Airlines & Lessors

A perfect storm is brewing that could threaten small community air service across the U.S. for years to come.

U.S. regional operator SkyWest is cutting planned block hours for 2022 as continuing staffing challenges, including unexpected higher levels of captain attrition, are creating a drag on its operations.

French regional carrier Amelia Airlines has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with California-based Universal Hydrogen to convert three of its aircraft to hydrogen fuel cell powerplants.

El Al has signed an MOU with Arkia Airlines under which the Israeli flag-carrier will acquire the country’s second-largest airline.

Executive Board Chairman Johannes Bussmann is planning to depart the company; COO Soeren Stark is slated to take over as Chairman on July 1.

JAL is reacting to continued COVID-19 restrictions in place in Japan as the country attempts to contain the spread of the omicron variant.

Icelandair’s remaining 13 Boeing 757-200/300s will be replaced in the second half of this decade and the all-Boeing operator is preparing to enter discussions with OEMs on its future aircraft options.

What’s in and what’s out for aircraft cabins.

Brazilian aviation’s quick recovery is driving MRO growth in commercial and business markets.

Executives at Allegiant Air believe the company will continue its streak of outperformance in 2022, with revenue and capacity in the first quarter (Q1) expected to come in well ahead of 2019 levels.

Norwegian LCC Flyr has reported a 53.7% load factor for January following the latest round of COVID-19 travel restrictions, but the Nordic newcomer still plans to operate up to 18 aircraft by year-end.

Ethiopian Airlines marked the return of its Boeing 737 MAX operations with the completion of a four-hour-long special flight around the nation with guests on board.

Following his promotion Stanley Ng becomes the first pilot to lead the airline in over 60 years.

With the worst of the pandemic hopefully behind them, U.S. carriers are resuming their stalled fleet transformation plans.

American Airlines converted purchase options to secure a firm order for 30 additional 737-8s from Boeing, while at the same time agreeing to push out a host of 787 deliveries expected in 2023.

Plans to restore Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to profitability have reportedly been delivered to the country’s Finance Ministry.

The move is part of the carrier's post-pandemic strategy to buttress its short-haul network.

As Europe’s airlines look beyond the omicron coronavirus variant to what they hope will be a successful summer season, fuel is in focus, as jet fuel prices reach record highs.

Defunct South African regional carrier SA Express appears no closer to revival, as a dispute between the airline’s liquidators and their preferred bidder rumbles on.

European airlines including Air France-KLM, easyJet and Ryanair have teamed up with environmental associations on the “Fueling Flight Initiative” to push for a strengthening of the proposed ReFuelEU legislation on sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).

Iceland’s PLAY is launching a third U.S. route during the summer season as CEO Birgir Jónsson seeks to advance the startup LCC’s connecting strategy between Europe and North America.

Qatar Airways has signaled the long-anticipated launch of Boeing’s 777-8F Freighter with a firm order for 34 aircraft as part of a deal which also includes an unexpected agreement covering up to 50 stretched 737-10s.

United Airlines became the first major U.S. carrier to open its own flight school, part of an effort to address a looming pilot shortage that is expected to worsen in coming years.

The ongoing bad-tempered dispute between Airbus and Qatar Airways has to be resolved somehow.

The surge in omicron coronavirus variant cases damaged Ryanair Holdings’ yields in December and January, but the Ireland-based airline group managed to reduce its fiscal 2022 third-quarter (Q3) net loss to €96 million ($107 million) from €321 million a year earlier.