easyJet to expand in Sweden and invest further at Göteborg Landvetter – launching new direct route to Mallorca this summer
24th June 2021 update: The British low cost carrier easyJet sees more opportunities in the Swedish market and is returning… Read More »
SAUDIA Resumes Flight Service from Vienna to Riyadh and Jeddah
1st July update: Saudi Arabia’s largest airline is once again offering flights to Vienna. Starting today, 1 July 2021, SAUDIA… Read More »
Munich Airport significantly expands its services in response to passenger growth
More shops and restaurants reopen and new arrivals 20 restaurants and 45 shops reopen at Munich Airport New hospitality area in… Read More »
Aeroflot has no need to borrow more for now but extends loan
Aeroflot (SU, Moscow Sheremetyevo) has already created a safety cushion ahead of the typically arduous autumn season and sees no… Read More »
Australia’s Aviair lands state subsidy for Outback flights
Aviair (GD, Kununurra) is to receive a subsidy from the Western Australia Government to provide a new thrice-weekly service between… Read More »
Spain’s UEP! Fly to launch in early 3Q21
UEP! Fly has announced during a press conference it will launch scheduled services between Palma de Mallorca, Menorca, and Ibiza… Read More »
Comair downs flights as South Africa battles new COVID wave
Comair (South Africa) (MN, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) is temporarily suspending all scheduled Kulula Air and British Airways franchise flights for… Read More »
Ottawa grants C$270.5mn lifeline to Porter Airlines
Cash-stricken Porter Airlines (PD, Toronto City Centre) will be able to restart operations later this summer after having been granted… Read More »
Mexico’s VivaAerobus plots IPO in the US – report
VivaAerobus (VB, Monterrey General Mariano Escobedo) is working with several financial institutions to prepare for a possible Initial Public Offering… Read More »
US tentatively bans all ticket sales to Belarus
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has tentatively proposed to ban all passenger ticket sales, including on an interline basis,… Read More »
Nauru Airlines secures its first B737-700
Nauru Airlines (ON, Nauru) took delivery of its first B737-700, although its entry into service is not expected before the… Read More »
Asiana-Korean Air merger plan wins state seal of approval
The state-run Korea Development Bank has approved a plan that Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) prepared for the integration of… Read More »
JAL fully adopts Spring, to invest in LCC routes, fleets
Having confirmed plans in April that it would take control of Spring (IJ, Tokyo Narita) from Chinese budget carrier Spring… Read More »
New Zealand’s Fly My Sky enters voluntary liquidation
Commercial Helicopters Limited, trading as Fly My Sky (Taumarunui), has been placed into voluntary liquidation, its liquidators and a filing… Read More »
Riyadh confirms plans for new Saudi national carrier
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has confirmed press reports that the kingdom is planning to establish a second… Read More »
Listing of India’s GoAir on hold
Plans by GoAir (G8, Mumbai Int’l) to raise INR36 billion rupees (USD482.6 million) via an initial public offering (IPO) have… Read More »
TSA screenings surpass 2019 levels as airlines, airports scramble to staff
The Transportation Security Administration said that airport screenings have climbed above 2019 levels for the first time in the pandemic,… Read More »
Pilot calls for tougher legal action for unruly passenger behavior
An American Airlines pilot and union official told CNBC on Friday that on-board passenger disturbances do not go unnoticed in… Read More »
JAL and TANITA introduce SKY Wellness Kitchen
From July, Japan Airlines and TANITA Corporation are collaborating to provide health support to passengers on JAL’s International long-haul flights…. Read More »
Gulfstream lowers cabin altitude of G700 cabin
Gulfstream has announced a lower cabin altitude for the all-new Gulfstream G700. Originally announced with a cabin altitude of 3,290… Read More »
Online retail giant Amazon’s emissions from fossil fuels soared 69% last year
However, Amazon depends on fuel-burning planes and trucks to ship billions of items around the world. In fact, it announced… Read More »
AmEx adds private-jet charters, hotel credits in Platinum revamp
American Express is upping the ante to win more premium-card customers. The credit-card giant is adding a raft of new… Read More »
Wally Funk, 82, to join Jeff Bezos on Blue Origin space flight
An 82-year-old woman who has spent six decades trying to reach space will join Jeff Bezos on the first human… Read More »
EU regulators, Italy clear key hurdle for Alitalia’s successor
The European Commission said on Thursday it has reached a deal with Italy on the parameters for separating loss-making carrier… Read More »
OneWeb lays path to commercial broadband services
OneWeb, the London-headquartered tech company trying to develop a global internet service delivered from space, reached a key milestone on… Read More »
American Express is changing its platinum card for those staying closer to home
“We’re not just setting a new bar, we are creating a new category,” says AmEx SVP Rafael Mason. American Express… Read More »