Airlines & Lessors

The Helsinki-based carrier is introducing Business Light, a no-frills ticket for passengers who want the extra personal space that business class offers.

The development is welcome news for airlines on both sides of the pond hoping for a recovery in transatlantic travel.

Canada’s airlines have faced tight international travel restrictions and a fair number of interprovincial travel constraints since the onset of the pandemic.

Eurowings Discover is a wholly owned Lufthansa subsidiary that will operate short-, medium- and long-haul leisure flights, competing with German carrier Condor on many of its routes.

Irish LCC Ryanair, Manchester Airports Group (MAG) and other unnamed major UK airlines are backing a court case against the UK government’s traffic-light system of coronavirus travel restrictions.

Lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) is tapping the international debt markets for the second time in 2021.

Travelers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should not be subject to testing or quarantine except in particular circumstances, according to EASA and the European Center for Disease Control.

EasyJet has become the latest airline to pick up regional UK routes previously served by Stobart Air-operated Aer Lingus Regional.

Manchester-Boston Regional Airport will be the first point in the state of New Hampshire to be served by Spirit Airlines.

Lufthansa Chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr believes it could be a profitable area for Lufthansa Cargo.

Qantas is expanding its agreement with Australia’s Alliance Airlines to increase the amount of regional jet capacity provided by Alliance.

Philippine Airlines confirmed its intentions as it posted a record annual net loss of PHP73 billion ($1.5 billion) for fiscal 2020.

SWISS is changing its business as it believes it is facing structural changes to its market that will see a 20% decline in customer demand in the medium term.

Arjan Meijer, president and CEO of Embraer Commercial Aviation, sits down with AW&ST to chat about technology and aviation’s status quo.

Southwest Airlines grounded portions of its fleet because of technical issues, leaving passengers stranded at airports around the U.S.

When it comes to lifting Canada’s tight travel restrictions, any news is good news, even if a certain level of opaqueness surrounds movement in a positive direction.

British Airways (BA) CEO Sean Doyle has appealed to the UK government to take advantage of the country’s successful COVID-19 vaccine roll-out to restart air services.

UK leisure carrier Jet2 has joined the ranks of airlines bolstering their balance sheets through stock market offerings.

US carriers JetBlue and United Airlines, Mexican low-cost carrier Viva Aerobus, Qatar Airways Cargo, Incheon International Airport in Seoul, and former IATA director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac have been named winners in the 2021 Air Transport World Airline Industry Achievement Awards.

The first aircraft, of which Ryanair has 210 on order, flew overnight from Seattle to land in Dublin Airport June 16.

This means the country’s airlines have to endure at least four more months with little domestic passenger revenue.

In a sign of a further alignment of UAE carriers Etihad Airways and Air Arabia, the two airlines plan to link their respective loyalty schemes.

The administrators have appointed Suvadhana Sibunruang, Thai Airways’ chief human resources, as acting CEO between June 16 to Sept. 30 as they get to work on implementing the rehabilitation plan for the flag-carrier.

In a stark contrast with U.S. domestic leisure travel, which is projected to reach 99% of its pre-pandemic peak in 2022 and then continue to grow, only about 35% of U.S. companies are currently engaging in any business-related travel.

Many countries in the region are making little progress in reopening borders as vaccination rates lag.