Airlines & Lessors
Apr 30, 2020
Some airlines in Europe, now bolstered by hefty state aid packages, are trying to assess how their businesses will fare after the crisis.
Apr 30, 2020
In regional downturns, lessors can move around aircraft to where they are still needed. In COVID-19 times, that is no longer possible.
Apr 29, 2020
A change in repair service priorities during the downturn could benefit lessors.
Apr 28, 2020
Ask the Editors: Air Transport World Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker answers.
Apr 27, 2020
Virgin Australia, one of the first major airlines in voluntary administration due to COVID-19, hopes for quick relaunch under new owners.
May 15, 2023
The Brazilian airline reached an agreement with most of its lessors to reduce lease payments by $1.1 billion during the next four-and-a-half years.
May 15, 2023
A strong increase in total tourist arrival into Thailand in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023 has brought Thai Airways back into the black.
May 15, 2023
SpiceJet stated categorically that “it has no plans whatsoever to file for insolvency.”
May 15, 2023
LCC group AirAsia announced the launch of three new routes from Malaysia to China, flying from Kuala Lumpur to Quanzhou, Guilin and Chengdu, starting in June.
May 15, 2023
Avianca said Aerocivil’s conditions for approving the proposed merger would “make Viva’s recovery impossible and could even affect Avianca’s stability.”
May 12, 2023
Progress is being made in contract negotiations between WestJet and ALPA-represented pilots, as the potential for a work stoppage nears.
May 12, 2023
Turkish Airlines expects to announce an order for 600 aircraft in June, part of the airline’s plans to expand its fleet to over 800 aircraft by 2033.
May 12, 2023
A May 11 airworthiness directive requires A380 operators to calculate “factored time on ground” and conduct inspections based on Airbus’ revised criteria.