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This past week, Emirates announced an expansion of their premium economy offering, making it available across more routes. Premium Economy was initially not a focus for the airline, but over the years its popularity has been growing and airlines have quickly come to see the dollar signs tagged to it. Emirates dove head first into […]

Allegiant and Viva Aerobus have submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) under Docket DOT-OST-2021-0152, a new proposal to expedite the approval of their cross-border Joint Venture. The two airlines are requesting expedited JV approval by the fall and to begin their partnership by the first half of 2023. Both airlines will start new […]

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released a new dashboard to advise airline passengers of the policies airlines have in place as a result of flight disruptions from circumstances within the airline’s control. Two weeks ago, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had written to the chief executives of U.S. airlines and advised of the impending […]

Australian regional airline Regional Express has made further headway in its growth by receiving its seventh Boeing 737-800NG. Rex, as the airline is more commonly known, made the announcement Aug. 31, after it took delivery of the aircraft the previous evening. Rex’s newest Boeing flew into Brisbane, Australia from Montpellier, France after undergoing a scheduled […]

The future of ITA Airways, the airline created by the Italian state to succeed Alitalia, will finally be in the hands of the consortium formed by private capital firm Certares, Delta Air Lines and Air France-KLM, after it was announced on Aug. 31 that it was chosen by the government to continue with an exclusive […]

The shortage of aircraft of the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX families, competing models in the short- and medium-range single-aisle market, is driving up the lease price of the airplanes. In this context, many operators are opting to extend existing contracts rather than seek new aircraft in the market. According to aviation intelligence, information […]

Editors note: This is the second article in a series on Aeroflot. Read Part 1 here. Our last report concluded that most of Aeroflot’s widebody fleet has shifted from international to domestic flights due to international air space restrictions. What is the flag carrier doing with its domestic fleet now that the market has added […]

It has been a difficult few years for the American manufacturer Boeing: the significant issues that led to the grounding of the 737 MAX and, more recently, the delivery delays of the 787, as well as the development delays for the 777-9, have left the Seattle-based company to play catch-up with its European rival Airbus, […]

As Kenya Airways struggles to shrug off its losing streak, the airline announced it has cut its first-half losses by almost a third as the reopening of travel markets enabled it to more than double passenger revenues. The airline reported a loss of $82.4 million during the half-year period ending June 2022, according to disclosure […]

AirAsia, the Malaysian low-cost carrier, has announced its plans to resume the delivery of Airbus A321neo aircraft. During the pandemic, the carrier suspended new aircraft delivery. The new aircraft are expected to meet the goal of net zero by 2050. “We will also be taking delivery of the new Airbus A321neos from 2024, which will […]