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U.S. lessor SKY Leasing has closed a $663 million note offering, generating funds to acquire a portfolio of 16 Airbus and Boeing aircraft which includes 10 A321neos.

The carrier has signaled LAX will be its first North American service.

Turkish LCC Pegasus Airlines plans to operate a fleet almost entirely made up of Airbus A320neo family aircraft by 2025.

Based on Airbus’ latest thinking that single-aisle demand will return sooner than expected, the OEM is resuming preparatory work for a new narrowbody final assembly line in Toulouse to be operational by the end of 2022.

The services will increase the airline’s leisure offer to destinations in Europe.

The LCC's CEO says a large middle class in South America has been priced out of air travel.

CEO Felix Antelo tells Routes Reconnected the Colombian ULCC plans to increase its international network using its recently created Medellín hub.

Mexican ULCC Volaris believes domestic demand could recover this year and its capacity should continue to rise through 2021 as eight leased A320neos join its fleet.

Delta Air Lines has agreed to purchase 25 additional Airbus A321neos, with options for 25 more, as carriers resume planning for long-term growth and the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic ebbs across the U.S.

S7 Airlines and Aeroflot are each launching new routes to Morocco among their latest network expansion plans.

The carrier’s planned transatlantic routes have moved a step closer.

Airlines are adding more routes and capacity between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel.

The New York-based LCC had already secured summer slots at LGW and STN.

Four routes will be launched from the International Airlines Group-owned carrier’s new base in the UK.

Hawaiian Airlines will compete with American Airlines on the new route.

The airline is restoring Tasmania to its network after a 23-year absence. The route comes as New Zealand’s government has announced the extension of an air connectivity scheme.

Air China has said it will purchase 18 Airbus A320neos family aircraft from AFS Investments, a wholly owned subsidiary of lessor GECAS.

Kazakhstan’s capital has secured another direct link to the United Arab Emirates.

Kuwaiti LCC Jazeera Airways foresees significant demand for air transport starting to return from midway through 2021 and intends to continue with plans to revitalize its fleet.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has once again selected CFM International’s LEAP-1A engine to power its latest order for 35 A320neo family aircraft placed in 2018.

Vistara becomes the latest airline to add flights to the Maldives.

Jazeera Airways will go head-to-head with flag-carriers Kuwait Airways and Srilankan Airlines on the route.

Larnaca in Cyprus is returning to Scandinavian Airlines’ (SAS) network after an absence of more than seven years.

The Egyptian port city will join the start-up carrier’s network later this month.

The CEO of the Swiss startup still believes the long-haul low-cost model can be a success.