Airlines & Lessors
Feb 04, 2016
Airberlin, which fitted more XL economy seats on its A330-200 long-haul fleet in September 2015, are proving to be very popular with passengers with an 80% occupancy rate.
Feb 04, 2016
Singapore-based long-haul, low-cost carrier (LCC) Scoot plans to launch services to at least three Indian destinations by the end of May 2016.
Feb 04, 2016
Chongqing-based West Air has launched a new 3X-weekly schedule from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Singapore’s Changi Airport with 180-seat Airbus A320-200 aircraft.
Feb 04, 2016
Egypt’s Air Leisure Airline has signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Russia’s Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) for four Sukhoi Superjet 100s (SSJ100), with six options.
Feb 04, 2016
Qatar Airways and the parent of Italian airline Meridiana have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on “a potential partnership project,” Meridiana said Feb. 4.
Aug 12, 2020
Airlines continue to seek short-term relief from lessors, but the number of requests is dwindling, and most are meeting payment obligations, senior leasing executives report.
Aug 12, 2020
Sky Airline is pushing ahead with plans to expand its international network from Peru despite lower passenger demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
Aug 12, 2020
German cabin crew union UFO is recommending its members accept a preliminary crisis deal reached with Lufthansa to avoid forced redundancies despite major uncertainties about the details.
Aug 12, 2020
With no finance minister helming the ministry, Thai AirAsia and six other airlines are hoping to go straight to the top and meet with Thai prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha regarding government assistance.
Aug 12, 2020
Vietnam Airlines is in the process of securing a VND4 trillion ($171.8 million) government loan as well as another VND8 trillion in charter capital increases as the flag-carrier predicts a VND15.1 trillion loss for 2020.
Aug 12, 2020
Mesa Airlines managed to eke out a $3 million net profit in the 2020 second quarter (Q2), as fixed payments from major airline partners helped the carrier overcome a historic air travel slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aug 11, 2020
Air France has been authorized to operate a third weekly flight between France and China following weeks of negotiations between the two countries.
Aug 11, 2020
Talks over an extension to the Payroll Support Program (PSP) look set to come down to the wire in September, after negotiations toward another U.S. coronavirus aid package broke down late last week.