Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Middle East aviation sector leaders are confident the region will see a swift recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
A surge in domestic demand is setting the stage for a strong summer travel season.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
JetBlue Airways will make its debut in the transatlantic market this August, launching flights from both airports.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
For airlines hoping for a return to previous demand levels after the devastating effects of the COVID-19 crisis, yet more change may seem like the last thing they need.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has confirmed that the group will retire a total of 45 aircraft, twelve more than it previously announced in November 2020.
Airlines & Lessors

The founder of lessors ILFC and ALC tells Aviation Week’s CAPA Live that Boeing “needs to get their act together” on 737 MAX program.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
LATAM Airlines Group has exercised four 767-300 freighter conversion options with Boeing and added two more to its conversion plans, further bolstering its ambitious cargo fleet expansion strategy.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
As Avianca works to exit Chapter 11 by year-end, it could face new competition on some of its key regional international routes, as well as from a new ULCC in the Colombian domestic market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
The successful start to Greens candidate Annalena Baerbock’s campaign is considered a threat by incumbents and is already triggering debates, including on aviation policy.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
PLAY’s network plans come just days after the carrier was granted its air operator’s certificate (AOC) from the Icelandic Transport Authority ICETRA.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific is seeing a slight increase in its passenger operations, although it is still far short of any significant recovery.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Austrian plans to operate to more than 100 summer destinations of which around 30 are in the Mediterranean region.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The pandemic has given the airline access to slots in previously hard-to-get major airports.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The partnership between the two government-owned carriers means Emirates customers can travel on codeshare flights from Dubai to over 56 flydubai destinations, while flydubai passengers can access over 82 Emirates destinations.
Airports & Networks

By Karen Walker
It’s a sign that the air transport industry is returning to some kind of normal when US lawmakers and union leaders are once again joining hands to
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Korean Air is charting a path to a bigger, stronger, more international future.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
The airline added 400 new flights to its July schedule, including a host of routes to leisure destinations in the U.S., as well as select flights to Europe.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Angolan regional carrier BestFly has been granted a six-month contract for inter-island flights in the Cape Verde archipelago after former operator TICV ended services.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Breeze's network will focus on point-to-point flights from smaller secondary airports, bypassing hubs; almost 80% of its routes will have no competition.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
PLAY is being launched by a team of former executives from Icelandic LCC WOW Air and Icelandic wet-lease provider Air Atlanta.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ryanair may not be able to deploy any 737 MAX aircraft this summer as delivery delays persist; CEO cites Boeing "mismanage[ment]."
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
As part of restructuring plans, the president of Philippine Airlines (PAL) has said the carrier is in discussions with lessors to return aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Airline CEOs express confidence that the aviation industry “possesses the right tools, based on data and science, to enable a safe and meaningful restart to transatlantic travel.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
The quarterly earnings report was Frontier’s first since becoming a public company on March 31, after it held its initial public offering on the Nasdaq.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Azul touts its fleet diversity as a major advantage in the company’s recovery.
Airlines & Lessors