Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Nearly six months after entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Florida-based Silver Airways has ceased operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Virgin Australia’s move to launch an initial public offering (IPO) highlights the carrier’s substantial footprint in a booming domestic market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
AerCap won its claim against its insurers for the loss of 116 aircraft and 23 engines leased to Russian airlines and not returned after the invasion of Ukraine.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Efforts to re-launch failed South Africa’s Mango Airways are now awaiting the airline’s former parent, South African Airways, to transfer its shareholding.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield, Chen Chuanren
The Qantas Group has announced it will close down its Singapore-based Jetstar Asia joint venture.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Another Nigerian region aims to step up its aviation interests, constructing a new airport and bringing a local airline more closely under its control.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Finnair will resume flights to Canada for the first time in over a decade with the launch of nonstop service between Helsinki and Toronto next year.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
Airlines in Europe are keen to merge if conditions and timelines aren’t overly burdensome.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
HK Express has announced new routes from Hong Kong to Guiyang, China, and Kuala Lumpur, with both markets seen as key drivers for the Cathay Pacific subsidiary.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Icelandic carrier Play will end its remaining U.S. routes later this year and shift to a scaled-back leisure and wet lease-focused model.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
Boeing’s May activity included booking its massive widebody order from Qatar Airways and unidentified orders for more than 120 aircraft—mostly 737 MAXs.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Sean Broderick
The NTSB is setting aside three full days for an investigative hearing into the Jan. 29 mid-air collision of a regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter near DCA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Envoy Air and Piedmont Airlines, two wholly owned subsidiaries of American Airlines Group, are adding new Embraer E175s to their respective regional fleets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Spirit Airlines has reached a compensation agreement with International Aero Engines for aircraft grounded due to geared turbofan (GTF) engine issues.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand is preparing to resume short-haul network growth as it boosts its operational narrowbody fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
Taiwan-based Uni Air has signed an order for 19 ATR 72-600s, with additional purchase rights for three aircraft; it is ATR's largest sale since 2017.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Latin American airlines are offering slightly more optimistic demand commentary than their U.S. counterparts, but their visibility is limited to the near term.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The carrier plans to exhibit its Qsuite Next Gen business class, a special livery Boeing 777 and artificial intelligence technology at the Paris Air Show.
On Location

By Victoria Moores
The turboprop manufacturer announced its largest aircraft order since 2017 in the lead up to the Paris Air Show, says the market is “clearly picking up.”
On Location

By Kurt Hofmann
SalamAir CEO Adrian Hamilton-Manns sees a fleet size of 35 aircraft as ideal for it to become a more relevant player in the Middle East market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
After 10 months of negotiations, and costly operational disruption, Finnair has finally agreed to a collective labor deal with its pilots.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Breeze Airways is moving closer to launching its first scheduled international routes after receiving approval from the U.S. Transportation Department.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Chinese outbound travel demand held up through the first half of 2025, with forward bookings for the remainder of the year continuing to show strength.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Gulf region budget carriers are booming.
Airlines & Lessors

By James Pozzi
Ryanair will add more CFM International Leap-1B engines to its spares pool in an agreement with the GE Aerospace-Safran joint venture to buy 30 more engines.
Aircraft & Propulsion