholm, as well as refurbished travel classes on its Airbus A350s and A330s.

Wet-lease provider German Airways says it will nearly double its existing Embraer E190LR fleet from five to nine, citing growing demand for 100-seat aircraft.