Airlines & Lessors
Nov 23, 2017
Irish lessor and asset management company Airborne Capital launched on Nov. 23, with plans to create an aircraft portfolio valued at over $5 billion within five years.
Nov 23, 2017
Tianjin-based Okay Airways has finalized an order for five Boeing 787-9s, valued at $1.4 billion at list prices, which it will use to expand into long-haul operations from Beijing’s new airport.
Nov 22, 2017
Insolvent Italian flag carrier Alitalia made a net loss of €31.3 million ($36.9 million) for the bulk of the period in which it has operated in under bankruptcy protection this year, it was announced Nov. 22.
Nov 22, 2017
The administrators of insolvent UK leisure carrier Monarch Airlines have won their legal appeal to keep possession of some of the airport slots previously held by the carrier.
Nov 22, 2017
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has canceled Eastern Air Lines’ air operator’s certificate (AOC), thus bringing to close a long-running—and some say, quixotic—attempt to revive a name storied in aviation history.
Nov 17, 2021
The revived UK regional airline plans to fly domestic and European routes using a fleet of De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 turboprops.
Nov 17, 2021
Colombia’s Avianca continues to expand its network with the start of three new flights from Guayaquil in Ecuador.
Nov 17, 2021
ITA Airways has signed codeshare agreements with Air Europa and TAP Air Portugal as the new airline—and successor to Alitalia—pushes ahead with growth plans a month after its launch.
Nov 17, 2021
The airline, formerly known as Enerjet, will operate a fleet of 46 737 MAX aircraft.
Nov 17, 2021
While the long-haul, low-cost business model was firmly established in the Asia-Pacific region before the COVID-19 crisis, it had yet to fully prove its long-term profitability.
Nov 17, 2021
European air traffic reached 77.4% of 2019 traffic in the week to Nov. 16, Eurocontrol said, with an average of 20,727 daily flights, as the network manager also highlighted the impact of the U.S. reopening on flight numbers.
Nov 17, 2021
When Scott Kirby, 54, took over the CEO position at United Airlines in May 2020 after four years as its president, the airline industry was in its worst-ever crisis.
Nov 16, 2021
The U.S. and South American airline companies are awaiting U.S. government approval for their proposed joint venture.