Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The funds will be used to bring back aircraft from storage, finance aircraft maintenance, purchase components and support the airline's cash flow.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Saudi Arabian LCC flynas has taken delivery of two Airbus A330s, which will be used for religious pilgrimage flights starting in spring 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
SMBC Aviation Capital has closed its acquisition of Dublin-based Goshawk Aviation, in line with the originally anticipated timelines for the deal.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
ANA has lifted its near-term estimates for its international operations, continuing the upward trend of capacity recovery by Japanese carriers in recent months.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
As anyone remotely connected to the airline industry knows, the past three years have been more than full of drama.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
There are opportunities and risks for airlines in the Central Asian air transport market, which is primed for growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Cargo operators will have economic headwinds to overcome in 2023, but long-term growth should continue.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
ULCC easyJet has expanded its use of AirFi’s connectivity technology on board its fleet.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Victoria Moores
Ryanair and Irish pilots’ union Fórsa have reached an agreement on a four-year pay deal, which will now be voted on by the union’s members.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Norwegian LCC Flyr has applied to the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) for a foreign carrier permit to operate non-scheduled charter and wet-lease flights.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Malaysia’s passenger traffic in 2022 is expected to outperform initial best-case estimates, Malaysia Aviation Commission (Mavcom) said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Lilihill Group will become the first customer of Flite, the new EU-based subsidiary of Mesa Air Group, which is soon to launch CRJ900 operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Amid threatened strikes and weather warnings, European airlines remain hopeful that the busy holiday season will proceed smoothly.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The LCC intends to continue broadening its international network as it waits for China to fully reopen.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Long-serving Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) executive and current COO Simon Pauck Hansen is leaving the carrier.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Ben Goldstein, Adrian Schofield
Budget carriers hope to benefit as economic constraints push consumers to seek lower fares.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, David Casey
Regional carrier Mesa plans to shift its contract flying from American Airlines to United Airlines, but United may face pushback from its pilots.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Firefly is planning on building up its Boeing 737-800 operations from three to eight aircraft over the coming two years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
TAP Air Portugal details plans to transition 75% of its short- and mid-haul fleet to Airbus neo variants by 2025, as it presses ahead with its restructuring.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Brexit, the UK’s departure from the European Union (EU), has harmed the mobility of workers, but there is little evidence of a drop in UK travelers to the bloc.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Caution is creeping into airline traffic forecasts for 2023, even as projected flight numbers finally approach pre-pandemic levels.
Airlines & Lessors

Chris Sloan
For Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan, the future is all about getting back to the basics.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Airlines gradually return to profit, but higher costs and the old challenges return.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Sustainability costs will be high and permanent.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
The most concerning problems facing the post-pandemic air transport industry aren’t profitability, demand for air travel or the return of business travel.
Airlines & Lessors