Airlines & Lessors

While the pace of aircraft orders from Asia-Pacific airlines has eased, there are potential orders on the radar that could boost the region’s total this year.

Chinese airlines have urged the Trump administration to withdraw its proposal to bar them from flying through Russian airspace on routes to and from the U.S.

U.S. passenger carriers pulled in $66.1 billion and cargo carriers grossed $23.4 billion in revenues during the June quarter.

The CEO of SunExpress says the European leisure carrier has high expectations for the larger Boeing 737-10 and may up-gauge to the variant sooner.

Aircraft lessor Doric has sold four Airbus A380s to Dubai-based Emirates for $180 million.

Members of the European Parliament said they want passengers to be compensated for flight delays of three hours.

Iberia is deepening its presence in the Latin America and Caribbean market with plans to launch nonstop service between Madrid and Monterrey in June 2026.

Lufthansa subsidiary SWISS CEO Jens Fehlinger is considering a unified long-haul fleet as the airline’s first Airbus A350-900 joined the fleet.

Magnifica Air plans to provide charter and scheduled service starting in 2027.

Southwest Airlines has taken delivery of its first few aircraft with a newly updated cabin, a design that will be standard on its future deliveries.

For any industry, $11 billion in excess costs is a lot.

Thai Airways is preparing to present a proposal to its board to lease more widebody aircraft.

Royal Air Maroc is leasing six Boeing 737-8s from Avolon as the Moroccan flag carrier aims to capitalize on the strong predicted growth of African air traffic.

Two big players have emerged in the aircraft leasing industry, and the pressure is now on for smaller players looking to keep up.

Supply chain challenges leading to a slow pace of aircraft production could cost the airline industry more than $11 billion in 2025, a new IATA study says.

Air Serbia will enter the Canadian market next year with the launch of nonstop service between Belgrade and Toronto, marking a return to the country after more than three decades.

Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss is stepping down with Corneel Koster, the airline's chief customer and operating officer, set to succeed him.

Turkish Airlines and Air Algerie said they would strengthen cooperation and broaden the scope of their existing codeshare agreement under a new MOU.

Air India has been told to conduct checks on ram air turbines on some of its jets, following a RAT deployment on one of the carrier's recent flights.

A renewed effort to restore iconic brand Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) to the skies is marking a key milestone.

Etihad Airways has announced the launch of flights to Kabul, Afghanistan, starting Dec. 18.

MRO provider GMF AeroAsia is set to benefit from a new capital injection into flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, its controlling shareholder.

SpiceJet has begun a major fleet ramp-up for the winter schedule season with the arrival of the first of several damp-leased aircraft it has secured.

In the latest of a series of similar agreements, Emirates has agreed to buy another leased Airbus A380-800, this time from Monaco-based aircraft investor Stratos.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.