Airlines & Lessors

By Ella Nethersole
IATA expects global demand for air travel to more than double by 2050, with Africa seeing a surge in passenger growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
KM Malta Airlines is exploring the possibility of upgauging on its key routes and expects solid summer demand as European travelers may prefer short-haul trips.
Airlines & Lessors

By Joe Anselmo, Christine Boynton, Jens Flottau, Lori Ranson
Conflict and fuel prices have battered air transport, but U.S. carriers are surprisingly confident.
Check 6

By Chen Chuanren
China Southern Airlines has participated in what is described as China’s first full-chain sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) uplift.
Emerging Technologies

By Victoria Moores
EasyJet CEO Kenton Jarvis is anticipating the Iran conflict will cause an initial dip in demand, followed by a rebound, mirroring patterns seen when Russia targeted Ukraine.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By Ella Nethersole
Kenya Airways has signed an interline agreement with South African regional airline CemAir, expanding travel connectivity between East and Southern Africa.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
UK regional airline Loganair has launched electric aircraft flight demonstrations with Beta Technologies and the UK’s Royal Mail.
Emerging Technologies

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson, Jens Flottau, Helen Massy-Beresford, Adrian Schofield
Gulf airlines continue to face heavy disruption, while carriers globally have to deal with a steep rise in fuel costs.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Staff
Aircraft utilization data tracked by Aviation Week Intelligence Network analysts illustrates the huge impact of the war on Middle Eastern airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
EU Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas has named competitiveness as the “overriding objective” of Europe’s new aviation strategy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
Lufthansa is close to placing a follow-up order for new widebody aircraft with either Airbus or Boeing, according to CEO Carsten Spohr.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airline CEOs meeting in Brussels say mandates imposing the use of synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) should be delayed.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ryanair is experiencing a short-term spike in demand for short-haul bookings, as consumers seek alternatives to travel through or to the Gulf.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Sales of certain spare parts and other short-cycle commercial aftermarket activity face near-term risks from the Iran war.
Supply Chain

By David Casey
Airlines are continuing to implement short-term suspensions and capacity cuts in the Middle East as war disrupts one of the most critical aviation corridors.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Thailand’s airlines plan to ask the country’s government to reduce fuel taxes, as concerns grow about the impact of the Middle East conflict on inbound tourism.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
As the Iran war disrupts Gulf carriers, European airlines are picking up demand and adjusting capacity but expect to eventually pass on fuel costs to passengers
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
IndiGo will name a CEO soon, and Air India faces a leadership transition next year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Contrails represent a significant but concentrated share of aviation’s climate impact—about 5% of flights generate up to 80% of the effect.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International said around a third of the airport’s TSA checkpoint officers did not report to work on March 18.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
The European Commission is laying the groundwork for a new EU aviation strategy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Although the timelines differ, both IndiGo and Air India face the need to select new CEOs to oversee the next stages of their expansion strategies.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
AerCap has placed a firm order for 23 A320neos and 77 A321neos, partly by exercising 45 options, and secured long-term leases with CFM for 48 Leap-1A engines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines plan to meet in Brussels to call for a delay to a European mandate for the uptake of synthetic aviation fuel, Transport & Environment said.
Airlines & Lessors