Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Ascend Airways has taken delivery of a fifth Boeing 737 as it moves toward a target of operating eight of the narrowbodies by the end of 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The 2025 Paris Air Show is set to take place in a more complicated global context, with geopolitical, trade and supply chain tensions running high.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
Heading into summer with the debut of a pared-down basic economy and fees for checked bags behind it, Southwest Airlines is considering what to offer next.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
Lessors need a “strong stomach” to invest in assets like the CFM Leap and Pratt & Whitney GTF, SMBC Aero Engine Lease's managing director believes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
At both the premium and low-cost ends of the spectrum, airlines and cabin designers are trying to customize their products.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Kurt Hofmann
Gulf Air CEO Jeffrey Goh highlights the need for widebody wet leases even though the airline's Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine problem has improved.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
All airlines from Tanzania and Suriname have been banned from European Union (EU) airspace, under the latest update of the EU Air Safety List.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European transport ministers reached an agreement on plans to reform the EU261 legislation that governs air passenger rights, but airlines are disappointed.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
Avianca is operating cargo flights under contract with Amazon, connecting Bogota’s El Dorado International Airport and Miami International Airport.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China Southern Airlines and Vietnam Airlines have signed a joint venture agreement, marking the first such partnership between a Chinese and Vietnamese carrier.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Air India confronts retrofit delays, while IndiGo works to reduce grounded aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Avianca has reached an agreement with BOC Aviation to expand its Airbus narrowbody fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
Airbus delivered 51 airplanes in May, while order-book activity was unsurprisingly quiet ahead of this month’s Paris Air Show.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Christine Boynton
U.S. airlines are providing some early observations into the summer travel period, examining bookings and other data.
Airlines & Lessors

By James Pozzi
Tapping into the influx of new-generation engines will demand a high level of liquidity from relatively few players.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Wizz Air is seeking to densify its network, shift toward lower-cost secondary airports and build on the maturity of established markets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Kenya Airways COO George Kamal has outlined the carrier’s fleet strategy as the airline maneuvers through supply chain problems and engine shortages.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Unusually, EU strategy shift mirrors European airlines’ wish list.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Wizz Air says its full-year financial results were “significantly distorted” by the ongoing GTF groundings, but believes it has reached a turning point.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Air China has taken delivery of its first A319neo, joining the ranks of other Chinese carriers to operate the shortened variant of the A320neo.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Turkish Airlines Chairman Ahmet Bolat has provided an update on protracted narrowbody and widebody order negotiations with Boeing.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Etihad Airways and China’s SF Airlines agreed to form a joint air cargo business under which they will integrate airfreight services and offerings.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Virgin Australia owner Bain Capital is launching an IPO of shares in the carrier, which will see Bain divest a large portion of its stake.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Brazilian airlines have faced tough conditions, reflected in Azul filing for Chapter 11 protection.
Airlines & Lessors