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The network disruptor

The Airbus A321XLR is an extra-long range aircraft capable of flying up to 4,700 nautical miles. The aircraft is a derivative of the A321LR but has a ...

Dual source fleet challenges

A irlines traditionally avoid operating aircraft from multiple manufacturers: largely relying on a single type fleet. But with the current supply chai...

Solving airport congestion

A irports around the world are congested. At the beginning of this year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) published data showing glo...

Avolon targets portfolio growth

Avolon agreed the acquisition of Castlelake Aviation Limited (CAL) with an 118-strong aircraft portfolio in September 2024. Last year, Avolon was the ...

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Horizon Aircraft signs LOI with Discovery Air Chile for five Cavorite X7 hybrid eVTOLs
Horizon Aircraft signs LOI with Discovery Air Chile for five Cavorite X7 hybrid eVTOLs

Hybrid electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer Horizon Aircraft has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Chilean helicopter operator Discovery Air Chile to lease five Cavorite...

FTAI Aviation launches strategic capital initiative
FTAI Aviation launches strategic capital initiative

Maintenance, repair and exchange (MRE) provider FTAI Aviation has launched a strategic capital initiative in collaboration with third-party institutional investors.The first partnership under this ini...

American Airlines chief legal officer to depart
American Airlines chief legal officer to depart

American Airlines’ chief legal officer, Priya Aiyar, is to leave the company for a similar role outside of the airline industry.In a memo to company employees on January 10, 2025, Robert Isom, America...

Aircastle profits dip in third quarter results
Aircastle profits dip in third quarter results

Aircastle’s net income dipped to $18.1 million in the third quarter ending November 30, 2024, down from $25.6 million a year prior, the company said on January 10, 2025.Revenues for the quarter totall...

Dense fog in Delhi causes flight delays
Dense fog in Delhi causes flight delays

Dense fog in the Indian capital Delhi caused delays at the city’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on January 10, 2025. Fog reduced visibility to zero in some areas of the city, disrupting flights ...

Azerbaijan Airlines suspends flights between Baku and Kazan
Azerbaijan Airlines suspends flights between Baku and Kazan

Azerbaijan Airlines has indefinitely suspended flights between Baku and the Russian city of Kazan following the closure of airspace above the region, the carrier said in a statement.The decision to su...

STARLUX Airlines orders an additional five A350F freighters
STARLUX Airlines orders an additional five A350F freighters

Taiwan's STARLUX Airlines placed a firm order for an additional five A350F freighter aircraft, doubling its initial commitment for the aircraft type.This order follows the airline’s initial purchase o...

CALC appoints two heads of aircraft leasing
CALC appoints two heads of aircraft leasing

CALC has appointed Serge Avakian as head of aircraft leasing, Americas & EMEA, and Fang Qing as head of aircraft leasing, Asia Pacific & Greater China, the company said on January 8, 2025. Avakian wil...

EASA issues new guidance on operating in Russian airspace
EASA issues new guidance on operating in Russian airspace

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a new conflict zone information bulletin (CZIB) for Russian airspace.This new CZIB will replace and broaden the scope of current regulations...

Deucalion Aviation sells one Airbus aircraft to Aergo Capital
Deucalion Aviation sells one Airbus aircraft to Aergo Capital

Deucalion Aviation, acting as servicer to a Japanese investor, has sold one A320 family aircraft, on lease to Wizz Air, to Aergo Capital.Jon Skirrow, CEO of Deucalion, emphasised that the company is “...

ALM purchases one A321neo from Minsheng Financial Leasing
ALM purchases one A321neo from Minsheng Financial Leasing

Aircraft Leasing & Management (ALM), a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuyo General Lease has purchased one A321neo aircraft from Minsheng Financial Leasing. The aircraft is currently on an existing lease ...

airBaltic expands training facilities with second A220 simulator
airBaltic expands training facilities with second A220 simulator

Latvian flag carrier airBaltic has expanded its training facilities with the introduction of a second A220 full-flight simulator at its training centre in the Latvian capital Riga.This addition is set...

Riyadh Air set to receive technical spare 787 Dreamliner
Riyadh Air set to receive technical spare 787 Dreamliner

Riyadh Air is preparing for the arrival of its first 787-9 Dreamliner, the company said on January 9, 2025. The leased aircraft will be used as a technical spare and for training purposes. The aircraf...

ExecutJet MRO Services Middle East certified by EASA to maintain Global 7500 aircraft
ExecutJet MRO Services Middle East certified by EASA to maintain Global 7500 aircraft

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East's facility at Dubai's Al-Maktoum International Airport (DWC) to perform line and base maintenance on Bo...

DAE to acquire NAC
DAE to acquire NAC

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC), the company said on January 7, 2025.The company did not disclose the terms of the trans...

Qatar Executive adds two additional Gulfstream G700 to its fleet
Qatar Executive adds two additional Gulfstream G700 to its fleet

Qatar Airways' private jet division Qatar Executive has taken delivery of two additional Gulfstream G700 aircraft, taking its total fleet size to 24.With the two additional aircraft, the division's fl...

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American Airlines chief legal officer to depart
American Airlines chief legal officer to depart

American Airlines’ chief legal officer, Priya Aiyar, is to leave the company for a similar role outside of the airline industry.In a memo to company employees on January 10, 2025, Robert Isom, American’s chief executive officer, said that the airline...

Delta Air Lines reports “most profitable” fourth quarter in its history
Delta Air Lines reports “most profitable” fourth quarter in its history

Delta said it delivered “the most profitable December quarter” in its history with the publication of its fourth quarter results on January 10, 2025. The company generated a pre-tax income of $1.2bn, up $500 million over the prior year with a pre-tax...

Lufthansa Group concludes 2024 as Berlin Brandenburg's leading carrier
Lufthansa Group concludes 2024 as Berlin Brandenburg's leading carrier

The Lufthansa Group has concluded 2024 as the leading carrier at Berlin’s Brandenburg Airport.Around 30% of all connections to and from the German capital’s airport were offered by the group’s airlines - Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels ...