Airlines & Lessors
Sep 16, 2015
Canary Islands regional airline Binter Canarias has taken delivery of the first of 12 ATR 72-600s ordered through two different contracts signed in 2014 and earlier this year.
Sep 16, 2015
Sichuan Airlines plans to operate 24 Airbus A320neo aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) engines.
Sep 16, 2015
An Air France pilot has reported a debris sighting just off the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, where a part of the Boeing 777-200 that operated Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was found on July 29.
Sep 16, 2015
Finnair has canceled one domestic flight on Sept. 17 and a further 15 on Sept. 18 in preparation for a nationwide labor demonstration, which is likely to disrupt its operations.
Sep 16, 2015
The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) has won orders for 10 150-seat C919s and 10 ARJ21 regional aircraft from Thailand’s City Airways and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Financial Leasing Co. (ICBC).
Mar 12, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered a travel ban between the U.S. and mainland Europe for 30 days beginning Mar. 13 for foreign nationals, in a stunning move aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19.
Mar 11, 2020
Cathay Pacific Airways posted a net profit of HK$1.7 billion ($217 million) in 2019, down 28% year-over-year (YOY), as anti-government protests that began in June 2019 precipitated a significant decline in what is usually a stronger period for the airline.
Mar 11, 2020
European airlines and airports revealed more COVID-19 related cancellations and reductions, a day after the Italian government placed the entire country on lockdown, sparking knock-on effects throughout the region’s aviation sector.
Mar 11, 2020
Around 25% of the worldwide Airbus A380 fleet is in the process of being grounded as airlines cut their largest widebodies from services dealing with the fall-out of the coronavirus crisis.
Mar 11, 2020
South African carrier Comair is considering selling off some non-core businesses after several financial hits, Comair Group CEO Wrenelle Stander said Mar. 11.
Mar 11, 2020
American Airlines will lease 22 Boeing 787-8s from Singapore-based BOC Aviation, the lessor announced Mar. 10 in a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Mar 11, 2020
Aeroflot Group reported a 2019 net profit of RUB13.5 billion ($218 million). The group had to restate its 2018 full-year results according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) requirements, which resulted in a loss of RUB55.7 billion for 2018.
Mar 11, 2020
United Airlines is leaving nothing to chance over the potential impact of COVID-19, operating under planning assumptions that United president Scott Kirby called “much more severe than anything we’ve seen anyone else publish.”