Airlines & Lessors

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.

When Alitalia filed for bankruptcy in 2017 few would have predicted that five years later some of the biggest players in aviation would be battling it out to buy a stake in the Italian flag-carrier’s successor.

The union representing Southwest Airlines’ flight attendants called on the Biden administration to end the federal mask mandate on aircraft “as soon as practicable.”

Russian airlines have very limited capacities for international services despite the government forcing airlines to relocate most of the Western-made airliners to the domestic registry, Russian Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev said March 22.

Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia are both looking to boost their international networks due to Malaysia’s decision to open borders to visitors.

The revived UK regional carrier will face competition on about two-thirds of the routes being launched.

A major war in Europe on top of a global pandemic might be thought of as a double black swan hit. In truth, and based on not-too-distant history

For air travel to return to a more normal experience, it must look and feel close to what people experience on the ground. That’s especially true of

Cathay Pacific is preparing to add back more international routes, although it will keep frequencies low to avoid the risk of further flight suspensions.

A senior U.S. NTSB investigator and technical advisors from three key stakeholders will be among the U.S. representatives supporting the probe into the March 21