Aviation Daily

While overall passenger aircraft recovery in the region is nearly complete, not all operators are equal; each has very different recovery stories.

Air Canada is working to lease Boeing 737-8s for additional lift in 2025, as it contends with a tight capacity environment.

Lufthansa is anticipating further delays of its first Boeing 777-9 deliveries and now does not expect the first one to come until 2026, CEO Jens Ritter said.

Some of Flair's shares owned by 777 Partners have been acquired by an affiliate of its largest lender.

Pobeda has become the first Russian commercial airline included in the U.S. Treasury’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN).

IndiGo's A350 order highlights how Boeing is slipping behind in the region that holds the greatest potential for commercial aviation in the coming decades.

Con Korfiatis has been appointed as the new CEO of Oman Air as the carrier embarks on a turnaround.

Eurocontrol and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC).

IATA Director General Willie Walsh has described higher aviation taxes in Germany as “policy madness.”

South Korea’s Hanwha Corporation is venturing into the aircraft and engine leasing business under the banner of Hanwha Aviation.

India’s DGCA has quickly moved to allow the reclamation of Go First’s leased aircraft, ending a long legal battle over the disposition of its fleet.

France’s Air Caraibes plans to boost operations in the French Caribbean islands with the addition of two more ATRs.

Regional aircraft OEM ATR has received an order for 10 ATR 72-600 turboprops from Avation, a lessor based in Singapore, for deliveries between 2025-28.

The French government has ruled out extending a night curfew at Paris’s second airport, Orly, where a study into noise levels has been taking place.

Jet airliner operations at Kuala Lumpur Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, better known as Subang Airport, could start as early as Q3 2024, Malaysia says.

Australia’s competition watchdog has given interim approval for a limited codeshare between Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand.

Large suppliers maintain cautious optimism that production-line struggles will be short-lived and are not a precursor to lower long-term production rate targets

Seeking to expand its Air Canada Express flying into the U.S., PAL Airlines has applied to the U.S. DOT for exemption authority and a foreign air carrier permit

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.

Lilium CEO Klaus Roewe has slammed German politics for putting the future of the company and the infant advanced air mobility sector in jeopardy.

Regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord has agreed to purchase eight aircraft from Nordic Aviation Capital, growing its fleet of turboprops and regional jets to 94.

AirAsia’s latest franchise in Cambodia is set to launch operations after formally receiving its air operator’s certificate.

An updated U.S. Energy Department model to measure lifecycle emissions from SAF paves the way for some ethanol-to-jet to qualify for a tax credit.

Avianca is unconcerned about fluctuations in its unit revenues, but the company believes its cost base serves as the foundation for continued profitability.

Houston Airports says it is in discussions with U.S. airlines about filling the gap to be left when Southwest Airlines pulls out of IAH from Aug. 4.