Airlines & Lessors

Air India is ramping up its ambitious fleet expansion plans for 2023 by reaching deals to lease another 12 aircraft.

France has welcomed a European Commission announcement that the country can legally ban domestic flights for which there is a rail alternative of under 2.5 hrs.

IATA and A4E have urged EU transport ministers to agree to recommendations for European ATM performance to be reviewed by an independent regulator.

Canadian startup Jetlines is forecasting strong demand for its charter flights as it prepares to add a second Airbus A320.

Thai Airways and Singapore Airlines expect to see greater commercial collaboration and codesharing now that the two flag-carriers have signed a partnership MOU.

U.S. regional operator Piedmont Airlines has forged a tentative pact with the Air Line Pilots Association on updated reserve rules.

Southwest Airlines’ post-pandemic recovery plan is gathering speed, CEO Bob Jordan says, while acknowledging pain points.

The agreement focuses in particular on Ryanair’s largest bases such as Dublin and London Stansted.

American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia and Finnair on Dec. 1 moved their operations at JFK to the newly remodeled and expanded Terminal 8.

AirAsia parent Capital A has clarified media reports that it has finalized plans to divest its aviation portfolio and merge it with AirAsia X.

United Airlines is looking ahead to electrification of its ground operations.

Atlas Air Worldwide shareholders have endorsed its acquisition by an investor group led by Apollo Global Management.

While European countries are facing a tricky winter tackling high inflation, a cost-of-living crisis and in some cases fears of energy blackouts, there’s at least one sector that is shrugging off the doom and gloom: LCCs.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) says it is being cautious going into the winter season, citing uncertainties around the world including the ongoing COVID-19 effects

Listen in as Aviation Week editors report from the Airbus Summit in Toulouse.

Turning commercial air travel into a sustainable, carbon net-zero industry will make flying more expensive and airlines may have to change their business models, experts acknowledge.

Korean Air is set to begin scheduled operations with its first Airbus A321neo in December.

Uzbekistan Airways has signed an agreement with Airbus to purchase more A320neo family aircraft.

Onboard digital connectivity has evolved from being regarded as a “nice-to-have” to a “must-have” due to new expectations and rising expectations.

Boeing has temporarily suspended 777-9 test flights pending joint investigations with GE Aerospace into an unspecified issue on the aircraft’s GE9X engine.

Namibia shows how air service can be restored when conditions are right, even without a national carrier.

The UK LCC's fiscal 2022 results show what the airline terms “a record bounce back” during the summer and a much-reduced annual loss.

Earlier in November, six Nigerian airlines obtained a temporary injunction against the government’s plan to set up Nigeria Air.

The departure of founding CEO Tonje Wikstrom Frislid follows a turbulent period for Oslo-based Flyr, which has disclosed it is facing a “very strained financial situation."

ATR says the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127XT offers a 20% reduction in maintenance costs and a 3% improvement in fuel consumption over the PW127M.