Airlines & Lessors

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, launched 20 years ago with diverse goals, now focuses on aircraft leasing and MRO, but it might revisit its wider original vision.

Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines will now operate under a single operating certificate (SOC), clearing a major regulatory hurdle in their ongoing merger integration process.

The attendance of numerous top government transport and aviation officials was a notable feature of Aviation Africa 2025.

Delta Air Lines will launch direct nonstop flights between Atlanta and Riyadh beginning in October 2026.

From Africans making their own destiny via national self-interest to charges and taxes, senior leaders vented their frustrations during Aviation Africa.

Kenya is moving ahead with its plans to expand its fleet and forge strategic partnerships, even as supply chain disruptions and maintenance delays weigh on operations.

“Let’s accelerate it, and let's finish the job” of creating the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), demanded Adefunke Adeyemi, Secretary General of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), addressing delegates at the Aviation Africa 2025 Summit, being held in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda in September.

Wizz Air will trial a new premium product dubbed “Wizz Class” on certain routes from December in response to demand from business travelers.

EASA's first annual report into the uptake and development of SAF in Europe highlights just how much of the road to reducing aviation emissions remains ahead.

How is Boeing going about regaining sales momentum in Africa and rebuilding the firm’s reputation? Anbessie Yitbarek, Boeing’s head of sales in Africa, talks to African Aerospace’s Mark Pilling.

JetBlue plans to launch 17 new routes to Fort Lauderdale and add additional frequencies on another 12 in a strategic expansion a long time coming.

Executives at Volaris believe the number of aircraft on ground (AOG) stemming from issues related to Pratt GTF engines should resolve by the end of 2027.

President Javier Milei administration’s reforms in the country’s aviation sector remain intact, for now.

Riyadh Air signed its first aircraft lease agreement with global aircraft lessor AviLease on Oct. 27 for a Boeing 787-9.

Fiji Airways has named former Virgin Australia head Paul Scurrah as its next CEO.

Shenzhen Airlines has issued a tender via China’s Government Procurement Network for more A320neos while Loong Air has signed a new lease.

Air China Cargo announced its intent to sign a purchase agreement with Airbus for six A350F freighters, becoming the variant's first customer in mainland China.

Violent regional conflicts, an unreliable supply chain and delayed aircraft are driving Emirates’ strategy to control or produce as much as possible in-house.

UK regional carrier Eastern Airways has suspended operations, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) confirms.

Nigeria’s Air Peace takes a major step with its inaugural first flight from Nigeria’s capital Abuja to London Heathrow.

Iraqi Airways’ efficiency was already high, and its fleet expansion will only serve to improve already positive figures.

Russia’s leading airline operator Aeroflot Group is feeling threatened by the growing presence of foreign air carriers in its home market, according to its CEO.

Recently released traffic figures for China’s three largest airline groups reveal record-breaking quarterly performances during the third quarter of 2025.

Airbus is seeking to partner with airlines to push a wide range of potential decarbonization solutions, an executive at the OEM tells Aviation Week.

Alaska Air Group said a failure at its primary data center was behind a systemwide ground stop of Alaska and Horizon Air flights that lasted several hours.