Airlines & Lessors

Cathay Pacific plans to make significant progress in its aircraft retrofit programs this year and expects to take delivery of eight more Airbus narrowbodies.

High oil prices are also a huge concern to an air cargo industry that was dealing with tariff turmoil before the Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran in February.

The U.S. Homeland Security Department (DHS) has reinstated Global Entry, after suspending the trusted traveler program amid the partial government shutdown.

Canadian carrier Air Transat believes its short-term fuel hedges are shielding the carrier from oil price uncertainty.

Plans to invest nearly $5 billion in expanding Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport are moving forward as tensions with airlines over airport charges escalate.

EASA has extended its Conflict Zone Information Bulletin once again, advising airlines not to operate in the airspace of several countries in the Middle East.

The Dutch Council of State has overturned a flight cap imposed at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, saying the government did not properly draft the decree.

Cathay Pacific is seeing positive results from efforts to diversify the network of its low-cost subsidiary HK Express despite widening losses for fiscal 2025.

Cathay Pacific is seeing a dramatic rise in fuel costs as a result of the Iran war, but it is also seeing demand increase in some international transit markets.

Airlines and airports must implement more robust crisis management and traffic management programs and systems.

A South Korean auditor has determined that a concrete structure that contributed to the fatal 2024 Jeju Air Boeing 737 crash at Muan International Airport was only built as a cost-saving measure.

Airlines in Brazil are unsure of how they will comply with the government’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandate that takes effect in 2027.

GOL Linhas Aéreas aims to maintain its core LCC business model and value-airline brand identity even as the Brazilian carrier navigates major changes.

Boeing handed over 51 total aircraft in February, but that number will surely fall following the revelation of a 737 MAX wiring issue that will need correcting.

Transavia is counting on growth to key destinations in Europe from its Paris Orly base, betting on its LCC business model to drive demand on domestic routes it is taking over from Air France

Denver-based asset manager and lessor Crestone Air Partners has agreed to acquire Amsterdam-headquartered Arena Aviation Capital, subject to various approvals.

Cabo Verde Airlines plans to relaunch service to the U.S. with flights to Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport.

LCC Transavia has four Middle East destinations currently suspended along with a decline in bookings to neighboring countries like Cyprus, Egypt and Turkey.

The evolving Middle East conflict has created a great deal of uncertainty for airports and airlines in the region, and outside of it.

Swiss International Air Lines sees an increased trend in bookings to the Far East as the capacity from Gulf carriers is less available.

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Pieter Elbers has resigned as CEO of IndiGo after overseeing dramatic growth at the carrier but also a high-profile network meltdown.

Three aviation bodies have called for tougher legal deterrents against protesters who breach airport perimeters to disrupt operations or damage aircraft.

For the first two months of 2026, Airbus has delivered 54 aircraft to 27 customers and recorded net orders for 77 aircraft.

Airlines and lessors are scrambling to assess and begin to manage the steep rise in the oil price over the past week following the U.S./Israel attack on Iran.