Airlines & Lessors
Jan 24, 2018
Fierce competition has forced Air Seychelles to cut its Paris route, which generates 30% of revenue, as well as two Airbus A330s and an undisclosed number of staff under a wide-ranging restructuring plan.
Jan 24, 2018
LCC Norwegian remains confident of its future despite concerns in some quarters that its aggressive route expansion strategy may not be sustainable, the airline’s CFO said Jan. 24.
Jan 24, 2018
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) is attempting to steer a middle course between picking up new assets and portfolios of aircraft from competitors, while not allowing the thrill of the mergers & acquisitions (M&A) sector stampede it into unwise deals, president and CEO Alec Burger said Jan. 24.
Jan 24, 2018
Irish lessor Avolon CEO Domhnal Slattery sought to reassure the aircraft finance industry that liquidity issues at its parent HNA Group are not impeding its own business.
Jan 24, 2018
New Argentine startup Flybondi plans to grow its fleet to around 30 aircraft by the end of 2021 as the ultra-LCC prepares for its first commercial flight.
Jan 12, 2022
Proposed Indian LCC Akasa Air intends to start commercial operations in late May or early June, according to CEO Vinay Dube.
Jan 11, 2022
The chief executive of Mesa Airlines believes there is an issue facing commercial aviation more dire than COVID, and he’s worried that it is only getting worse.
Jan 11, 2022
United Airlines is reporting about 4% of its employees have tested positive for COVID-19, illustrating the operational struggles U.S. airlines are battling as the omicron coronavirus variant washes over the country.
Jan 11, 2022
South African Airways’ (SAA) interim board has pledged to take whatever action is necessary to rid the airline of corrupt staff from what it described as its “shameful past” and to work toward recovering misappropriated funds.
Jan 11, 2022
The airline says its decision to add 737 MAXs to its fleet was partially influenced by aftermarket-related benefits brought by new aircraft.
Jan 11, 2022
Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) is saying its 2021 air cargo performance was the best in the carrier’s 62-year history, following a pivot to cargo-centric operations while the island remained mostly shut to passenger movement.
Jan 11, 2022
One of the key figures behind JetBlue’s Northeast Alliance (NEA) with American Airlines is moving to Delta Air Lines.
Jan 11, 2022
EquAir has become the first Latin American startup to launch commercial operations in 2022 after receiving its air operator’s certificate from the Ecuadorian Civil Aviation General Directorate earlier in January.