Airlines & Lessors

The Namibian government has said it has committed to establishing a new national airline as a public-private partnership.

Ethiopian Airlines is significantly expanding its domestic network.

Thailand has blocked Nok Air from resuming international routes or expanding domestic services, in a move coinciding with an ICAO safety audit of the country.

Macquarie AirFinance said it has ordered 30 more Boeing 737-8 jets in an order that will see the lessor expand its Boeing 737 MAX portfolio to 70.

A group of investors around SMBC Aviation Capital and its parent company agreed to buy Air Lease Corporation, closing in on leasing industry leader AerCap.

All the important data related to Cathay Pacific in recent years.

Scandinavian Airlines, Alaska Airlines Group and KLM are among the carriers adding long-haul intercontinental links in September 2025.

Former Airlines for Europe managing director Thomas Reynaert will head up IATA's external affairs work.

VietJet will introduce a service connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Manila, marking the carrier's entry into the Philippines market.

RwandAir is playing a strong role in delivering travellers to the country and increasingly to points across Africa via its Kigali hub.

Air Côte d'Ivoire is pursuing its expansion strategy with the launch of its intercontinental flights at the end of the year.

Rwanda’s civil aviation players are strongly aligned behind the country’s bold vision to achieve social and economic progress. It puts airline, airport and aviation services development at the heart of the mission.

Hugues Marchessaux, new chairman of the board of Air Austral, shared the latest news on the airline during the opening of the business lounge at La Réunion–Roland Garros Airport in April.

Sky Mali has launched its new Bamako–Niamey route via Gao, marking a strategic turning point in its regional connectivity development plan.

Marcelle Nethersole speaks to Captain Edom Tamunotonye TawoC, from Etam Avitat Services in Nigeria

Five months after emerging from its Chapter 11 restructuring process, Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection again.

Southwest has taken delivery of its first aircraft equipped with an Installed Physical Secondary Barrier, a Boeing 737-8 that entered service on Aug. 29.

Saudi Arabian start-up carrier Riyadh Air says that its first 787-9 has left Boeing’s assembly line in Charleston, South Carolina.

U.S. carriers are preparing for what some anticipate will be their largest-ever Labor Day weekend operation, coming at the end of a challenging peak season.

El Al intends to maintain its fleet renewal program through 2026, with new aircraft continuing to enter service, CEO Dina Ben Tal Gannansia said.

Indian regulators have granted a six-month extension to IndiGo to allow it to continue operating widebody aircraft wet-leased from Turkish Airlines.

TAP Air Portugal says it is enduring “one of the most operationally difficult summers in recent years,” citing border control delays and mounting competition.

Darwin will gain its first nonstop link to mainland China in nearly six years this December when China Southern Airlines launches service from Guangzhou.

Etihad Cargo has partnered with Atlas Air, which will provide a Boeing 777 freighter capacity to support the growth of Etihad Airways’ freight and logistics arm

China’s three state-owned carriers remained in the red during the first six months of 2025, though losses narrowed compared with the same period in 2024.