Airbus A340

SpiceJet has begun a major fleet ramp-up for the winter schedule season with the arrival of the first of several damp-leased aircraft it has secured.

A Swiss executive outlined further details of the airline's widebody fleet strategy during a visit to Toulouse to assess the flag carrier's first Airbus A350.

Turbo Resources has a three-year consignment arrangement with Aircraft Engine Lease Finance covering a variety of aircraft and engine parts.

With Aero-Engines Asia-Pacific coming up April 23-24, this week's Flight Friday looks at widebody engine utilization by Asia-Pacific operators.

Aeras Aviation is expanding engine teardown activity to include additional platforms such as the CFM56-5C, V2500 and PW4000.

Lufthansa will halt Frankfurt-Beijing flights starting Oct. 26, becoming the latest European airline to cut services to mainland China.

Lufthansa has revealed plans for a major revamp of its fleet that will see the mainline Lufthansa Airlines operate a lot fewer narrowbodies by 2028.

Edelweiss Air plans to open new routes from Switzerland to Seattle and Halifax during the summer 2025 season.

Lufthansa Airlines' long-haul fleet will be streamlined by decommissioning its Airbus A340-300, A340-600, A330-200 and Boeing 747-400 sub-fleets by 2028.

Swiss is expected to receive its first of five Airbus A350-900s in the second quarter of 2025.

Seoul will become the third new long-haul destination in Swiss’ network this summer.

Perth will become South African Airways’ second intercontinental destination since the carrier exited a business rescue process.

By the end of 2026, the existing five A340-300s should be replaced, and Edelweiss’ long-haul fleet will be restored to pre-pandemic levels.

USC is a privately owned carrier focusing on operating Airbus A340s on either wet-leases or charters globally.

The Airbus A340 was unable to retract its flaps, forcing it to dump fuel and return German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and her delegation to Abu Dhabi.

Madagascar Airlines has also been given national carrier status, a key milestone in the turnaround plan for former flag carrier Air Madagascar.

South Africa’s Civil Aviation Authority has granted the country’s flag-carrier a new air operator’s certificate (AOC), though a restart date for South African Airways (SAA) remains uncertain.

Lufthansa is resuming service to HKG after a five-month pause.

The route returns to the carrier’s network after an absence of five years.

The decision to reactivate the four-engine widebodies, that were being phased out from its fleet, follows Lufthansa witnessing growing demand for first-class services.

The route is returning to the Edelweiss network after a decade absence

Lufthansa Group plans to phase out eight long-haul aircraft types over the next few years and sees no prospect of returning the Airbus A380 or A340-600 back to service.

SWISS International Air Lines’ (SWISS) sister carrier Edelweiss Air may phase out its Airbus A330-300 fleet and keep its aging A340-300 in operation.

New aircraft will allow the 10-year-old airline to expand its horizons beyond Nigeria.

Thai Airways has put a total of 34 aircraft up for sale, including all of its Boeing 747-400, 777-200 and 777-300, as the flag-carrier turns to more fuel-efficient aircraft for the handful of international flights it now operates.