Airlines & Lessors

In July Porter revealed plans for a major network expansion starting in 2022 after confirming an order for 30 E195-E2s and purchase rights for 50 more.

Embraer’s E175 has become the darling of U.S. regional carriers, but changes to scope clauses and new turboprops could change that.

The new startup plans to use Certified Aviation Services for maintenance and is working on required regulatory approvals.

During the last couple of years, a certain level of necessity has driven American Airlines to create what could be viewed as unconventional

The head of Frontier Airlines says the ULCC's fleet of Airbus A320neo family aircraft demonstrates a strong commitment to the environment but reports little motivation from passengers to pay for CO2 offset programs.

SpiceJet’s plan to split off its profitable cargo and logistics operation into a separate entity has won approval from the Indian LCC’s shareholders.

Ryanair Group is now expecting to carry 225 million passengers across its five airlines by early 2026, an 11% increase on its previous forecast.

Icelandic LCC PLAY is firming up leases on six new aircraft—five Airbus A320neos and one A321NX—which will be delivered between spring 2022 and spring

As a result of the conditions imposed by the European Commission, International Airlines Group-owned Vueling will be able to operate new routes from the Paris airport as of November.

Airlines on both side of the Atlantic welcomed the likely boost to transatlantic travel that the U.S. government’s decision to ease restrictions on foreign travelers is expected to bring, and IATA urged governments to avoid “blanket” COVID-19 rules going forward.

Smartavia general director Sergey Savostin said the decision to open a second base in Moscow formed part of the airline’s “ambitious plans” to increase low-cost penetration in Russia.

EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren believes the worst of the COVID-19 crisis for the UK-based LCC has passed, thanks to the increased demand that vaccination programs have ushered in.

Helicopter operator Bristow Group has announced a partnership with Vertical Aerospace to explore electric vertical-takeoff aircraft while Avolon is partnering with Brazilian airline GOL and transportation provider Grupo Comporte to commercialize an eVTOL ride-sharing platform in Brazil.

Bamboo Airways will finalize a $2 billion General Electric GEnx engine deal during Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phu’s visit to the U.S. this week.

As the carrier's performance improves it is speeding up deliveries of A320/A321neo aircraft again.

Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr tried his best to convince investors of the plan for a €2.1 billion ($2.5 billion) capital increase the airline published Sept. 20.

Cathay Pacific says it is unlikely to meet its goals for restoring capacity in the 2021 fourth quarter because travel restrictions are not easing sufficiently.

A DOT application outlines 43 O&D city pairs that would be covered by a proposed extended codeshare partnership between Turkish Airlines and JetBlue.

Norwegian startup Flyr is launching three new international routes from Oslo in October and increasing frequencies on flights to two leisure destinations in Spain.

China Eastern Airlines has launched an operational unit in Hainan where it plans to deploy 50 aircraft and increase domestic and international connectivity.

US airlines turn to bigger ‘small’ jets.

A growing list of carriers in the region are restructuring under bankruptcy protection.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) called on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to investigate the “competitive implications” of the Northeast Alliance (NEA) between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways.

The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) plans to award the rights for several peak flights at Newark Liberty International (EWR) to a LCC or ULCC to spur competition and reduce fares.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has spent the remaining portion of the S$8.8 billion ($6.5 billion) rights issue the carrier first undertook during the pandemic in June 2020.