The need for more production investment, ongoing supply chain issues and maintenance capacity concerns are all refraining Safran's CEO from pursuing a higher market share of Airbus A320neo powerplants.
UK leisure carrier Jet2 is predicting families will prioritize foreign holidays, even as macroeconomic conditions continue to squeeze discretionary budgets.
“Vueling has always seized opportunities at Orly—it is a key airport,” Charlotte Dusmenil, Vueling’s director for sales and distribution, tells Aviation Daily.
As many challenges begin the year, carriers anticipate high labor and maintenance costs, delivery delays and air traffic control shortages in the rest of 2024.
An event-saturated January followed a year not short on its own challenges, and during recent earnings calls airlines projected which issues might spill over.
EasyJet's CEO has said Pratt & Whitney was in contention for the 314-engine order that was ultimately awarded to its longstanding existing supplier CFM.
AerCap CEO Aengus Kelly has rung the alarm bell on behalf of the Boeing 737 MAX customer base, which 2023 order numbers show is falling further behind Airbus.
The average emissions of Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and Spirit Airlines are notably lower than the average emissions of the Big Four.
Airbus announced plans for a new conventional narrowbody in June. Now the French government is making it clear that the project is its top funding priority.
UK LCC easyJet has confirmed an order for 56 A320neos and 101 A321neos, plus 100 purchase rights, after shareholders voted 99.94% in favor of the deal.
Airbus’ plan for an ultra-efficient successor to the A320 has received a funding commitment from Paris for €300 million ($330 million) per year, from 2024-27.
