Airlines & Lessors
Dec 27, 2016
Delta Air Lines said Dec. 27 it had reached an agreement with Boeing to cancel an order for 18 Boeing 787s that the Atlanta-based airline assumed in 2008 as part of its merger with Northwest Airlines.
Dec 27, 2016
Canadian low-cost carrier (LCC) WestJet has been given the go-ahead from its pilots to acquire additional widebody aircraft.
Dec 27, 2016
Emirates Airline, which saw a steep drop in profit its latest financials, is deferring delivery of six Airbus A380s from 2017 to 2018 and postponing delivery of another six A380s from 2018 to 2019.
Dec 23, 2016
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines will expand European services with 46 additional frequencies in the 2017 summer flight schedule, effective March 26, 2017, using five wet-leased airberlin Airbus A320s.
Dec 23, 2016
SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, is expected to report a solid 2016 performance, despite “challenging conditions” for the airline industry in the tourism sector—including a series of terrorist bombings and a failed coup attempt in Turkey, which depressed yields and slowed bookings because of decreased demand.
Apr 06, 2021
An Estonian court has determined that Tallinn-based Nordic Aviation Group (Nordica) is the legal successor to Estonian Air, opening up the airline to potential liabilities for unpaid wages and the repayment of historic state aid.
Apr 06, 2021
The AirAsia group is something of a bellwether for the Southeast Asian airline industry considering its footprint in multiple countries.
Apr 06, 2021
South African regional carrier SA Express’ future remains uncertain, as would-be buyer Fly SAX awaits a decision from the company’s provisional liquidators.
Apr 06, 2021
Air freight operators Atlas Air, LATAM Cargo and Chinese logistics operator Cainiao plan to launch a seamless flight operation program aimed at halving transport time from China to Latin America.
Apr 06, 2021
Japan Airlines (JAL) has advanced the retirement of its Boeing 777s in domestic configuration, phasing the aircraft out of its fleet a year earlier than expected.
Apr 06, 2021
Flybondi has started operating from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP) serving Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires after transferring operations from the city’s Ministro Pistarini International (EZE).
Apr 06, 2021
Qatar Airways is preparing the next stage of its development for post-COVID flying by operating a special flight carrying only vaccinated crew and passengers on board.
Apr 06, 2021
The European Commission has approved a €4 billion ($4.7 billion) French government-backed recapitalization plan for Air France, but in return the flag-carrier must relinquish 18 daily slots at Paris Orly airport to alleviate Brussels’ competition concerns.