Airlines & Lessors
Oct 18, 2017
Spanish LCC Volotea Airlines is considering moving its headquarters from Barcelona amid political turmoil in Catalonia following the region’s contested independence vote.
Oct 18, 2017
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has delayed the launch of its new Ireland-based operating unit until December 2017, citing aircraft delivery delays.
Oct 18, 2017
Administrators at Italian carrier Alitalia have confirmed they have received seven offers for the airline’s assets, following the expiration of the extended Oct. 16 bid deadline.
Oct 17, 2017
Oneworld has confirmed that airberlin will no longer be part of the alliance from Oct. 28, when the bankrupt German carrier ceases operations.
Oct 17, 2017
Hawaiian inter-island regional carrier Island Air filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Oct. 16, in what the carrier called “an effort to continue normal operations while navigating through legal challenges recently presented by the lessors of its aircraft.”
Oct 20, 2021
Israeli carrier El Al has started acquisition talks with competitor Arkia Israeli Airlines, although the discussions remain at an early stage.
Oct 20, 2021
The parent company of Thai AirAsia, Asia Aviation (AAV), is planning to raise THB17.9 billion ($536 million) as it hopes to position itself for Thailand’s border reopening Nov. 1.
Oct 20, 2021
UK LCC easyJet plans to offer passengers lounge access for the first time through a partnership with No1 Lounges at London Gatwick Airport.
Oct 20, 2021
DHL Air Austria has received its Austrian air operator’s certificate (AOC) and is preparing to launch operations later this in 2021.
Oct 20, 2021
Lufthansa says Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) will be the first destination for its new Boeing 787-9s when the aircraft commence operations in 2022.
Oct 20, 2021
Some of Europe’s major airlines are planning to expand their winter schedules on transatlantic routes as the U.S. plans to relax restrictions on vaccinated international air travelers starting Nov. 8.
Oct 20, 2021
In the run up to COP26, which the UK is hosting later this month in Glasgow, the government has set out a new sustainability strategy, with aviation and—in particular—sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) playing an important role in the broader aim to become a net-zero society by 2050.
Oct 19, 2021
The UK CAA will allow London Heathrow to raise passenger charges—but not as much as the airport had hoped for.