Airlines & Lessors

Six airline CEOs have called on the UK and U.S. governments to set an example to the rest of the world by opening a travel corridor that would prove

Latvian carrier airBaltic has become the latest EU airline to offer a bundled holiday product, following similar pushes by UK LCC easyJet and British Airways (BA).

U.S. lessor SKY Leasing has closed a $663 million note offering, generating funds to acquire a portfolio of 16 Airbus and Boeing aircraft which includes 10 A321neos.

Airlines based in the EU and ASEAN are set to gain air rights to operate more services between the blocs after negotiations seven years in the making came to fruition.

With large carriers focused on rebuilding their networks, Breeze sees opportunity to fill in some blanks.

U.S. antitrust regulators have completed their look at the proposed combination of lessors AerCap and GECAS seemingly without objection.

For a European tourist hotspot, major LCC activity to Croatia was relatively small or non-existent, even before the pandemic hit.

Pent-up demand coupled with high vaccination rates will spur companies to send employees back on the road.

African carriers lost $10.21 billion in revenue in 2020 and are set to take a further $8.35 billion hit in 2021, with widespread vaccine rollout not expected until 2023.

The privatization of Air India is still expected to occur this year despite delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a senior government minister.

El Al Israel Airlines is strategizing on how to deal with both the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis and changing market conditions in a post-pandemic environment.

IATA is criticizing EASA’s Safety Directive banning European aircraft from entering Belarusian airspace, following the May 23 forced landing of a Ryanair flight in Minsk.

United Airlines believes dynamics in the post-pandemic domestic market will be different for LCCs looking to capitalize on the shrinking of larger network airlines.

Almost two decades after Concorde retirement, United’s Boom Overture order is strongest signal yet for commercial supersonic revival.

Plans for Ecuadorian startup Ecuatoriana Airlines were finalized in late 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic upended the aerospace industry, and prior to the demise of the country’s former flag carrier Tame.

American Airlines said it turned cash-positive in May for the first time in a year, and expects the momentum to continue through the summer, driven by strong demand for leisure travel.

IATA has urged the G7 group of nations to make data-driven decisions to manage the risks of COVID-19 when reopening international air routes.

Unlike most airlines in the Middle East region, Saudi Gulf is privately owned and “we ran out of cash,” CEO Ismail Karimi said.

Embraer has received EASA certification for the E190-E2 regional jet to operate into London City Airport (LCY), a major European business hub.

Delta Air Lines wants to begin a codeshare with airBaltic on two dozen routes from the Latvian carrier’s hubs in Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius.

The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has granted Vistara tentative approval to begin scheduled operations between India and the U.S.

The United deal, which also covers options for 35 additional aircraft, envisages introduction of the first civil supersonic services on trans-Atlantic and Pacific routes by 2029.

Bamboo Airways has taken another step toward its ambition of launching scheduled service between Vietnam and the U.S.

Plans by UK aviation and energy infrastructure group Esken to sell regional carrier Stobart Air appear to have hit a hitch.

Air Dolomiti is evaluating new destinations as Italy's airline makeup continues to change with start-up carriers and a relaunched Alitalia.