AerCap is pursuing every possible way to reclaim the $3.5 billion in assets it has in Russia but says that country's seizure of foreign-owned aircraft is a "black swan event" that won't prevent the lessor from leasing aircraft in other...
Read MoreAlaska Airlines is speeding up its transition to an all-Boeing fleet with plans to retire the Airbus A321neo aircraft it inherited from Virgin America early. And in unexpected news, it will also retire the De Havilland Dash 8-400s in favor...
Read MoreSome of Russia's private airlines appear open to returning their Western-owned aircraft to lessors despite a new law that allows them to seize the planes. Russia's state airlines, including the Aeroflot group's eponymous carrier, Pobeda, and Rosiya, appear to be...
Read MoreDHL is adding six more Boeing 777Fs to its fleet, the company said last week. Boeing did not release delivery dates for the new aircraft, but said the order brings DHL's total orderbook for the type to 28. DHL currently...
Read MoreAlaska Airlines has added the 737-8 and -10 to its outstanding commitments for 131 737 Maxes. The carrier anticipates an eventual fleet of 15 -8s, 70 -9s, and 60 -10s, or 145 aircraft including the 14 737-9s it already operates....
Read MoreAirbus brushed off concerns about its supply chain and said it expects to deliver more than 700 aircraft this year, up from 611 this year. The airframer added that it will decide by the middle of this year on how...
Read MoreCanadian discounter Swoop is so confident that leisure travelers will come back stronger this summer than they have to date during the pandemic that it has unveiled a deal to expand its fleet by 60 percent. “We believe [strong] demand...
Read MoreDuring its financial results call at the end of January, Boeing said it was shopping around for interest in a freighter version of its 777X aircraft. A week later, with great fanfare at a White House event with the Commerce...
Read MoreBoeing called 2021 a “year of transition,” but the company faces steep hills to climb this year with its many crises. But management believes that after 2022, the airframer will be on a more stable footing for 2023 and beyond,...
Read MoreThe row between Airbus and Qatar Airways escalated. The airframer has cancelled Qatar's order for 50 A321neos, "in accordance with our rights," a spokesman confirmed. The two companies have been sparring over Qatar's fleet of A350s, which the Doha-based carrier...
Read MoreAirbus notched another win with an order for 22 A220s from regional-airline lessor Azorra, the first major order of the year for an airframer that reported a banner year last year, with more than 600 deliveries. The Azorra deal cements...
Read MoreAllegiant Air has made a big strategic shift: Instead of the all-Airbus narrowbody fleet that it only achieved in 2018, the discounter has unveiled a commitment for up to 100 Boeing 737 Maxes with plans to operate a mixed fleet...
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