Riyadh-based lessor AviLease has completed its acquisition of Standard Chartered’s aircraft leasing business in a deal worth US$3.6 billion. Taking place only 16 months after AviLease was launched in July...
Vietjet has announced the upcoming launch of three more international routes in time for the expected year-end travel peak. The new services include routes from Hanoi to Siem Reap in...
Copenhagen Airport has joined Heart Aerospace’s Industry Advisory Board, where the airport will provide input on the design, development and commercialisation of the ES-30 regional electric aircraft. The Heart Aerospace...
Air Niugini, Papua New Guinea’s national carrier, has firmed its order with Airbus for six A220-100s as part of its new fleet modernisation programme. The carrier will also acquire three...
Australian regional airline Rex now connects Brisbane with three other capital cities and is expanding its resource pool with group member National Jet Express. The routes operate between Brisbane and...
Southwest Airlines has placed an order for 108 additional Boeing 737-7s, bringing its total orders to more than 500 737 MAX jets, including more than 300 orders for the 737-7....
RwandAir has welcomed its seventh Boeing 737 to its fleet as part of its regional expansion, bringing the airline’s fleet to 14 aircraft – three A330s, seven B737s and four...
easyJet has completed its fleetwide retrofit, including the implementation of Airbus’s Descent Profile Optimisation (DPO) technology on all aircraft, as well as the Continuous Descent Approach (CDA) on the compatible...
Finnair has announced plans to overhaul its regional Embraer fleet of E190s and introduce a new cabin design. The transformation, which is set to begin in early 2024 and continue...
LARA interviewed Wizz Air’s Chief Corporate and ESG Officer, Yvonne Moynihan, to find out more about the airline’s progression towards its 2030 sustainability targets. -- As a low-cost operator, what...