Airlines & Lessors
Apr 27, 2017
United Airlines’ CEO has provided US lawmakers with a detailed account of events leading up to and during the incident that notoriously ended up with a passenger being brutally dragged off an aircraft to make way for a United regional airline employee.
Apr 26, 2017
Italy is preparing an emergency bridge loan to keep Alitalia going, in hopes of finding a buyer, after employees derailed the carrier’s turnaround plan by rejecting a labor agreement.
Apr 26, 2017
Icelandic low-cost carrier WOW Air has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, sourced from US lessor Air Lease Corp. (ALC).
Apr 26, 2017
Alaska Air Group—the parent of Alaska Airlines, Virgin America and Horizon Air—reported a 2017 first-quarter net profit of $99 million, down 46% from a net profit of $184 million in the 2016 March quarter.
Apr 26, 2017
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has confirmed that CFO Nayyar Hayat has become acting CEO, replacing Bernd Hildenbrand, the company said in a statement April 25, when Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Shaikh Aftab Ahmed visited PIA headquarters.
Jun 21, 2021
Norwegian's board has elected to promoted CFO Geir Karlsen to the top job as the LCC emerges from restructuring.
Jun 18, 2021
Breeze Airways defended its practice of recruiting college-age flight attendants through a tuition-reimbursement program with Utah Valley University (UVU), responding to complaints that the program amounts to discrimination against older and diverse candidates.
Jun 18, 2021
Initial route maps rolled out by new entrants Breeze Airways and Avelo Airlines points to an intersection of two trends—pre-downturn medium-hub…
Jun 18, 2021
International Airlines Group (IAG) and Virgin Atlantic have put their support behind legal action that is challenging the lack of transparency around how the UK government classifies countries under its traffic light framework.
Jun 18, 2021
A potential new owner has reportedly emerged for South Korea’s Eastar Jet, boosting the prospect of the grounded LCC eventually returning to operations.
Jun 18, 2021
Italy’s government has appointed former Fiat executive Alfredo Altavilla to be the new executive chairman of Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA), the yet-to-be-launched successor to Alitalia.
Jun 18, 2021
The airline indicated most of its long-haul routes are unlikely to resume until 2022.
Jun 18, 2021
The Helsinki-based carrier is introducing Business Light, a no-frills ticket for passengers who want the extra personal space that business class offers.