Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Less than three years after entering the Peruvian market, Chilean ULCC JetSMART is preparing to launch a carrier in the country that will operate domestic and international routes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began to unfold globally in March, the industry has become used to bad news.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Pilots at easyJet have voted to express no confidence in the LCC’s chief operations officer Peter Bellew amid proposed pilot job losses, in a development that the pilots’ union said shows a “serious and widening rift” with the UK airline’s senior management.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
June operating figures for Chinese state-owned carriers Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines, as well as the country’s largest LCC Spring Airlines, show passenger demand has slowed.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
IATA chief remains optimistic despite grueling recovery road.
Airlines

Patrick Edmond
New interline arrangements could present opportunities for network carriers.
Airlines

By Ben Goldstein
Pilots at United Airlines approved two agreements related to voluntary leave and early retirement, as airline executives and labor unions scramble to
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Virus crisis piles on African airlines’ historic problems.
Airlines

By Jens Flottau
Ask the Editors: Airbus and Boeing are trying to protect customer commitments, but airlines and lessors would like o defer or even cancel their narrowbody deliveries.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Qatar Airways will spearhead the rebuilding of its route network with its Airbus A350 fleet, the company said in a statement July 16.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Ireland-based ACMI specialist CityJet has issued letters of redundancy to around 270 staff as the airline seeks to start rebuilding services for the post-pandemic era.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Despite reeling from the crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Delta Air Lines and LATAM Airlines Group are aiming to significantly grow their presence at Miami International if their proposed joint venture receives all the necessary approvals.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
British Airways (BA) confirmed July 17 that it will not resume Boeing 747 commercial service after operating the aircraft for almost 50 years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
El Al Israel Airlines has announced its aircraft will stay grounded until at least September.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The COVID-19 crisis has triggered a massive half-year loss for Cathay Pacific, but there are some positive signs emerging as the airline gradually adds back capacity and transit traffic increases.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Ryanair Group subsidiary Laudamotion will close its German base at Stuttgart Airport (STR), following its failure to achieve a new collective labor agreement (CLA) there.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is warning of a material operating loss for its fiscal 2020-21 first quarter (Q1) as the industry’s recovery proceeds at a pace slower than initially predicted.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
As regional turboprop makers strive for attention, the current crisis may help them be seen as relevant.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Increasingly urgent pleas for government help are not yielding fast responses.
Airlines

Passenger traffic, RPKs, load factor, FTKs. Revenue, operating expense, operating profit/loss and net profit/loss.
Airlines

By Karen Walker
Alaska Air Group CEO and president Brad Tilden describes how the airline responded and what lies ahead.
Airlines

Stephen Timm
We must collaborate on health and safety measures, educate travelers about them and provide a consistent passenger experience.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
The virus kills US carrier notions of eternal profit.
Airlines

By Karen Walker
COVID-19 is the airline industry’s chance to think differently.
Airlines

By Alan Dron
Outlook for major Gulf carriers brighter than for others in the region.
Airlines