Airlines & Lessors
Jul 27, 2015
Malaysia-based low-cost carrier (LCC) AirAsia plans to reopen services to the tourist destination of the Maldives, in the Indian Ocean.
Jul 27, 2015
A Lao Airlines flight—enroute from South Korea’s Gimhae International Airport to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (LPDR) on July 25—was turned back by Chinese airspace controllers for not having approval to pass through newly imposed Chinese airspace.
Jul 27, 2015
Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair announced a net profit of €245 million ($271.4 million) for the first quarter of its financial year, up 25% compared to €197 million for the year-ago period.
Jul 24, 2015
US Airlines with over 1000 Full-time Equivalent (FTE) employees, ranked by increase in employees, year-over-year. FTE calculations count two part-time employees as one full-time employee.
Jul 24, 2015
Southwest Airlines flight attendants have voted down a tentative agreement that would have ended two years of negotiations.
Dec 09, 2019
Lufthansa Group has concluded a purchase agreement with Swiss catering specialist gategroup, which will acquire the European business of Lufthansa catering division LSG Group for an undisclosed sum.
Dec 09, 2019
Hungarian LCC Wizz Air sees opportunities for growth as it looks toward receiving Airbus A321XLR long-haul narrowbodies beginning in 2023.
Dec 09, 2019
Italy has named a new special administrator to oversee Alitalia, after plans for a consortium of investors to put forward a rescue plan for the bankrupt carrier failed to materialize.
Dec 09, 2019
Air Malta plans to introduce two Airbus A321XLRs to its fleet in 2024 enabling the airline to launch its first long-haul services.
Dec 09, 2019
The Hong Kong Air Transport Licensing Authority (ATLA) has decided not to take action against LCC Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) “for the time being” after the carrier secured cash last week to pay employees and keep operations afloat.
Dec 06, 2019
Spirit Airlines is suing the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), alleging the department violated federal law by withholding peak-hour slots at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) formerly belonging to Southwest Airlines.
Dec 06, 2019
Canadian ULCC Swoop is looking to grow its fleet to up to 50 aircraft “over the next couple of years” as the airline seeks to add more secondary airports to its network.
Dec 06, 2019
Dutch LCC Transavia will launch services to 14 European and North African destinations from its new base at Montpellier Méditerranée Airport in southern France in April 2020.