Airbus A220

By Kurt Hofmann
Croatia Airlines says base maintenance delays have affected its financial results by limiting aircraft availability and third-party work for other airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Air Canada is bracing for higher unit costs in 2025 after forging contract-related adjustments to show a better-than-anticipated cost performance for this year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Airbus has selected MTU Aero Engines CEO Lars Wagner as the new head of its commercial aircraft business, succeeding long-time senior exec Christian Scherer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Nigeria is pledging to enhance the viability of the country’s airports, while simultaneously embarking on a review of its airport master plan.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Aaron Karp
AirBaltic will open flights between its base in Riga, Latvia, and Rzeszów, Poland, hoping to serve Ukrainians seeking to travel from the war-torn country.
Airlines & Lessors

Nico Buchholz
Widebody airliners remain essential for intercontinental transport, but without new models, an industry built on continuous improvement risks falling behind.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The Digital Alliance will now have access to more data expertise on additional products and systems as it seeks to expand coverage to more aircraft types.
MRO Europe

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas is preparing to introduce its Airbus A220s on an international route for the first time and will also return more A380s to service.
Airlines & Lessors

By Keith Mwanalushi
Recently appointed EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering Chairman Ibrahim Fathy Zaki talks about his growth priorities for the MRO provider.
MRO

By Alan Dron
London City Airport continued its gradual post-pandemic recovery in 2023, recording a profit for the first time since 2019.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Alan Dron
An integral part of the company’s growth plan, the first aircraft arrived September 30 at Luanda’s 4 de Fevereiro International Airport.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Even as its overall engine situation improves, airBaltic plans to make use of up to five wet-leased aircraft over the winter season.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Breeze Airways is adding four routes to Florida leisure destinations for the upcoming winter season as it continues to take on routes no other airline is serving.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
The Latvian carrier has committed maintenance of its PW1500 engines to the OEM for 17 years per engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Aaron Karp
U.S. carrier Breeze Airways, which passed its third anniversary in service in May, has seen “tremendous” revenue growth in 2024, according to CCO Lukas Johnson.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord has completed the purchase of its latest batch of small narrowbody airliners from fellow-lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC).
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa Group is expanding its wet-leasing with airBaltic and has signed a three-year agreement with Brussels Airlines for four A220-300s starting in 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Dewar was most recently senior vice president and general manager of the Airbus A220 program.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
As airlines struggle with hundreds of out-of-service aircraft, Pratt & Whitney is working to ease the inevitable pain.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa has revealed plans for a major revamp of its fleet that will see the mainline Lufthansa Airlines operate a lot fewer narrowbodies by 2028.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
A recent draft FAA inspection mandate for PW1500 and PW1900 parts is the latest step in the extensive plan to mitigate risk from contaminated powder metal.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
The replacement of aging, large regional jets and smaller members of mainline jet families provides a potential addressable market of around 2,000 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
London City Airport has been cleared to grow from 6.5 to 9 million passengers annually, although plans to extend its Saturday opening hours have been rejected.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Croatia Airlines reached a milestone by operating its first international commercial flight with a new Airbus A220.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Jens Flottau
AirBaltic has converted options for 10 additional Airbus A220-300s as the airline seeks to lay the groundwork for further growth toward the end of the decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion