Airbus CEO: New planes increase sustainability
New aircraft increase sustainability in aviation because they are more fuel efficient and capable of using higher percentages of sustainable… Read More »
Delta CEO: Airline “thrilled” to be based in Atlanta
Delta Air Lines is “thrilled to call Atlanta home,” CEO Ed Bastian told the local Kiwanis Club in an interview… Read More »
American exec speaks to long-haul flights, West Coast hubs
American Airlines will “absolutely” resume international flights from Seattle and Los Angeles, said Chief Revenue Officer Vasu Raja — once… Read More »
United makes using travel credits easier
United Airlines is adding more user-friendly options for passengers to use travel credits by automatically displaying it as a payment… Read More »
Southwest increases hiring plans
Southwest Airlines plans to hire another 8,000 employees in 2022 in addition to its 2021 goal of 5,000 new crew… Read More »
Delta: 82% of employees are vaccinated
The percentage of Delta Air Lines employees who are vaccinated against COVID-19 has risen from 74% to 82% in the… Read More »
Airlines, FAA collaborate to address misbehavior
Reports of passenger misbehavior have dropped 50% since the start of 2021 but the number of incidents is still unacceptably… Read More »
Mexico’s Rancho La Puerta adds alternative medicine clinic
Mexico’s Rancho La Puerta resort is opening a new clinic that will specialize in alternative treatments, some coming from the… Read More »
Business travel shrinks in the Carolinas, report says
Business travel to North Carolina and South Carolina this year is expected to decline 61% and 48%, respectively, from 2019… Read More »
Hotels to homeless housing: Hope and hurdles
New York City’s expanse of pandemic-caused hotel vacancies presents opportunities for conversion to supportive housing for the homeless, but tall… Read More »
New Google feature puts hotel green status a click away
Google is meeting high consumer demand for sustainability with the launch this week of an “Eco-Certified” label for hotels in… Read More »
Maine hotel revival scuttled by financial storms
A developer’s effort to renovate the York Harbor Motel and Cottages in York Beach, Maine, has foundered in a loan… Read More »
India’s Oyo said to seek $1.2B in forthcoming IPO
Indian budget hotel firm Oyo plans an initial public offering with a goal of raising $1.2 billion, sources say. The… Read More »
In person, on the rise: 800 attend hotel money meeting
Saudi Arabia’s ascendancy held the spotlight as resurgent hotel investment strutted on stage at the 17th edition of the Arabian… Read More »
New Google feature puts hotel green status a click away
Google is meeting high consumer demand for sustainability with the launch this week of an “Eco-Certified” label for hotels in… Read More »
Expedia plans unification of loyalty programs
Expedia Group says it will carry out a long-planned unification of its loyalty programs, opening up rewards accumulation across a… Read More »
Latest Sound Transit extension opening next month
A 4.3-mile extension of Sound Transit’s light-rail system will open in Seattle on Oct. 2. The $1.9 billion project, which… Read More »
DFW airport trials security screening reservations
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is trying out a “fast pass” program ahead of the traditional holiday travel season. The program… Read More »
Bookings for flights from Europe, UK skyrocket
Bookings for flights from Europe and the UK to the US reportedly skyrocketed immediately after the Biden administration announced that… Read More »
DFW airport trials security screening reservations
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is trying out a “fast pass” program ahead of the traditional holiday travel season. The program… Read More »
Charlotte, N.C., airport shows off construction progress
Charlotte Douglas International Airport gave reporters an inside look at the progress of construction on its $608 million terminal lobby… Read More »
FAA awards $431.8M in airport improvement funding
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded more than $431.8 million in Airport Improvement Program grants for projects that will increase… Read More »
US airlines join WEF sustainability coalition
Delta Air Lines and the oneworld alliance, which includes American Airlines and Alaska Airlines, have joined the World Economic Forum’s… Read More »
Atlas Air to operate 747s for FedEx
Atlas Air and FedEx have signed a deal that calls for Atlas to operate two 747-400 freighters for the shipping… Read More »
United reports 97% of employees are vaccinated
United Airlines reports that over 97% of its US employees are vaccinated against COVID-19 a week before the company’s vaccine… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines staff bring aloha to Afghan refugees
After operating 13 flights over six days and transporting more than 3,000 Afghans, Hawaiian Airlines collected stories from crewmembers who… Read More »