Airlines & Lessors

In preparation for Aero-Engines Asia-Pacific, this week’s #FlightFriday looks at the top five engine manufacturers utilization with Asia-Pacific carriers.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Alaska Air Group is unsure how many aircraft it will receive from Boeing in 2024.

A deadline approaches for external parties to lodge “expressions of interest” in the island nation’s flag-carrier.

European LCC easyJet expects to be one of the fastest-growing airlines in Europe in summer 2024, as it taps into continuing strong demand for leisure travel.

Air New Zealand looks to trial flights on its electric Alia aircraft with passengers in the future but is uncertain if these will be on the current demo model.

KLM Cityhopper, the regional subsidiary of the Dutch flag carrier, is leasing in extra capacity over the northern hemisphere summer season.

Norse Atlantic Airways’ winter season network will see the introduction of the carrier’s first service to South Africa.

Air India will develop a connecting hub at BLR, which is reporting record passenger numbers for its just-completed financial year.

The industry must be allowed to grow in order to self-finance its transition to greater sustainability—but it must do so responsibly.

CEO Leslie Thng explains how Scoot has become one of the world’s most successful budget airlines and why it is introducing the Embraer E190-E2 to its fleet.

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

Boeing’s efforts to address widespread organizational safety problems were met with sharp criticism in two U.S. congressional hearings April 17.

Air New Zealand has selected an over-water domestic short-haul route for its planned electric aircraft demonstration flights.

Aegean Airlines will acquire four Airbus A321neos with extended range to explore broadening its network as far as Central Africa and the Indian subcontinent.

British budget carrier easyJet has canceled its flights to and from Tel Aviv for the rest of the summer season, through Oct. 27.

The Air India-Vistara merger may gain key approval soon, but uncertainty surrounds Go First and Jet Airways.

Shippers are increasingly seeking accurate CO2 estimates from airlines.

The worst-case scenario may be that the ANA long-haul LCC subsidiary might only have four aircraft by March 2026.

Beijing Capital Airlines plans to open a second route to Melbourne in June.

French cargo operator CMA CGM Air Cargo will use two Boeing 777-200F freighters to connect Asia to North America starting this summer.

Ryanair has said a ruling by Italy’s competition watchdog showed that the agency had been misled by online travel agents (OTA).

Under book-and-claim, airlines operating from locations where there is no SAF available can buy SAF for use elsewhere.

Russia’s largest carriers are starting to introduce locally developed software to help maintain their Western-made airliners.