Airlines & Lessors

Longtime Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford is President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

This week in the Carbon Analysis, SkyTeam's Aerolineas Argentinas, Garuda Indonesia, MEA and TAROM come under the spotlight.

Air Europa reportedly draws interest from large European airline groups.

BeauTech Power Systems and Japanese conglomerate JALUX have formed an aero-engine leasing joint venture which is set to invest $150 million in Airbus A320 engines.

China Aircraft Leasing Company (CALC) has leased one Airbus A330-200 to Korean Air, a new airline client for the Hong Kong-based lessor.

Belavia is struggling to expand its network under EU sanctions because its fleet lacks the range to reach friendly countries, the airline’s CEO says.

NTSB and the FAA are investigating the March 13 incident that started while the American Airlines 737-800 was taxiing to a gate at Denver International Airport.

Athens-based Star Alliance member Aegean Airlines is expanding its Airbus A320neo family orderbook with a firm order for eight additional A321neos,

Kazakhstan´s Air Astana Group, which includes Air Astana and its LCC subsidiary FlyArystan, wants to build out its fleet to 63 aircraft by the end of 2025.

DAE has signed agreements with multiple counter parties to acquire 17 aircraft for an aggregate consideration of approximately $1 billion, the UAE-based lessor said.

Algeria will create a state-owned domestic airline to allow existing flag carrier Air Algerie to focus on international routes.

South Korean investigators have indicated that a power bank in an overhead bin was the most likely cause of a fire on an Air Busan Airbus A321 on Jan. 28.

Europe resets its ingredients to achieve carbon net zero as the mission gets more complicated.

Australia’s Alliance Aviation Services’ move towards Embraer E-Jets has reached the point where the Brazilian aircraft now constitutes half of its inventory.

EVA Air says it will exercise options for six Airbus A350-1000 widebody aircraft and three A321neos.

JetBlue Airways will begin using SAF for flights from its New York JFK base, marking the first time sustainable fuel will be regularly used at the airport.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

This week Flight Friday looks at Spirit Airlines' aggregated flights (cycles) across its total fleet plotted against its GTF fleet's "ground days" percentage.

Aviation legend Steven Udvar-Hazy plans to retire as Executive Chairman of Air Lease Corporation on May 2.

Jazeera Airways is to pay compensation to Kuwait’s defense ministry following the 2017 incident involving a tethered military aerostat.

Oman-based LCC Salam Air has signed an MOU with Bahrain-based Gulf Air to explore maintenance capability that does not exist in its home country.

Southwest bag costs were folded into the price of the ticket, which led to its listed ticket prices often being on par with American, Delta and United.

LCC easyJet is targeting reductions in airport apron fuel consumption, carbon emissions and noise following a successful trial to eliminate the use of aircraft auxiliary power units [APU].

Latvian carrier airBaltic posted a net loss of $128 million, but revenues rose to a record high at the all-Airbus A220-300 operator.

With the opening of a new airport in Greenland’s capital Nuuk, the world’s largest island is now more accessible than ever before.