Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Travel disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic recovery phase is helping spur airlines and airports to introduce new-generation passenger processing systems.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
ULCC Wizz Air has committed to clearing a backlog of unresolved passenger complaints and refunds by Christmas.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Comac has handed over the first ARJ21-700 to a foreign customer: Indonesia’s TransNusa Air Services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Airbus is facing fatigue crack issues on older A380s. These are more widespread than initially thought and may lead to a tighter inspection regime.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau
Buying 100 Boeing 787s means United trusts the OEM’S ability to deliver. Other airlines may take notice and revise their plans.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Court approval of Hong Kong Airlines’ restructuring plan has cleared the way for the carrier to rebuild itself as a more viable and streamlined operation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airlines are focusing on SAF as the most realistic short-term solution for cutting their emissions, but supply and certification present challenges.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Several operators of smaller De Havilland Canada Dash 8s around the world do not see viable replacements for their turboprops on the market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
The recovery outlook for 2023 is promising, although key challenges remain.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Steady airline fundamentals and some headwinds that will keep capacity in check should be enough for U.S. carriers to overcome a mild recession in 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau, Helen Massy-Beresford
Germany’s Lufthansa is nearing an agreement to buy a majority stake from the Italian government in a process it will pursue on its own.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Etihad Airways has appointed a new CFO, while Star Alliance’s former CEO has taken on the CEO role at Gulf Air’s parent company.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Daniel Williams
How big a bet is United Airlines making on Boeing’s ability to execute?
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Cyprus Airways has announced plans to double its fleet to four Airbus A320s in 2023 and switch to an A320neo operation by 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas has announced plans to add more domestic flights to its network, in the wake of calls by Australian regulators for airlines to boost capacity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Delta Air Lines was steadily growing its Tech Ops business before the downturn and plans to resume.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Airbus has sent around 60 engineers to Dubai “to deal with the problem,” Emirates Airline President Tim Clark told Aviation Week.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The Energia family is a concept series of propeller-driven aircraft, powered by cleaner technologies such as hybrid-electric and hydrogen-electric propulsion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker, Aaron Karp, Victoria Moores
ATW editors discuss key events and trends in 2022 and look ahead to 2023.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Delta Air Lines continues to be well ahead of comparable 2019 quarterly revenue figures.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Business rescue practitioners acting on behalf of South African Airways’ (SAA) LCC Mango Airlines are hoping that the government will soon approve Mango’s sale.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Airlines in Norway and Belgium have expressed concerns over a new round of aviation taxes that they say could adversely affect their operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
AMTRA Aero and Nehalem Aviation Holdings have formed a JV called Nexus Aviation Ventures, which will source, convert and lease Airbus A321 freighters.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Marabu will start selling tickets through German leisure carrier Condor on Dec. 14.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Virgin Australia will use Boeing 737-8s for the 7 hr. 45 min. flight from Cairns to Haneda.
Airports & Networks