Airlines & Lessors

Airlines and lessors are scrambling to assess and begin to manage the steep rise in the oil price over the past week following the U.S./Israel attack on Iran.

Spirit Airlines is urging the FAA to place the burden of pending flight cuts in Chicago on American Airlines and United Airlines.

Gol is planning to build Rio de Janeiro’s Galeao International airport into a hub for international travel, and aims to launch service to New York JFK in July.

Carbon Analysis considers how Japan Airlines Group's recently announced fleet growth plans plans may affect JAL's efficiency over the coming years.

Uganda Airlines has announced a partnership with Ethiopian Airlines to wet lease a Boeing 787-8 aircraft for its long-haul operations.

Lufthansa Group has called on the EU to widen its electro-sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) mandate to include other transport modes.

The Brazilian aviation market has significant growth potential but remains constrained by structural challenges, according to John Rodgerson, CEO of Azul.

Kuwaiti LCC Jazeera Airways plans to begin operating flights from Qaisumah Airport in Hafar Al Batin, located in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.

Middle Eastern airlines are working to increase the numbers of flights they are operating.

Air India is operating extra flights to Europe and the U.S. due to the Iran war, and IndiGo is facing additional detours as it resumes its European service.

Qantas and Virgin Australia are on target to advance fleet renewal plans.

But questions remain over whether Kristi Noem moved too fast in implementing the changes.

It is futile to try to predict unpredictable events—that is why they are called unpredictable—but there are clues to what could go wrong.

United Airlines is warning that the recent spike in fuel prices will meaningfully affect first quarter results.

Brazilian LCC GOL plans to add Airbus A330-900s to its fleet later this year as parent company Abra works to expand connectivity in Latin America and beyond.

Flights across the Gulf and surrounding regions remained heavily affected by the ongoing conflict in the region.

Turkish Airlines' CFO Murat Sekar estimates the airline may see a $120 million loss if the conflict extends to a month.

Lufthansa Group is seeing an “enormous” increase in demand on its Asia routes since the Iran war started and plans increased services to Africa and Asia-Pacific

Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines is targeting a single-type narrowbody fleet, which could render the future of its Airbus A220 uncertain.

French air accident bureau BEA has released its final report on the tailstrike of an Air Calédonie-operated ATR 72-200 at Ouvéa-Ouloup Airport in December 2024.

Dominican Republic-based Arajet plans to expand its presence in the U.S. market and is exploring airline partnerships as it seeks to strengthen its role as a connecting bridge between North and Latin America.

A growing number of African carriers armed with coherent business plans and stronger balance sheets are attracting interest from financiers, banks, traders and lessors, both from the continent and globally.

Gulf airlines are operating miniscule schedules, if any, after the U.S. and Israel started their war against Iran. Threats to security could slow recovery, too.

Industry consolidation accelerates as Dubai Aerospace Enterprise agrees to buy Macquarie AirFinance, expanding DAE’s fleet to more than 1,000 aircraft.

Turkish Airlines is reporting a financially successful 2025 despite “an exceptionally challenging and unpredictable operating environment.”