Airlines & Lessors

Kazakhstan’s largest airline group plans to expand its fleet to 59 aircraft through 2025.

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) plans to lease Airbus A220s from airBaltic over the European winter schedule period to help provide increased resilience for its schedules.

Changes are underway in Canada’s aviation market as ULCCs Flair and Lynx continue to expand, and Porter prepares to launch service with its new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft.

International services operating to China with larger aircraft are now less likely to be temporarily halted.

Rather than release an updated standard that meaningfully moves the needle on airline refunds during a continued stretch of industrywide operational challenges, the DOT appears to want to to codify bare minimum expectations.

The New York-based airline has launched its first European route from Boston.

Lufthansa Group believes it is the right partner for ITA Airways, but the Italian government wants the two bidders in the running to improve their offers.

Supply side constraints, together with growing inflationary pressures, are likely to be continuing hurdles facing airlines as they progress toward pre-pandemic levels of activity, lessor DAE said.

IATA has taken a further swipe at major European airports’ problems in handling resurgent passenger growth.

After emerging from Chapter 11 proceedings on Dec. 31, 2021, Philippine Airlines has posted its first half-year net profit since 2016.

Second quarter financial results indicate an uptick for MRO services despite the sluggish environment of Europe’s airline industry.

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

The U.S. startup wants to offer scheduled flights before the end of 2022.

The Panama-based airline deployed nearly 97% of its pre-pandemic capacity in the second quarter.

A consortium led by Apollo Global Management has forged an agreement to purchase air freight specialist Atlas Air Worldwide.

Canada Jetlines has delayed its planned start date until Aug. 29 as it works to obtain final regulatory approvals.

Korean Air’s continuing recovery in passenger demand and capacity helped the carrier achieve a healthy profit for the second quarter.

Better numbers—at long last—for European legacy carriers should be cause for cheer, but with scenes of airport chaos still dominating the headlines, celebration seems premature.

Lufthansa had hoped to operate 85% of its equivalent pre-pandemic capacity this summer.

Ras Al Khaimah is set to become the fourth emirate to be served by the Indian LCC.

Airbus has canceled the remaining 19 A350 aircraft on order to Qatar Airways, the latest step in an ongoing dispute between the two companies.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) is continuing its remarkably consistent pace of capacity recovery, remaining one of the Asia-Pacific frontrunners even though other carriers in the region are finally catching up.

Global air cargo markets showed “healthy and stable performance” in June, outstripping pre-pandemic levels, according to IATA.

Emirates Airline has declined to comment directly on reports that it plans to reduce its services to Lagos, Nigeria, because of the continuing difficulty of repatriating funds from the West African nation.

The Airbus A350F has now won 31 firm orders from six customers.