Airlines & Lessors

In a pilot program, all Singapore Airlines (SIA) group flights will begin using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) starting in the 2022 third quarter (Q3).

Anko van der Werff was named president and CEO at SAS in April and took up the position in July. The Dutch-born executive was previously CEO at

Looking beyond the omicron wave, European LCCs are anticipating strong summer demand.

Mesa Airlines CEO Jonathan Ornstein urged U.S. lawmakers to modify the 1,500-hr. flight-time requirement for commercial pilots, warning that not doing so will lead to a loss of air service and “put the industry in jeopardy.”

New long-haul startup Norse Atlantic Airways aims to begin selling tickets at the end of March, with a targeted second-quarter launch of transatlantic service to the U.S.

Aeromexico will begin flying from Mexico City’s new Felipe Angeles International Airport in April, reversing a previous decision to continue operating exclusively from Mexico City Juárez.

The airline is expanding its fleet by 60% amid rising ULCC competition in Canada.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has announced new CEOs for the airline and its parent holding company, as part of a senior leadership transition.

Spanish LCC Volotea believes that 2022 will see the airline significantly improving on its pre-pandemic passenger figures.

News of the proposed merger between Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines has ushered in a wave of speculation about the possibility of further consolidation among U.S. carriers.

African startup Dlimi Airlines is banking on being able to attract holidaymakers to a remote stretch of the Atlantic coast.

UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic has agreed to take 2.5 million liters (660,000 gal.) of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Neste, marking the airline’s first commercial SAF commitment.

Yemenia has returned to the widebody sector of the airline market with the arrival of an Airbus A330-200.

The Belgrade-based carrier is looking to a further expansion into European and Middle Eastern markets.

Korean Air has gained clearance from Singapore for its proposed takeover of fellow Korean airline Asiana, although the deal still requires approvals from regulatory authorities in other countries.

Sun Country Airlines is extolling the benefits of its new pilot contract, which it said will help improve hiring and retention efforts amid an industry-wide shortage of pilots.

Irish lessor Avolon returned to profit in 2021, while San Francisco-headquartered BBAM has raised a further $1.5 billion in funding and SMBC Aviation Capital has agreed to introduce ACMI-provider SmartLynx Airlines to Boeing 737 MAX operations.

LCC Air Arabia hopes to have its joint venture (JV) carriers in Armenia and Pakistan flying by mid-year and has now allocated aircraft to the two new airlines.

More than 5 million people traveled by air during the week-long spring festival between Jan. 31 and Feb. 6.

Air Canada sees a future for dedicated freighters.

The air cargo industry needs to ramp up digitalization, but it’s a slow path.

Germany’s antitrust authority Bundeskartellamt has raised serious concerns over Lufthansa’s decision to terminate a long-standing special pro-rate agreement with leisure carrier Condor in a preliminary decision that will likely lead it to force continuation of the arrangement.

The Biden administration has made its distaste for airline consolidation well-known, but even its own Department of Justice will be hard-pressed to reject the recently proposed merger between Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines.

The merger would create the largest ULCC in the Americas through a combined fleet that could inch close to 500 Airbus narrowbodies during the next five years.

Strain on regional airline networks caused in part by rising demand for pilots may lead to discussions on revisiting the 1,500-hr. rule, SkyWest President and CEO Chip Childs said.