Airlines & Lessors

TUI Group is now generating over half of the electricity powering its engineering and maintenance hangar at Brussels Airport via a rooftop solar park.

The European theme continues in the Carbon Analysis: this time, LCCs Wizz Air, Vueling, easyJet and Ryanair are considered.

Airlink and Air Austral have signed a bilateral Special Prorate Agreement to expand flight connections across Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean region.

Iraqi Airways has added 13 new aircraft to its fleet as part of a wider effort to modernize the country’s aviation sector.

Grupo Aeromexico is preparing to return to public markets with an initial public offering that could value the company at up to $2.9 billion.

China Eastern Airlines is set to resume flights to New Delhi, marking a significant step in the rebuilding of air connectivity between mainland China and India.

Korean Air has announced the selection of Archer Aviation as its exclusive eVTOL air taxi partner in Korea.

A Boeing 747 freighter operated by AirACT skidded off the runway while landing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and crashed over a sea wall, hitting a ground vehicle on its way.

Several major aircraft order deals are on the radar for airlines in the Asia-Pacific region.

Spirit Airlines believes its ongoing restructuring has positioned the business to achieve a net profit within two years and is exploring options for its future.

Lumiwings has lost its sole operational aircraft, following a case in the High Court in London.

Sunrise Airways will wet-lease two Airbus A320s from Global Crossing Airlines Group as it works to expand its network to New York and other markets.

ATW senior editor Kurt Hofmann spoke with SWISS International Air Lines CEO Jens Fehlinger aboard the airline’s new Airbus A350 at its Zurich headquarters.

Regional carrier Binter has sealed a Global Maintenance Agreement with ATR to provide support for the airline’s 26 ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft.

Air Serbia and airBaltic have signed a two-year Airbus A220-300 wet-lease agreement, starting Nov. 1.

A Beta Technologies electric aircraft on short-term lease to Air New Zealand has been delivered and has conducted its first flights in New Zealand.

Finnair says it does not yet know when all eight Airbus A321s affected by a seat-cleaning problem will return to service.

Vienna Airport (VIE) is reporting double-digit year-on-year growth in passenger demand between Vienna and Singapore.

Glenny Kairupan is the second person to serve as Garuda Indonesia CEO in less than a year.

More industry cooperation could help offset the costs of delayed aircraft deliveries and increase fleet efficiency, IATA report concludes.

Southwest is evolving into its next chapter, changing certain hallmarks of its brand and pursuing new customer preferences to expand its reach.

United Airlines may be poised to evaluate a long-standing Airbus A350 order, as it plans for future widebody retirements and weighs its replacement options.

For years, the “Big 3” in the U.S. market were defined as the nation’s largest global network airlines—American, Delta and United.

Organized pilot labor and pattern bargaining cannot be excluded from the “Value Airline” sector pointing to areas where they see domestic airline game as “rigged.”

South American Airline group Abra has fortified its Airbus orderbook with 50 A320neos and up to seven A330neo widebodies.