Airlines & Lessors

International Airlines Group (IAG) is considering a legal challenge to UK government plans to impose a 14-day quarantine on international arrivals as part of efforts to fight COVID-19, CEO Willie Walsh has said.

Most airlines canceled nearly all of their international flights following the outbreak of the coronavirus and have lost an enormous amount of revenue over the last few months.

Air New Zealand is looking to further slash its labor costs as the workforce cuts it has already made have not been enough to offset revenue declines.

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Southeast Asia’s largest LCC AirAsia Group is reportedly looking to sell 10% of its equity to South Korea’s SK Group to raise funds as the ongoing COVID-19 crisis impacts cashflow.

The biggest of the three Gulf carriers is open to new bilateral partnerships.

American Airlines will operate 55% of its original domestic schedule in July, citing consistent improvement in summer leisure travel demand.

Turkish LCC Pegasus Airlines is rapidly ramping up services on its domestic network, while UK-based long-haul specialist Virgin Atlantic is to resume services next month, as the airline industry continues to piece back together its shattered schedules.

ULCC Wizz Air’s developing plans for a new base in Abu Dhabi indicate a larger operation than was originally envisaged when it was announced in December 2019.

Emirates Airline sees a place for all of its Airbus A380s in its future fleet plan, but their status is directly tied to how quickly demand bounces

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Qantas is looking to significantly expand its domestic network, as demand in its home market increases as travel restrictions loosen.

Italy may have to review the plan to nationalize and relaunch Alitalia if the proposal does not obtain European Commission (EC) approval, Italian media reported.

Lufthansa subsidiaries Austrian Airlines and SWISS International Air Lines (SWISS) have both suffered substantial losses for the 2020 first quarter (Q1) following the outbreak of COVID-19.

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Wizz Air reported an underlying net profit of €344.8 million ($385 million) for its fiscal 2020 which ended March 31, slightly behind its forecast of €350-355 million.

A pair of Cowen & Co. analysts predicted U.S. airlines will shrink their pilot workforces by 20%, a target they said could largely be achieved through voluntary measures alone.

Carbon recycler LanzaTech has launched a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) spinoff, LanzaJet, with $25 million in backing from Canadian and Japanese investors.

Indonesia’s largest low-cost airline Lion Air will suspend all flights from June 5 citing poor passenger carriage as travelers struggle to fulfil the strict requirements needed to fly after movement control restrictions were lifted.

U.S. airlines have regained access to the international Chinese market in a revision of regulations that China issued a day after its own access to the U.S. market was threatened.

Privately owned South African carrier Comair, which operates LCC kulula.com and franchise flights for British Airways (BA), is in talks with six potential investors while eyeing a domestic relaunch by Nov. 1 with a downsized fleet.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT), accusing Chinese counterparts of dragging their feet on approving U.S. airline requests to resume

Lufthansa is preparing “extensive postponements” of aircraft deliveries over several years as it focuses on reducing investment spending and maximizing cashflow in what is expected to be a slow recovery after the coronavirus pandemic.

ICAO has been roundly praised by the global aviation community for its “takeoff guidance” published June 2 and setting out recommended practices for

While many airline executives predict the recovery in air travel demand will be U-shaped or V-shaped, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian thinks it will probably look more like the Nike “Swoosh” logo.