Airlines & Lessors
Sep 28, 2017
Irish LCC Ryanair has said it is no longer interested in acquiring part of Italian flag carrier Alitalia, as it instead focuses on its own pilot crewing crisis.
Sep 28, 2017
Abu Dhabi-based carrier Etihad Airways has named UK Ministry of Defense executive Tony Douglas as group CEO, succeeding James Hogan in the role.
Sep 27, 2017
UK LCC easyJet has formed a partnership with US-based Wright Electric, which aims to develop an 180-seat electric aircraft for commercial aviation use within 10 years.
Sep 27, 2017
Irish LCC Ryanair is cutting winter capacity growth by 25 aircraft and its planned summer 2018 fleet by 10 aircraft because of a pilot-leave scheduling failure, although the airline’s profit forecast remains unchanged.
Sep 27, 2017
Southwest Airlines has publicly apologized to a passenger who was physically pulled off a Boeing 737 by law enforcement officers at Baltimore/Washington International Airport over a pet-allergy dispute.
Oct 06, 2021
British Airways (BA) plans to remove four of its Airbus A380s from storage and return them to service as favorable revisions to U.S. air travel restrictions edge closer to fruition.
Oct 05, 2021
The gap in profitability between airlines in North and Latin America will widen next year, driven by a strong domestic market in the U.S. and financial weakness among legacy carriers in Latin America.
Oct 05, 2021
Lebanon-based Middle East Airlines (MEA), launch customer of the Airbus A321XLR, is targeting more routes to Africa when the aircraft enters service with the SkyTeam alliance member in 2024.
Oct 05, 2021
Emirates is in negotiations with both Boeing and Airbus about potential shifts in deliveries for its 777X, 787-9 and A350 fleets, and is criticizing Boeing for its lack of transparency vis-à-vis customers on its proposed schedule.
Oct 05, 2021
FedEx Express believes there’s still a significant gap between supply and demand in cargo operations that will continue to drive momentum in the freight business.
Oct 05, 2021
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said he expects international markets in Asia will recover to pre-pandemic levels of activity by 2023, slower than other regions but still ahead of some industry forecasts.
Oct 05, 2021
UK LCC Jet2 says it has agreed with Airbus to buy a further 15 new A321neo aircraft to be delivered between 2026 and 2029.
Oct 05, 2021
As part of a codeshare agreement signed by Qatar Airways and RwandAir, the Rwandan carrier will launch new nonstop flights between Kigali and Doha starting in December.