Airlines & Lessors
Feb 22, 2019
The provincial government of Jiangsu in eastern China is negotiating to buy a stake in HNA subsidiary Suparna Airlines, industry sources said.
Feb 22, 2019
Architects of a new standard for electronic aircraft records transfers are confident their work will yield the first real-world paperless transactions in 2019—a key milestone in a years-long effort to simplify aircraft-ownership transfers by cutting down on paper and connecting disparate back-end systems.
Feb 22, 2019
UAE-based LCC Air Arabia has recorded its first annual deficit for many years, slumping to a 2018 net loss of AED307 million ($83.6 million), reversed from a profit of $180 million in 2017.
Feb 22, 2019
LCC flydubai reported a full-year loss of AED159.8 million ($43.5 million), reversed from a profit of AED37.3 million for 2017.
Feb 21, 2019
Berlin-based logistics company Zeitfracht Group has acquired German regional airline LGW from the Lufthansa Group.
Oct 13, 2022
Lessor AviaAM will expand its freighter portfolio with six Mammoth Freighter Boeing 777-300ER conversions.
Oct 13, 2022
The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) has raised the issue of LCC “fare dumping” with the European Commission and is considering further action.
Oct 13, 2022
As airlines begin to add back services to Hong Kong, it remains to be seen how extensive or rapid the capacity recovery will be—and whether there has been any permanent damage to demand.
Oct 13, 2022
Several European regional airline CEOs are taking new aircraft technology timelines with a pinch of salt—they are welcoming the eco push but are generally technology agnostic.
Oct 13, 2022
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is in discussions with Indian conglomerate Tata Group over its shares of Vistara, presaging a potential integration of the latter with Air India, which Tata now fully owns.
Oct 13, 2022
Ethiopian has partnered with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) on the freighter conversion line at its MRO hub.
Oct 13, 2022
Lessor AerCap has placed a firm order for 15 Airbus A321-200 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions with German conversion specialist Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), with options for a further 15 A321P2F conversions.
Oct 13, 2022
EasyJet says bookings for 2023 are coming in fast after a “record bounce back” over the summer, but the UK LCC will post a full-year pre-tax loss of up to £190 million ($210 million), partly because of costs linked to operational problems the industry has faced in recent months.