Airlines & Lessors

LCC startup Super Air Jet, which has links to the Lion Air Group, is preparing to begin operations in Indonesia in 2021.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has secured around S$2 billion ($1.5 billion) after completing sale and leaseback transactions with four lessors for 11 total aircraft.

Jens Bischof joined Eurowings as CEO in March 2020 after being CEO at Turkish-German leisure carrier SunExpress. His appointment marked a return to

NDC adoption could get fresh momentum as travel demand picks up.

Some airline distribution technologies are best found outside the industry.

The FAA’s mandate ordering electrical-bonding modifications to certain grounded Boeing 737 MAXs is out, but operators are still waiting on finalized

UK-based startup Hans Airways aims to start services to India in the late September/early October time frame, CEO Satnam Saini told Aviation Daily.

Ireland-based ULCC Ryanair plans to partner with Trinity College Dublin to create a sustainable aviation center.

Uneven domestic-market recoveries and a prolonged long-haul slump means deferrals and other creative short-term approaches remain in play for lessors trying to help their customers survive.

The plan by Japan Airlines (JAL) to buy a controlling stake in Spring Airlines Japan further highlights how the Japanese majors are increasing their

Icelandair plans to operate a total fleet of 28 aircraft for the summer 2021 period, including nine Boeing 737 MAXs.

Scandinavian LCC Norwegian Air Shuttle aims to increase its fleet to a peak of 50 aircraft in 2021 and 70 in 2022, flying a network of domestic and short-haul routes in Europe.

How can we expect the global airline industry to return to self-sustainability when it is built on junk bonds? This is an important question as

Ecuatoriana Airlines is aiming to begin commercial operations by October, initially offering domestic services in Ecuador before expanding internationally.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) predicts it will return to net profitability in its current fiscal year that began April 1, despite sinking to a substantial loss in the previous year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Heavily indebted Hainan Airlines sunk to a record CNY64 billion ($9.8 billion) net loss for 2020 as debt restructuring for its bankrupt parent company HNA Group drags on.

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

After some fits and starts during the last couple of years, Frontier Airlines is once again a publicly traded company.

Spring Airlines is looking back at its roots and refocusing its network domestically as closed borders continue to hit the Chinese LCC’s overall revenue.

Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West Airlines signed a purchase agreement for five Boeing 777Fs in the nation’s capital Baku on April 28.

Planning an airline’s network in normal times is challenging enough but deciding what routes to fly during the pandemic has been fraught with difficulties for all carriers around the world.

British LCC easyJet is currently only operating 39 of the more than 300 aircraft in its all-Airbus A320 family fleet, but the carrier’s executives believe it is poised to quickly react to pent-up demand if and when the COVID-19 crisis retreats later in 2021.

Vistara is seeking approval to begin flying to destinations in the U.S. later this year as the Indian carrier continues to expand its international footprint.

Lufthansa Group expects a steep recovery in the second half of 2021 after posting disappointing results for the first quarter (Q1) of the year.

Lufthansa subsidiaries Austrian Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and Brussels Airlines reported substantial losses for 2021 first quarter (Q1), traditionally the lowest performing period of the aviation year.