ACMI Leasing

By Daniel Williams
As MRO Australasia hosts the latest gathering of the aviation aftermarket industry, Flight Friday looks at the top Australian and New Zealand operators by flight cycles.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
EuroAtlantic Airways has added a second Airbus A330-300, leased from Jackson Square Aviation, expanding its widebody fleet to eight aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Norse Atlantic maintained momentum in September despite ending its IndiGo damp-lease deal and has cut transatlantic routes for the northern winter season.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Omni Air International founder Rob Coretz is planning to “rebuild, refleet and grow” the carrier following its planned reacquisition.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The stuttering ACMI market will see wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group (ASG) further reduce its fleet in the second half of the year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
EuroAtlantic Airways expands its widebody ACMI fleet with its first A330-300, positioning itself as a leader in the growing widebody leasing market.
Airlines & Lessors

By James Pozzi
Cyprus Airways CEO says engine availability now drives fleet decisions as the airline adapts to disruptions and supply chain challenges.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Wet-lease and charter operator USC Aero has bought five former Lufthansa A340-600s to expand its fleet and bolster its spares stock as it targets long-term ACMI contracts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Avia Management Group Asia expands Southeast Asian fleet despite ACMI market pressures.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The CEO of Danish Air Transport foresees a downturn in European ACMI business, citing a market oversaturated with capacity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Latvian carrier AirBaltic expects increasing aircraft availability will support an improvement in its financial performance this year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Norse Atlantic doubles down on ACMI and own-network operations, projecting higher revenue, profitability and growth on long-haul routes in 2026.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
GetJet Aviation Holdings, parent of Lithuanian ACMI and charter operator GetJet Airlines, is expanding into the MRO market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Latvia-based wet-lease operator SmartLynx Airlines has ceased operations, the operator confirmed in a LinkedIn post.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Major capacity provider Avia Solutions Group has embarked on a corporate reorganization and is selling off one of its constituent airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The CEO of SunExpress says the European leisure carrier has high expectations for the larger Boeing 737-10 and may up-gauge to the variant sooner.
Airlines & Lessors

By Keith Mwanalushi
ACMI demand is continuing upward momentum in Africa, but gaps in the continent’s infrastructure and MRO capability are adding complexity.
Services & Support

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Bulgarian B2B ACMI and charter operator Fly2Sky, an Airbus operator, has obtained an air operator’s certificate (AOC) in Malta.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Swedish airline Braathens plans a major shake-up in its fleet composition, as it moves toward an all-ACMI operation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Norse Atlantic has completed its previously announced redelivery of three Boeing 787-8s to the aircrafts’ lessor, leaving the airline with a fleet of 12 787-9s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
ACMI specialist German Airways intends to buy Embraer 190s in future, rather than leasing them, as at present.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By David Casey
Uzbekistan Airways has agreed to wet-lease two Airbus A330s from fellow Uzbek carrier Qanot Sharq Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
The Luanda-Lisbon route has high passenger demand, according to TAAG.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The carrier’s newly wet-leased narrowbody is a signal that the airline’s executives see strong summer demand.
Airports & Networks

By Wesley Charnock
ACMI operators have been playing their part in the recovery by giving airlines more options.
Airports & Networks