Airlines & Lessors

Lufthansa subsidiaries Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and Austrian Airlines have outlined their summer 2022 programs, offering a strong focus on leisure routes as well as flights across the North Atlantic.

International Airlines Group (IAG) has terminated its agreement with Spanish tourism group Globalia for the purchase of Air Europa by IAG subsidiary Iberia.

The planned launch comes less than two months after the U.S. Transportation Department approved PLAY's request for a foreign air carrier permit.

The ULCC is executing its “Hub Medellín” project, which hopes to make air connections from the city as important as ones from Bogota.

New York-based seaplane airline Tailwind Air has partnered with Airflow.aero to develop an amphibious, float-equipped version of the startup’s planned electric short takeoff and landing aircraft.

Qantas announced its intention to buy up to 134 aircraft from Airbus' A320neo and A220 families to replace its Boeing narrowbody fleet.

While Doug Parker’s quest to create more rational marketplace has been largely successful, American’s next chapter remains to be written.

Recent high-profile meltdowns were mainly caused by a reluctance of workers to pick up overtime shifts during periods of high stress such as bad weather events and IT system failures, the CEOs said.

German regional air-mobility startup Flyv has partnered with U.S. aircraft developer Electra.aero to enable an on-demand service flying between underserved markets in Europe using electric aircraft.

UK LCC easyJet and Virgin Atlantic have expanded their collaboration by increasing the number of UK departure airports from which easyJet passengers can link to long-haul Virgin Atlantic services.

Malta-headquartered Airhub Aviation has announced plans to add 11 aircraft to its fleet by summer 2022, as it seeks clearance to fly U.S. cargo flights.

Several leading Russian aviation companies, including Aeroflot, S7 Group and Volga-Dnepr, have formed a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) alliance with the aim of developing a SAF that will power a flight by no later than 2024.

The seasonal route connecting Sydney (SYD) and Rome Fiumicino (FCO) via Perth (PER) marks Qantas' re-entry to the market in mainland Europe.

Tampere will become the airline’s first base outside its Baltic heartland, where it has three bases.

Emirates is taking delivery of the very last Airbus A380 in Hamburg, Germany, having received its penultimate airframe on Dec. 10.

The planned takeover, designed to bolster Iberia's Madrid presence and transatlantic network, looks set to be terminated.

Singapore Airlines will be the first airline to operate the A350F, which is set to enter service in Q4 2025.

The regional airline is updating and replacing interiors for its entire Embraer ERJ 145 XR fleet.

American Airlines announced a shakeup of its senior leadership ranks that will take place when current President Robert Isom replaces Doug Parker as CEO in March 2022.

The lineup of U.S. major airline CEOs will look quite different in Spring 2022, by which time three big industry names will have retired.

UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic has secured £400 million ($530 million) in fresh funding and has finalized a lease agreement on two Airbus A350-1000s with U.S. lessor Air Lease Corporation.

The lineup of US major airline CEOs will look quite different from spring 2022, by which time three big industry names will have retired.

Qantas has reached a deal to purchase blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to use in its flights from London Heathrow Airport through at least the end of 2022.

Boeing’s 787 production issues appear likely to delay Hawaiian Airlines’ first deliveries of this type, which are currently scheduled for 2022.

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) is preparing its budget for 2022 by transforming from a network carrier into a hybrid airline model with a downsized fleet of 26 aircraft instead of 42.