Airlines & Lessors
Jun 09, 2016
African budget carrier fastjet has named Nico Bezuidenhout, who has led South African Airways (SAA) and its budget subsidiary Mango, as its new CEO.
Jun 08, 2016
Colombia flag carrier Avianca is open to investor opportunities to help it grow when Brazil’s economic conditions improve, Avianca Brasil CEO Jose Efromovich told ATW.
Jun 08, 2016
Bahraini flag carrier Gulf Air moved closer to breakeven in 2015, reducing its net loss to BD24.1 million ($63.6 million) from BD62.7 million in 2014.
Jun 08, 2016
Paris Orly-based long-haul, low-cost startup French Blue has taken delivery of its first aircraft, a new Airbus A330-300, and is aiming to launch operations on Sept. 10.
Jun 08, 2016
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will phase out its final Fokker 70 on Oct. 29, 2017, ending 20 years of service.
Nov 17, 2020
A team of analysts from Jefferies Group rated Southwest Airlines as their top U.S. airline pick for the next several years, judging that its strong…
Nov 17, 2020
Aer Lingus plans to jettison Stobart Air as the provider of its regional services, with the Irish national carrier opting to transfer the service to a start-up operator.
Nov 17, 2020
Cabin crew requiring recurrent training should be allowed to use real aircraft rather than the more common cabin mock-ups during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to EASA.
Nov 17, 2020
Word of consistent lease-deferral requests from airlines and a court-granted approval for Aeromexico to convert 96 leases to power-by-the-hour (PBH) agreements prompted some to wonder whether the current crisis is altering lessor-lessee dynamics.
Nov 17, 2020
UK LCC easyJet has raised further liquidity by selling over 300 London Stansted (STN) slots to Irish rival Ryanair and refinancing another 10 Airbus A320s, after posting its first ever full-year loss—totaling over £1 billion ($1.3 billion).
Nov 17, 2020
Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and SWISS International Air Lines (SWISS) will introduce a buy-on-board catering system on all short- and medium-haul flights starting in spring 2021.
Nov 17, 2020
Aer Lingus has been granted tentative approval to join an existing antitrust-immune transatlantic joint venture that includes American Airlines, British Airways (BA), Iberia and Finnair.
Nov 17, 2020
The Spanish regional carrier plans to reduce salary costs by 25% to avoid layoffs and to reduce its fleet by one third, equaling about 14 aircraft.