Airlines & Lessors
Aug 04, 2015
China’s HNA Group, parent company of Hainan Airlines, has agreed to buy the Swissport ground and cargo handling company for CHF2.73 billion ($2.82 billion) from PAI Partners.
Aug 03, 2015
The European Commission has referred France to the European Court of Justice for failing to recover incompatible aid received by Ryanair and its subsidiary Airport Marketing Services (AMS) for using Pau, Nîmes and Angoulême airports, and Transavia for using Pau airport.
Aug 03, 2015
If you’ve been following the news at all recently then you will be familiar with a Zimbabwe lion called Cecil and his fate. It’s not my place in this column to comment on that incident and the resulting outrage against the American who killed Cecil, but I would like to start an honor roll for those airlines that have banned the shipment of wild animal trophies in response.
Aug 03, 2015
Four US airlines have formed a new coalition to oppose the campaign to fight expansion of the Gulf carriers in the US. The CEOs of Atlas Air, FedEx, Hawaiian Airlines and JetBlue Airways have submitted a joint letter to the US government saying that what American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are seeking would be a breach of Open Skies treaties and a political maneuver to reduce competition.
Aug 03, 2015
Saint Petersburg-based Rossiya Airlines has begun supplying airport ground handling services to all Aeroflot Group carriers at Pulkovo International Airport.
Jan 02, 2020
China Southern Airlines has launched a virtual reality (VR) function in its seat selection option, allowing passengers to preview what the seat and the surrounding area would look like when booking flights.
Jan 02, 2020
A March 2019 Air France A380 engine failure has been linked to cracks in two low-pressure compressor (LPC) first-stage fan blades, triggering an inspection order from the FAA.
Jan 02, 2020
Despite a market slowdown, depreciation of key currencies, and limited infrastructure, Vietnam Airlines Group reported a consolidated revenue of VND101.2 trillion ($4.45 billion) for 2019, a 22% year-over-year (YOY) improvement.
Jan 02, 2020
Italian LCC Ernest Airlines will temporarily cease operations from Jan. 13 after Italy’s National Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) suspended its air operator’s certificate (AOC) Dec. 29, 2019.
Dec 31, 2019
Qingdao city will buy Qingdao Airlines and Nanshan Jet from private Nanshan Group, as Chinese state expands its commercial aviation role.
Dec 27, 2019
HNA Group has again relinquished some of its shareholding in an airline set up to serve local economic development, this time Air Guilin.
Dec 27, 2019
A Bek Air Fokker 100 crashed immediately after takeoff from Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Dec. 27, with authorities reporting that 12 people died and more than 40 were injured.
Dec 24, 2019
Spirit Airlines has firmed up an order for 100 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft with options to purchase 50 more, as the South Florida-based budget carrier looks to double its all-A320 fleet to 300 aircraft over the next decade.