United Airlines

By Jens Flottau
After the pandemic pause, Lufthansa has high demand for graduate pilots. Collaboration with United Aviate is to benefit both, but it faces internal skepticism.
Maintenance & Training

It has never been more important to raise awareness of the essential good that the world’s airlines do for people and the planet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Federal agencies are scrutinizing whether lucrative credit card programs are fair to consumers and smaller carriers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Antoine Fafard
All four major U.S. carriers have reported Q1 2024 traffic performances superior to the same period of 2019.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson, Christine Boynton, Helen Massy-Beresford, Adrian Schofield, Jens Flottau
Airlines have enjoyed strong demand for the past two years. But with more capacity entering the market, yields are coming under pressure.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Auditors from the U.S. Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General will evaluate the FAA’s surveillance of United Airlines maintenance activity.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Antoine Fafard
While the four largest U.S. commercial carriers reported record-high operating revenues for the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, only Delta was spared a net loss.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Steep costs, capacity swings and Boeing woes compounded an already seasonally challenging quarter for U.S. airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
AAR Corp. is using lessons learned from a challenging but ultimately beneficial expansion to help avoid similar start-up headaches, its top executive shared.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Both U.S. carriers believe they are laying the groundwork to change the narrative for the historically weak first quarter.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Analysis of three new European routes being opened by LOT Polish Airlines, Condor and United Airlines.
Airports & Networks

The airline has forged agreements with two lessors to lease 35 Airbus A321neos powered by CFM engines with deliveries expected in 2026 and 2027.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
In its largest year yet, the competition saw growth from all-female and international teams.
MRO

By Christine Boynton
MRO companies, airlines and OEMs are unlocking AI’s potential as available technologies continue to evolve.
Emerging Technologies

By Daniel Williams
Since the post-pandemic peaks of "revenge travel," U.S. carriers have started to change how they use their feeder networks.
MRO Americas

By William Moore
All U.S. Big Four airlines except Southwest are reducing emissions per ASK at a similar rate; Southwest displays low emissions, particularly moving into 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
United Airlines has pulled two new routes from its summer 2024 schedule due to an FAA review, including a Newark-Faro service initially due to launch in May.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chris Sloan
CEO Scott Kirby goes all in on a quest to make United Airlines the biggest and best.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
This week’s staff movements highlight changes at Europe’s largest hub, a U.S. legacy carrier, and an Icelandic LCC.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
NTSB says incorrect runway-condition assumptions appear to have played a role in a United Airlines 737-8 runway excursion on March 8 in Houston.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
The April 8 total solar eclipse will be the last visible from the contiguous U.S. until 2044.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Antoine Fafard
The top 20 airline groups as measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) for 2023 reveal a traffic performance 30% higher than the top 20 carriers in 2022.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
United Airlines announced today that it is installing new, larger overhead bins on its Skywest operated Embraer E175 fleet.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Lori Ranson
United Airlines has confirmed that aircraft delivery delays from Boeing are lowering block hours, which is creating excess staffing.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Christine Boynton
United Airlines said it expects to learn more from the FAA on potential effects to its certification activities.
Safety, Ops & Regulation