Airlines & Lessors

The IATA Travel Pass will go live “within weeks,” as the airline representative body attempts to breathe life back into the international travel sector.

Aviation industry executives from some key Asian markets are seeing very little progress in rebuilding demand due to the latest coronavirus outbreaks, and momentum is likely to be slow to return in the near term.

An application to the U.S. government comes less than three months after Alaska Airlines joined oneworld and just days since the carrier confirmed that a partnership with the non-aligned Emirates would come to an end after almost a decade.

The CAAC's aim is to fulfill goods deliveries in China within one day, neighboring countries by two days, and to major international cities within three days—hence “123.”

How the leasing market for aircraft and engines is changing as commercial aviation comes out of the pandemic.

Boom Supersonic sees opportunity as recovery reshapes long-haul flying.

As Italia Trasporto Aereo prepares its long-awaited launch, its challenges will not be limited to its own operations.

WestJet CEO Ed Sims served four years at the helm of Canada’s second-largest airline.

GOL announced plans to acquire Brazil’s fifth-largest airline as it looks to expand its domestic footprint amid a rationalization driven by the coronavirus pandemic.

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating whether British Airways (BA), its regional subsidiary BA CityFlyer and Ireland-based ULCC Ryanair have broken consumer law by failing to offer refunds for flights customers could not legally take.

Recent moves to relax some of Hong Kong's strict travel rules have certainly helped the airline but this is still not enough to provide the scale of recovery the carrier desperately needs.

The expansion will give the U.S. LCC a presence at all three of South Florida’s major airports for the first time.

The move bolsters the Irish ULCC’s position in the country, where it has surpassed flag-carrier Alitalia to offer the most intra-European flights from Italy.

Cătălin Radu Prunariu has been appointed to take over the role from Mihăiţă Ur-su, who had been appointed CEO in June 2020.

Aiming to meet its long-term expansion plans, Spring Airlines is looking to buy nine Airbus A320s and a flight simulator.

How the airline is coping with fleet management and MRO coming out of the pandemic.

Among the items on a daunting list—engine development, regulatory approvals, and probably aggressive Boom fundraising along the way.

Aviation Horizons has acquired a Boeing 737-400SF converted freighter and plans to bring two more into its fleet; Emirates SkyCargo is increasing its temperature-sensitive pharma and vaccine-handling capabilities in Dubai.

The move comes as the airline cites improving revenue trends and a strong domestic travel recovery in the U.S.

Airlines on the continent are staying fleet of foot and adjusting capacity accordingly as vaccine programs progress at varying rates.

Air Montenegro plans to start scheduled services June 10, less than six months after the demise of its predecessor, Montenegro Airlines.

After examining a range of scenarios, the airline decided it is better to receive the aircraft now rather than deferring them, IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta said during IndiGo’s latest results presentation.

The loan was initially offered to Cathay Pacific in 2020 to support the airline at the peak of the coronavirus crisis.

Indebted Hong Kong Airlines is reportedly planning to ground all of its Airbus A320s for a year and focus its energy on air cargo, which is seeing higher demand.

The move comes as a result of the Competition and Market Authority’s (CMA) investigation into a joint business agreement that involves Oneworld alliance members American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Finnair.