Airlines & Lessors
Dec 30, 2015
First delivery of the Airbus A320neo has been postponed until 2016 because of documentation issues. The delay means the neo misses a long-planned delivery target of late 2015.
Dec 29, 2015
Total TSA Gun Catches for 2014 (loaded or unloaded firearms, plus stun-guns, discovered at TSA checkpoints across the US).
Dec 29, 2015
Total TSA Gun Catches for December 2014 (loaded or unloaded firearms, plus stun-guns, discovered at TSA checkpoints across the US).
Dec 29, 2015
Ethiopian Airlines has placed a follow-on order for two Bombardier Q400s, valued at approximately $63 million at list prices.
Dec 28, 2015
Germany plans to introduce legislation requiring random testing for drugs and alcohol among the nation’s airline pilots in the aftermath of the Germanwings Airbus A320 crash in March, according to media reports Dec. 27.
Jul 01, 2020
FRANKFURT—IATA warns that a recent rise in COVID-19 cases has already weakened bookings in the second half of June and could severely impact the expected recovery of air travel.
Jul 01, 2020
UK-based Virgin Atlantic said July 1 that it was continuing to work on “a comprehensive, solvent recapitalization of the airline” to ensure it could continue to provide “essential connectivity and competition” for consumers and businesses.
Jul 01, 2020
LONDON—UK ULCC easyJet plans to make more than 700 pilots redundant and close three of its British bases as it downsizes in the face of the novel coronavirus crisis.
Jul 01, 2020
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has granted lease-payment deferrals to a further four customers and is evaluating another 28 requests, taking the total number of approaches to at least 58.
Jul 01, 2020
Ryanair has resumed operating over 1,000 daily flights across Europe, about 40% of its normal July capacity, as it returned to flying July 1 following the COVID-19 crisis.
Jul 01, 2020
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has secured a SEK14.25 billion ($1.5 billion) recapitalization led by the Danish and Swedish governments along with third-largest shareholder the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.
Jul 01, 2020
Icelandair Group is still locked in financial restructuring talks with lessors, a credit card acquirer and Boeing, further-delaying its time line toward a share offering and government-backed loan.
Jul 01, 2020
Following cases of transit passengers being stranded at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) as a result of mishandling by airlines, Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) has introduced a series of penalties imposed on airlines should such cases occur again.