UK regional carrier Eastern Airways plans to launch a network of new services from the under-used Teesside International Airport in northeast England. 

Brazil’s Azul plans to operate a fleet of 75 Embraer E-Jets E2s by 2024, part of an accelerated transition that will see its total fleet grow to over 200 aircraft by the middle of the decade. 

Air Astana president and CEO Peter Foster, while reporting on the Kazakhstan-based airline’s 2019 performance, is acknowledging the growing Wuhan coronavirus outbreak may have imminent adverse effects. 

Thai Airways is preparing to submit revised fleet plans—including aircraft acquisitions—to its board and the government for approval.

Fast-growing LCC Wizz Air had selected Pratt & Whitney’s GTF engine to power 166 Airbus A320neo family aircraft the Hungarian LCC has on order, Pratt said Jan. 27.  

Southwest Airline’s launch of operations to Hawaii in 2019 has reaped big gains for the flying public, as higher travel demand has led to falling fares, Southwest president Tom Nealon said on the company’s recent 2019 fourth quarter (Q4) earnings call. 

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is considering setting up a new operation dedicated to mid-sized jets, with a final recommendation expected during 2020.

African LCC fastjet has informed the stock market that it should be able to continue operating until the end of March, one month longer than previously stated, as critical restructuring talks continue.