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Formalising best practice

The Aviation Working Group (AWG) has released the First Edition of the Manual on Best Practice under and Interpretation of the EU Taxonomy for Sustain...

Soaring to growth

With its new fleet of A220s, Animawings is poised for growth. CFO Alin Ratoi discusses the airline’s growth strategy with Jonathan Kenwright.It is an ...

Charting a course to IPO

Setting the stage for its initial public offering (IPO), Latvian flag carrier airBaltic is gaining momentum, having secured pre-IPO investment to stre...

A positive start to the year

Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Dublin 2025 once again kicked off the start of another new year, setting the tone for what lies ahead for the aviat...

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Willis Lease reports record results
Willis Lease reports record results

Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) reported record annual results for 2024 on March 10, 2025. The company’s net income totalled $108.6 million, more than doubling from 2023’s $40.4 million in 202...

Milestone secures lease agreements for 17 helicopters
Milestone secures lease agreements for 17 helicopters

Helicopter leasing firm Milestone Aviation Group has signed multiple lease agreements for a total of 17 helicopters.The deals include an agreement with Offshore Helicopter Services UK for four aircraf...

Embraer Commercial Aviation forms new global leasing and freighter team
Embraer Commercial Aviation forms new global leasing and freighter team

Embraer’s Commercial Aviation division has formed a new global leasing and freighter team, as the manufacturer continues to expand in the cargo and leasing markets.The new team will be based in Amster...

JetBlue appoints Josh Weiss as vice president, technology products
JetBlue appoints Josh Weiss as vice president, technology products

JetBlue has appointed Josh Weiss as vice president, technology products on March 10, 2025.Weiss will oversee the airline’s digital product portfolio while aiming to leverage technology to “elevate exp...

IndiGo to launch long-haul operations to Amsterdam and Manchester
IndiGo to launch long-haul operations to Amsterdam and Manchester

IndiGo will launch its first long-haul routes during the summer period of 2025, introducing non-stop flights to both Amsterdam and Manchester.Services to Amsterdam and Manchester will operate three ti...

Thai Airways to prohibit power bank usage on-board its flights
Thai Airways to prohibit power bank usage on-board its flights

Thai Airways is the latest airline to introduce tighter regulation in regard to power bank usage on its flights.Effective from March 15, 2025, the use of power banks will be prohibited while onboard t...

IndiGo reaches agreement with Amadeus to implement revenue management technology to operations
IndiGo reaches agreement with Amadeus to implement revenue management technology to operations

IndiGo has reached an agreement with travel technology firm Amadeus to implement advanced revenue management technology, Amadeus Segment Revenue Management Flex (Amadeus SRM Flex).With the adoption of...

Total Engine Asset Management rated A+ by Japan Credit Rating Agency
Total Engine Asset Management rated A+ by Japan Credit Rating Agency

Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) has rated Total Engine Asset Management (TEAM) A+ on March 7, 2025. “This prestigious A+ rating is a testament to TEAM's robust financial health and commitment to tran...

LCI and Sumitomo JV to acquire Macquarie helicopter leasing business
LCI and Sumitomo JV to acquire Macquarie helicopter leasing business

SMFL LCI Helicopters, a helicopter leasing joint venture between LCI and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance & Leasing (SMFL), has entered into an agreement to purchase Macquarie Asset Management's helicopter lea...

Turkish Airlines passengers drop nearly 2% in February
Turkish Airlines passengers drop nearly 2% in February

Turkish Airlines passenger numbers dropped by 1.9% during February 2025, compared to a year prior, though still carrying 6 million passengers during the period.Capacity increased marginally by 0.5%, w...

airBaltic to recruit 150 new staff, including additional pilots to support growing fleet
airBaltic to recruit 150 new staff, including additional pilots to support growing fleet

airBaltic said on March 10, 2025, that it plans to hire 150 new staff members, including pilots and senior first officers, to support its growing operations. The Latvian carrier, which recently expand...

Norse Atlantic expects "significant" accounting gain from redelivery of three 787-8s
Norse Atlantic expects "significant" accounting gain from redelivery of three 787-8s

Norse Atlantic Airways expects a significant accounting gain from the redelivery of three 787-8 aircraft, that the airline said will be recognised in results for the first quarter of year.The aircraft...

Qatar Airways increases flight frequencies across its network
Qatar Airways increases flight frequencies across its network

Qatar Airways is increasing frequencies on routes across its network, citing a commitment to increasing connectivity.The airline will increase frequencies on 11 routes, notably expanding its London se...

Emirates to deploy retrofitted 777 on two more routes
Emirates to deploy retrofitted 777 on two more routes

Emirates is to introduce its retrofitted 777 aircraft on services to Seoul and London’s Stansted airport.The airline will deploy the aircraft on its Seoul route from April 14, 2025, and on its London ...

GE Aerospace grants ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East authorised service centre status
GE Aerospace grants ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East authorised service centre status

GE Aerospace has certified ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East as an authorised service centre (ASC) for line maintenance on GE Passport engines, which power the Global 7500 aircraft.The company operate...

Ethiopian Airlines to increase capacity from Manchester
Ethiopian Airlines to increase capacity from Manchester

Ethiopian Airlines is increasing capacity between Manchester and Addis-Ababa, increasing frequencies from five flights per week between the two cities but will increase this service to a daily frequen...

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IndiGo to launch long-haul operations to Amsterdam and Manchester
IndiGo to launch long-haul operations to Amsterdam and Manchester

IndiGo will launch its first long-haul routes during the summer period of 2025, introducing non-stop flights to both Amsterdam and Manchester.Services to Amsterdam and Manchester will operate three times-weekly and are expected to commence in July, s...

Aeromexico passenger numbers decline in February
Aeromexico passenger numbers decline in February

Aeromexico carried 1.76 million passengers in February 2025, a decrease of 6.7% in comparison to the same month last year. Domestic passengers dropped 8.5%, while international passenger numbers were down 2.6%.Capacity was mostly flat, declining only...

Turkish Airlines passengers drop nearly 2% in February
Turkish Airlines passengers drop nearly 2% in February

Turkish Airlines passenger numbers dropped by 1.9% during February 2025, compared to a year prior, though still carrying 6 million passengers during the period.Capacity increased marginally by 0.5%, while passenger load factor was up slightly by 0.6 ...

airBaltic to recruit 150 new staff, including additional pilots to support growing fleet
airBaltic to recruit 150 new staff, including additional pilots to support growing fleet

airBaltic said on March 10, 2025, that it plans to hire 150 new staff members, including pilots and senior first officers, to support its growing operations. The Latvian carrier, which recently expanded its fleet with the addition of its 50th A220 ai...