Airlines & Lessors

The poor rate of recovery of African passenger traffic–and thus revenues–“is a direct threat to the survival of the African aviation industry,” according to its main representative body.

American Airlines CEO Doug Parker, arguably the architect of modern airline consolidation in the U.S., is retiring in March 2022, the company announced Dec. 7.

Qantas is seeing another surge in domestic travel as more interstate borders reopen, and the carrier is also optimistic about international demand with the return of many overseas routes.

The Vietnamese LCC expects to touch down in Europe with service to Moscow from next July.

Hawaiian Airlines views the restart of its Australian flights as a major step in its international recovery, although CEO Peter Ingram warns the omicron coronavirus variant could still cause more setbacks in the slowly recovering Asia-Pacific region.

LCCs recover faster than their legacy peers.

The European Cockpit Association surveyed pilots on criteria including contractual arrangements, union relations, collective bargaining and work-life balance.

Under the deal, thousands of tons of SAF will be produced for the first time in the UK and supplied to power BA flights from early 2022.

Airline executives attending the World Aviation Festival in London say officials of smaller companies are returning to the air quicker than those of larger corporations, which remain bound by travel restrictions.

Some of the airline executives attending the World Aviation Festival in London say officials of smaller companies are returning to the air quicker than those of larger corporations, which remain bound by travel restrictions.

The Tata Group has reportedly put together a shortlist of candidates to lead its new subsidiary Air India.

The airline industry anticipated a strong rebound in 2022, but more border closures and restrictions will make that harder to achieve.

Aeromexico is encountering resistance to its plan to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from its unsecured creditors committee, which believes the proposed financing will benefit certain stakeholders at the expense of other creditors involved in the bankruptcy process.

Even before the pandemic, U.S. ULCC Sun Country had a unique model, diversifying its revenues with cargo and charter operations, and a significant focus on seasonality from its headquarters in Minneapolis.

South African LCC Mango aims to have signed a deal to find a new equity partner by the end of March 2022, the company’s administrators said Dec. 2.

Royal Jordanian Airlines plans to grow its Boeing 787-8 fleet as demand for North Atlantic routes rises.

Little is known about the new COVID-19 variant, but short-term flight bans and border closures are a concern for airlines.

Last year’s brief pilot surplus has become a deficit, and regional carriers may be most at risk.

Allegiant Air has taken a major step in crafting an international strategy through its plans to invest in and forge a joint venture (JV) with Mexican LCC Viva Aerobus.

Airlines have to re-take control of passengers’ digital journeys in order to maximize ancillary sales, the World Aviation Festival heard Dec. 2.

EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren, Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss and former British Airways CEO Alex Cruz have warned that technology and data-use shortcomings are damaging the airline-customer experience.

Senior executives from JetBlue Airways, United Airlines and Wizz Air told delegates at the World Aviation Festival that they no longer view fuel hedging as worthwhile.

Program is likely to total 14 deliveries in 2021 with no sign of when handovers will resume.

Oneworld alliance members plan to purchase more than 350 million gallons of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from renewable fuels company Aemetis for their operations at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

ITA Airways has firmed up an order for 28 Airbus aircraft, made up of seven A220s, 11 A320neos and 10 A330neos, confirming an MOU it signed with the manufacturer in September.