Airlines & Lessors

The new routes will mean flights between Seoul and European destinations Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London and Paris will be between 1 hr. 30 min. and 2 hr. 45 min. longer on each one-way leg.

The order makes EVA Airways the first Asia-based carrier to opt for IAI’s 777-300ERSF conversion, which the Israeli company says offers 25% more freight volume than the production 777F.

On March 14, more than 80% of flights at Shenzhen and 70% at Shanghai’s two airports were canceled.

Santo Domingo-based Arajet, billing itself as the Caribbean’s first ULCC, plans to launch services in May and will grow its fleet to as many as 40 aircraft, bolstered by an order for 20 737 MAXs revealed March 14.

Brazilian airline GOL, which is working to quickly transition its fleet to the Boeing 737 MAX, believes the next generation narrowbody will represent roughly 30% of its fleet at year-end.

Traffic in the European region reached 73.6% of 2019 levels in the week to March 13, European network manager Eurocontrol said, despite the disruption and uncertainty caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which is having a significant impact on aviation.

Airlines are doubling their recruitment and training effort to address a national pilot shortage in the U.S.

The Russian government indicates it might “nationalize” aircraft operated by Russian airlines and owned by lessors outside the country.

South Africa’s airlines are gearing up for a pack of new routes to be awarded, after the country’s government finally reconstituted two licensing bodies.

The drawdown of the omicron coronavirus variant was supposed to usher in a return to profitability for airlines in 2022, but the recent surge in global jet fuel prices following the Russian invasion of Ukraine has dashed those hopes for the time being.

UK-based LCC easyJet has chosen air services provider dnata to manage its inflight retail services, including the delivery of a tailor-made onboard retail program that the airline hopes will grow ancillary income.

Air Europa is no longer for sale as international traffic is generating sufficient liquidity, the airline’s owner says, enabling the Spanish carrier to continue without a strategic investor.

The SkyTeam member said that even as the aviation industry recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, some of its routes make less economic sense and adjustments are necessary.

Alaska Airlines and its regional subsidiary Horizon Air have launched a new flight academy in the Pacific Northwest, part of an effort to address a national shortage of commercial airline pilots.

Air Transat has reservations about its new codeshare partner WestJet pursuing an acquisition of Canadian tour operator Sunwing.

Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation is uncertain of the fate of its 18 aircraft in Russia following the global clampdown on Russian commercial and business aviation-related activities.

Airlines can look forward to gains in international operations as the government moves to lift flight restrictions.

The aircraft will sport a dual SIA-DHL livery and be manned by SIA pilots while SIA Engineering Company will perform the maintenance.

The startup, which is backed by Air Arabia as a minority partner, is working toward obtaining its air operator’s certificate.

In addition to expanding each airline’s networks with possible add-ons to Indonesian and regional points, both carriers will explore opportunities to cooperate on their respective frequent flyer programs.

Bank of America’s Ron Epstein joins our experts to assess the industry’s reliance on Russian metals and whether lessors could lose hundreds of aircraft.

Colombia’s largest airline Avianca has ordered 88 Airbus A320neos with purchase options for 50 additional aircraft.

One of the most interesting by-products of the COVID-19 pandemic is the establishment of new partnerships and potential mergers by airlines in the Americas to carve out competitive positions as the recovery continues.

Cathay Pacific managed a return to profit for the second half (H2) of 2021, although this hard-won progress is under threat in the early months of 2022 due to stricter COVID-19 regulations in Hong Kong.

Canada’s second-largest airline, WestJet, is making a major bet on the resilience of leisure travel in a post-pandemic world.