What’s Delta Planning at LAX?
Delta Air Lines is making a play for more premium passengers in Los Angeles. Our reporter Brian Sumers took a field trip to LAX to talk to Delta leaders to…
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Aircraft Lessor AerCap Files Claims for $3.5 Billion in Assets Seized by Russia
AerCap had hoped to take something of a victory lap in the fourth quarter of 2021 as it closed its $30 billion acquisition of GECAS to become far and away…
Runway to Nowhere?
Mexico City finally got a new airport! It's just not the one most had hoped for. No, that $13 billion, Norman Foster-designed airport became a political football. Instead, the administration…
Alaska Airlines Retires A321neos, Dash 8s For Efficiency
Alaska Airlines is speeding up its transition to an all-Boeing fleet with new plans to retire the Airbus A321neo aircraft it inherited from Virgin America early. And in unexpected news,…
Mexico City’s New Airport Off to Slow Start
The first flight from Mexico City’s new airport took off on March 21, but whether the new facility can relieve congestion at the capital’s main airport remains to be seen.
No Trouble at the Pump — Yet
A couple of decades ago, $100-per-barrel oil was a doomsday scenario for the airline industry. Today, American Airlines CEO Doug Parker is confident that the industry can make money with…
What Oil Crisis?
Russia's invasion of Ukraine initially sent oil markets into a spiral. Prices may have come back down to earth, but oil remains volatile. Yet, U.S. airline executives aren't terribly concerned.…
Private Russian Airlines Open to Returning Leased Aircraft
Some 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.
Dominican Republic’s Arajet Aims to Be Caribbean’s First Low-Cost Airline
Startup Arajet has ambitious plans to knit the Caribbean together from its home base in the Dominican Republic, and eventually connect Central America and North America over Santo Domingo.
U.S. Airline Executives Unconcerned by Rising Oil Prices — For Now
U.S. airline industry executives largely brushed off concerns that rising oil prices will put a dampener on their still-nascent recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, confident in the resilience of summer…