Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China has made its first retaliatory move against the raft of COVID-19-related restrictions imposed on travelers from the country by foreign governments.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
He flew airplanes at age 14 and invented the aircraft leasing industry in his 20s. Fifty years later at age 75, he shows no sign of stopping.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chris Sloan
Long-term ramifications could see the airline speed up planned internal upgrades and lawmakers ponder tougher passenger-focused performance standards.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
The initial aerodynamic drag reduction system (ADRS-1) kit is due to enter revenue service in February on a 737-700 operated by launch customer WestJet.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
Kazakhstan enjoyed an historic peak in air traffic in 2022, the country’s Civil Aviation Administration said on Jan. 5.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
India is set to gain another regional carrier, with a startup being established to operate ATR 72 turboprops on secondary domestic routes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Nathalie Stubler is leaving the Air France-KLM low-cost subsidiary after seven years in post to tackle group-wide decarbonization.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
With a carrying payload of 10 tonnes, the ARJ21 converted freighter variant is designed to fill the last-mile gap not served by larger aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Russian airspace restrictions will present opportunities for some of the region’s carriers on Asia-Europe traffic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
The Caxias do Sul-based company gained attention after announcing a letter of intent in December to purchase 40 aircraft from Eve Air Mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Alan Dron
The European Commission (EC) has approved France’s plan to pay two tranches of financial assistance to Air Austral.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
China’s ministry of transport is forecasting a 99.5% year-on-year improvement in this year’s Chinese New Year travel season.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Young Indian regional carrier Star Air has signed a lease for two more Embraer E175 passenger jets with Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC).
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
The company explained in regulatory filing that it canceled more than 16,700 flights from Dec. 21 to Dec. 31.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The airline is yet to comment on whether or not Bamboo Airways Cargo will look to acquire freighters.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Egypt-based Air Cairo is continuing its rapid fleet expansion and plans to operate 30 aircraft by March.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
There will be more flights to Tokyo alongside the return of Osaka.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The planned changes coincide with China dropping quarantine requirements for inbound travelers.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein
Senior executives from Mesa Airlines and United Airlines say they have directly influenced design decisions at the startups they back.
Emerging Technologies

By Chris Sloan
The world’s largest airline enjoyed dramatic improvements in metrics such as completion factor and on-time performance during Q4 2022 and the holiday period.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
An aviation accident report is supposed to answer more questions than it raises.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
Aeroflot has bought back 10 Boeing 777-300ER widebody aircraft as part of an effort to clear up its fleet from the international restrictions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Brazilian airline GOL plans to end 2023 with 53 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft as it works toward the type representing 50% of its fleet by 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Individual countries are free to decide whether or not to impose the requirements.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) is reporting that it acquired 94 aircraft, sold 33 aircraft and signed 143 lease transactions in 2022.
Airlines & Lessors