Airlines & Lessors
Oct 28, 2015
Hainan Airlines’ subsidiary Capital Airlines has opened two international routes—Zhanjiang-Bangkok on Oct. 26 and Beijing-Male on Oct. 27.
Oct 28, 2015
Finnair CEO Pekka Vauramo believes the biggest challenge for the oneworld member will be to grow further to reach a more competitive size as soon as possible.
Oct 28, 2015
Utah-based SkyWest Inc., parent of regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines, posted a first-quarter net profit of $36.3 million, a slight decrease from net income of $41.3 million in the 2014 September quarter.
Oct 28, 2015
Startup carrier fastjet Zimbabwe operated its first flight on Oct. 28, making its debut between Harare and Victoria Falls.
Oct 28, 2015
Rotana Jet has confirmed it is the first airline in the Middle East and Africa to deliver a live transaction using IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) standard, which has been validated by the IATA IT technical team.
Apr 24, 2020
LONDON—Smaller European regional carriers that have government participation or serve niche markets are the airlines most likely to emerge from the…
Apr 24, 2020
New LCC Air Arabia Abu Dhabi (AAAD), received its Air Operating Certificate (AOC) from the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) April 23, allowing it to start operating from the UAE capital.
Apr 24, 2020
Mexico City-based ULCC Volaris will cut capacity by 90% in May, as it braces for the COVID-19 pandemic to peak across Latin America in the coming weeks.
Apr 24, 2020
The French state will grant Air France-KLM a total of €7 billion ($7.6 billion) in loans to help it weather the COVID-19 crisis, and longer-term may consider increasing its stake, the Franco-Dutch airline group said April 24.
Apr 24, 2020
Aeromexico plans to slash its capacity by 80% in the 2020 second quarter (Q2) while working to convince Mexico’s government of the country’s airlines’ need for financial aid as credit markets tighten during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Apr 24, 2020
A few weeks ago, Aviation Week spoke with Airbus chief commercial officer Christian Scherer about the role of lessors. Scherer was still full of praise.
Apr 24, 2020
Alitalia will relaunch in June with a reduced fleet of around 90 aircraft, Italy’s economic development minister Stefano Patuanelli told a parliamentary hearing April 23.
Apr 24, 2020
Garuda Indonesia saw first quarter (Q1) 2020 revenue drop by 33% year-on-and year—and sharper declines are yet to come in April as COVID-19 restrictions within Indonesia tighten.