Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
After bringing in THB81.5 billion ($2.5 billion) in revenue following a massive debt restructuring and asset sales, Thai Airways has recorded a full-year profit for the first time in five years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Daniel Williams
Sanctions targeting Russia’s airlines and broader economy will disrupt one of the strongest post-downturn domestic-market recoveries and put much of its international flying at immediate risk.
Airlines & Lessors

By Henry Canaday
A webinar presented by aviation analytics company IBA on March 1 summarized some of the effects of the Ukraine-Russia crisis as can be ascertained so far.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Irish startup Emerald Airlines has undertaken its first flight, as it gears up to operate to a series of UK destinations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Etihad Airways is looking to a strong 2022 as traffic returns post-pandemic, the company’s Group CEO said March 1.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
IATA’s latest estimate of the returning global passenger market continues to set 2024 as the point at which traveler numbers finally outstrip those of 2019.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Canadian regional aviation specialist Chorus Aviation is to acquire UK-headquartered lessor Falko Regional Aircraft for $855 million, with investment firm Brookfield Asset Management slated to take a 12.5% stake in Chorus once the deal completes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia is maintaining air connection to Europe with its ally Belarus as well as Serbia and Turkey.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Air India’s newly named CEO Ilker Ayci is withdrawing from the role before his tenure has officially begun.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
The pilot of an Aeroflot airliner that violated Canadian airspace on Feb. 27 after it had been closed to all Russian aircraft declared the flight to be on a hum
Air Transport

By Ben Goldstein
Shipping giants FedEx Express and UPS have halted cargo flights to and from Russia, as the ripple effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine continue to widen.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Russian carriers have been barred from almost all of Europe’s airspace as part of sanctions imposed by the European Union following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
The AirAsia Aviation Group saw an encouraging uptick in travelers in the 2021 fourth quarter (Q4), and the carrier expects this trend to continue in early 2022 as more of its key markets reopen.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Khartoum hub plan is central to Sudan Airways growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
The airlines serve three common North American airports.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The LCC has agreed to lease 10 Boeing 737-8s and eight 737-800s from AerCap as it moves to increase its fleet to 80 aircraft by summer 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Delta Air Lines has suspended its codeshare with Aeroflot, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to escalate.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Mexican ULCC Volaris believes Mexico could regain its Category 1 safety rating with the FAA during the second half of 2022.
Airlines & Lessors

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russian carrier S7 Airlines canceled all its flights to Europe after Poland and Czech Republic closed their airspace for Russian airlines starting midnight Feb. 26 in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Higher fuel costs could widen the cost advantage ULCCs enjoy over legacy airlines, allowing them to more quickly achieve profitability coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, Spirit Airlines CEO suggests.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
A Swiss International Air Lines executive also updates Aviation Daily on the flag-carrier's fleet modernization plans.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Alan Dron
New Nigerian airline Green Africa has attracted a new investor that the carrier says will help it accelerate its expansion plans.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
International Airlines Group plans to resume substantial investments in fleet upgrades now that the company expects to return to significant profits in 2022.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Revenues in Azul Airlines’ logistics business beat its own targets in 2021, as the company hopes to grow its fleet of Embraer E195 jets converted to freighters.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Kuwait Airways has amended its order with Airbus for a range of models as it presses ahead with a major refleeting exercise.
Airlines & Lessors