Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Alaska Air Group describes planned modest growth for 2026 as “prudent,” citing a demand environment that is still recovering from the economic shocks of 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russian MRO provider S7 Technics completed repairs on 100 engines in 2025, its parent S7 Airlines said on Jan. 21.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Peaford
Nigeria’s historically-fractured airline industry gets historic boost with first capital link in more than a decade.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The Mauritanian government has announced plans to support its national carrier, while Liberia has unveiled a 20-year blueprint to improve aviation services.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Aircraft lessor Avolon said it expects continuing low fuel prices and economic growth to drive global airline industry profits to $41 billion in 2026.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
IndiGo is rolling out its most ambitious international offering just as regulators are questioning whether its planning discipline kept pace with its growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ella Nethersole
South African Airways and Johannesburg-based CemAir have announced a new codeshare partnership aimed at expanding domestic air travel across South Africa.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
IndiGo reports a sharp fall in fiscal third-quarter profits, but says it has stabilized operations following its early December meltdown.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Air Canada will launch winter flights from Vancouver to Sapporo in December, the only nonstop connection between Japan’s Hokkaido region and North America.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The CEO of Air France-KLM says progress on deals to take a majority stake in SAS and invest in TAP could see it become a “European global champion.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Vietnamese tour and hospitality operator Crystal Bay Group announced that it has incorporated Crystal Bay Airlines with a charter capital of $11 million.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) filed a lawsuit against Breeze Airways, alleging the carrier has negotiated with its pilots in “bad faith.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
United Airlines is preparing to defend hometown turf in Chicago as American Airlines continues to ramp up its own presence at the Midwest hub.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Libyan airline Berniq Airways is hopeful that improving economic conditions in the east of the country will act as a launch pad for its expansion.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Libya continues to experience unrest. How are the North African nation’s two state-owned airlines faring?
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Pilling
TAAG is targeting breakeven by 2028 as it leverages its new hub in Luanda, expands its African and overseas network, and upgrades its fleet with new aircrafts
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Pilling
ASKY is planning its first service to Europe, with a flight to Paris, and is planning to add widebodies to its all-Boeing 737 fleet to undertake the expansion
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Pilling
The prospect of Qatar Airways taking another African airline equity partner is looking a distinct possibility in Kenya.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Riyadh Air has formally launched Riyadh Cargo, which will utilize the belly hold capacity of a fleet intended to grow to around 120 aircraft in coming years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Southeast Asia is expected to play a major role in establishing the broader Asia-Pacific region as the growth engine of the global airline industry.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to keep a rule requiring airlines to pay delayed passengers compensation after three hours or more.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
After 2025’s announced capacity reduction by Ryanair and Wizz Air in Vienna, the airport’s management expects a decline in passenger numbers.
Airports & Networks

By Mark Pilling
Aaron Munetsi, the Head of the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA), is one of Africa’s most outspoken and colorful characters and leaders.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) has appointed two key members of the leadership team that will report to incoming President and CEO Nasaruddin Bakar.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China’s international flight volumes remain at around 90% of pre-pandemic levels, despite a 22.1% year-on-year increase in RPK, according to CAAC data.
Safety, Ops & Regulation