Airlines & Lessors

Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has announced a flurry of aircraft placements, following a volatile four-year period for the regional aircraft lessor.

Vienna-based oil, gas and chemicals company OMV has signed agreements with two of Europe’s major airlines for the supply of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).

Lufthansa Group’s two leisure airlines, Edelweiss Air and Eurowings Discover, have announced Bernd Bauer as their joint CEO.

While Virgin Australia is focused on returning to profitability in the current fiscal year, the airline is also just as determined to maintain its market share goals.

Finnair, looking to profitably redeploy its widebody fleet after Russian airspace closure, is not the only Nordic airline in crisis mode.

Air France said it will have to cancel more than half its short-haul flights and around 10% of long-haul flights Sept. 16 because of a planned strike action by French air traffic controller (ATC) union SNCTA.

Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines swapped previously swapped its A350-1000 orders for more of the popular -900 variant.

Air India has leased 30 new aircraft to boost domestic and international operations over the next 15 months.

Ethiopian Airlines is taking three Boeing 767-300ER freighter conversions on long-term lease from Titan Aircraft Investments, boosting the overall African fleet, which Boeing expects to grow by 1,010 new aircraft by 2040.

U.S. airfares remain substantially elevated from last year’s levels, as lower fuel prices and a seasonal moderation in demand give carriers additional room to cut prices.

Staff-induced delays and cancellations have returned to Amsterdam Schiphol airport, after a sudden shortfall in security staff.

BBN Cargo Airlines Holdings, the parent company of Icelandic cargo carrier Bluebird Nordic, is hoping to secure an air operator’s certificate (AOC) for a new Indonesian freight airline by the second quarter of 2023.

Papua New Guinea carrier Air Niugini is making progress on its plans to replace most of its jet and turboprop fleets.

Details on the planned new Saudi Arabian flag-carrier are expected to be announced by the end of 2022, but its arrival will not mean the subsequent downgrading of existing national carrier Saudia, Aviation Daily understands.

Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary expects to close two additional smaller bases during the winter.

Amidst a ramping up of efforts to cut emissions to meet long-term sustainability targets, European airlines are facing a growing number of new

The NTSB has located the wreckage of the DHC-3 Turbine Otter seaplane that crashed in the Puget Sound off Whidbey Island, Washington.

Is Scott Kirby’s threat a sincere ultimatum or a fait accompli?

Eve Holding helped push the AAM Stock Composite up by 2% for the five market trading days ending Sept. 12 when compared to the previous five-day period.

The company wants to certify its technology for continuous autopilot engagement through all phases of the Cessna 208’s operations, including taxi, takeoff, cruise, landing, braking and rollout.

A New York bankruptcy court has approved Scandinavian Airlines’ (SAS) $700 million debtor-in-possession financing, which is being provided by U.S.-headquartered Apollo Global Management.

Romanian LCC Blue Air has postponed its relaunch by a month to Oct. 10, citing cashflow issues, after the airline was forced to halt operations on Sept. 6.

Lufthansa said it has agreed a pay deal with Lufthansa mainline and Lufthansa Cargo pilots which rules out more strikes until the end of June 2023.

Already operating a 737-800F in Thailand, the new additions make more operational sense as AirAsia Group is already operating more than 200 Airbus A320 family aircraft in the region.

Europe, or any other region for that matter, has overcome the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic with relatively few airline failures.