Top Six U.S. airline trends for 2023
The past two years have brought surprise after surprise to the airline industry. A pandemic that began in 2020 was… Read More »
Abu Dhabi Airports signs with Bombardier to create first service hub for business aircraft in the UAE
Located at Abu Dhabi International Airport, the new facility will be an important service hub for Bombardier business aircraft customers… Read More »
AeroItalia announces its S23 schedule from Milan BGY
27 routes from Milan BGY and 5 aircraft based. The Italian carrier will become BGY’s second largest carrier Aeroitalia, the… Read More »
China Southern Airlines connects Amsterdam and Shenzhen
Starting from January, China Southern Airlines will start operating commercial flights between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Shenzhen. The Chinese city… Read More »
Capital A’s CEO announced that there will be no AirAsia airline merger
AirAsia X will be renamed AirAsia Aviation Group, and will take ownership of the six other airlines. After weeks of… Read More »
IATA: The Netherlands’ aviation regulation is completely out of control
IATA’s deputy director general has blasted the Netherlands for unilateral decision-making and mismanagement of its major airport. As the mouthpiece… Read More »
United CEO says business travel has ‘plateaued’ but revenue is still rising
United CEO Kirby said the carrier isn’t seeing a recession in its data but forecasts a “mild recession induced by… Read More »
Grapevine Adds Gant as Third U.S. TMC Client
Gant Travel has signed a partnership agreement with Grapevine to use its technology to boost sales and attachment rates, Grapevine… Read More »
Mondee Names Lowe as Chief Marketing Officer
Travel technology supplier Mondee has hired former Microsoft executive Kymber Lowe as its chief marketing officer, the company announced. Lowe… Read More »
Amex GBT, Traxo Pilot Off-Channel Booking Capture Service
American Express Global Business Travel and Traxo are piloting a collaboration to capture out-of-channel bookings with a large client and… Read More »
Stellar Blu names Satcom Direct as preferred service provider for Sidewinder bizav connectivity
Business aviation solutions provider Satcom Direct has signed an agreement with next-generation satellite communications technology provider Stellar Blu Solutions. Stellar… Read More »
Lufthansa Technik announces ACJ320neo VIP cabin completion contract
Lufthansa Technik AG has announced that it recently received an order from an unnamed private customer for the VIP interior… Read More »
Porter Airlines launches elevated economy travel experience
Porter Airlines has revealed it is elevating the economy flying experience in its greatly expanding network. According to the carrier,… Read More »
Lufthansa flight LH-575 diverted to Luanda as a ‘precautionary measure’
Lufthansa Airlines (LH) flight LH-575 from Cape Town, South Africa to Munich, Germany was diverted to Luanda, Angola on December… Read More »
Emirates boosts services to London Gatwick with a third daily A380 service
In order to meet sustained demands ahead of the holidays, Emirates announced that it has boosted its services to London’s… Read More »
WestJet to launch Japan, Barcelona and Edinburgh routes
Canadian airline WestJet announced that it will launch new routes to Japan and Europe to begin in the summer of… Read More »
Accor Leans on Lifestyle, Apts. In Oceania Opening Plans
Accor plans to add several more properties in Australia and New Zealand in 2023, including new furnished apartments the company… Read More »
LOT’s Embraer jet fleet reaches 41 aircraft
LOT Polish Airlines is part of Embraer’s history. It was the Polish carrier that debuted the first E-Jet in the… Read More »
Jet Aviation adds heavy 777 maintenance in Basel, Switzerland
Jet Aviation Basel is an authorized maintenance facility for Airbus Corporate Jets, Boeing Business Jets, Embraer Executive Jets, and Gulfstream… Read More »
Etihad Cargo restarts China-India freighter flights to meet industrial demand
Etihad Cargo is restarting freighter flights between China and India as it targets industrial and manufacturing volumes. The new service… Read More »
MSC Air Cargo launches with Liege hub flights
MSC Air Cargo has launched operations with a first landing on December 3 and will adopt Liège Airport as its… Read More »
Booking platform WebCargo adds China Southern capacity
China Southern Air Logistics will become the first Chinese carrier to offer China import bookings on the WebCargo platform. WebCargo… Read More »
Reliable Robotics appoints strategic advisors
Autonomous aircraft firm Reliable Robotics has appointed Captain Lee Moak and Steve Alterman to its advisory board. Moak and Alterman… Read More »
IATA expects airlines to return to profit next year but cargo under pressure
Airline association IATA is expecting airlines to return to profit next year after three years of losses due to the… Read More »
Emirates A380 superjumbo returns to Dubai-Auckland route after three-year hiatus
Emirates has announced the return of its Airbus A380 wide-body aircraft on a passenger route directly connecting the UAE and… Read More »
EASA could mandate Boeing 737 MAX safety retrofits
With legislators on both sides of Congress having differing opinions on whether Boeing must retrofit systems to get the 737… Read More »