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

By Adrian Schofield
Southeast Asian airlines are poised for expansion to meet soaring demand projections.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
Last year's total emissions relating to passenger ops began to decelerate for the first time since the pandemic; 2026's total passenger emissions could be less.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Victoria Moores
EASA's latest research on lithium battery risks in the aircraft cabin is likely to recommend that smoke and fire containment standards should be revised.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
After numerous attempts to launch international service, Allegiant is finally preparing for flights outside the U.S.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
As Joby moves toward certification, its executives are increasingly focused on operations planning and the steps needed to build an eVTOL airline.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Victoria Moores
EasyJet Holidays, the package holiday arm of UK LCC easyJet, is continuing to outstrip expectations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Thai Airways is in the process of negotiating to lease 10 Boeing 787s, which will help it bridge the gap until its own 787 deliveries begin.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ella Nethersole
The Liberia Airport Authority and Ethiopian Airlines Group aim to strengthen Liberia’s aviation sector through technical cooperation and operational partnerships.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air Caraïbes has appointed Karen Virapin as deputy managing director, with a mission of supporting the French carrier’s development in the Caribbean and French Guiana.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ella Nethersole
Aircraft broker Jetcraft Commercial has delivered two Bombardier CRJ-1000 regional jets to newly launched Iraqi carrier Basra Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Ethiopian Airlines has firmed options on nine additional Boeing 787-9s and finalized a Dubai Air Show commitment, exercising 11 737-8 options.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
WestJet plans to launch its first route to Brazil in November, marking a broader pivot by Canadian airlines toward Latin America as U.S. travel demand ebbs.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
The sizable orders also mark a return to Boeing widebodies for Delta and a show of confidence in the airframer from Alaska.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
To underline the increasing importance of its MRO business, from this year Delta will report TechOps' financials separately rather than in the “other” column.
Aircraft & Propulsion