Alaska pilot welcomes 108-year-old grandmother on board
Alaska Airlines pilot Alex Reburn pulled out all the stops when he flew his 108-year-old grandmother from Sacramento, Calif., to… Read More »
TSA finalizes air cargo screening exemption
The Transportation Security Administration has finalized a policy that will allow businesses with approved security systems to opt out of… Read More »
MSC Splendida Becomes Next MSC Cruises Ship to Welcome Back Guests
MSC Splendida at the weekend became the latest MSC Cruises ship to restart summer sailings with her 7-night itinerary to… Read More »
Travel recovery drives 737 Max demand
The rebound in US air travel has increased demand for the Boeing 737 Max, enabling the company to sell close… Read More »
JetBlue resumes service from San Jose, Calif.
JetBlue Airways is resuming service from San Jose, Calif., to New York City and Boston. JetBlue is offering a daily… Read More »
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line Extends BOGO Sale, Rolls Out Paradise Premium Package
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line announced it extended its BOGO offer through June 28 due to popular demand. The cruise line revealed… Read More »
American Queen Steamboat Company’s American Empress Resumes Pacific Northwest Service
American Queen Steamboat Company’s American Empress kicked off its Pacific Northwest season on June 14 roundtrip from Portland – with… Read More »
National acquires Global SuperTanker’s B747 firefighter
National Airlines (N8, Orlando Sanford) has acquired the world’s only B747 aerial firefighter and is currently in the process of… Read More »
Wizz Air enters UK domestic market
Wizz Air UK (W9, London Luton) has announced it will enter the British domestic market on July 9, launching flights… Read More »
Air Zimbabwe gears up for fleet, network growth
Things are looking up for Air Zimbabwe (UM, Harare Int’l) with the company set to exit business rescue on June… Read More »
Kyrgyzstan’s Sky KG Airlines adds first B747
Sky KG Airlines (KGK, Bishkek) has acquired a 27-year-old ex-Wamos Air (EB, Madrid Barajas) B747-400, its first of the type,… Read More »
Belavia sanctions are “toothless bite” says aviation chief
The civil aviation sector should not be politicised, Artyom Sikorsky, director of aviation at Belarus’ Ministry of Transport and Communications,… Read More »
Underwear maker vs. construction firm for Korea’s Eastar Jet
The only company left to take part in preliminary bidding for Eastar Jet (ESR, Seoul Gimpo) is a consortium led… Read More »
United Airlines mulls new narrowbody order
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare) is reportedly in discussions with Airbus and Boeing about a large order for narrowbody aircraft… Read More »
AirAsia to add first dedicated freighter in 3Q21
AirAsia Group has announced it would significantly expand its presence on the cargo market with the planned addition of its… Read More »
United Says Travel Surge Will Negate Layoffs
In a note to more than 40,000 employees on Friday, United Airlines said the sustained surge in travel demand will… Read More »
This Time, an Airline Employee Is the Unruly Passenger
It’s another incident of an unruly passenger aboard a flight, only this time with a twist – the unruly passenger… Read More »
Milestone Reached as More Than 2 Million Passengers Fly
For the first time since March of 2020, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened two million passengers in a single… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Makes Much-Anticipated Return to Caribbean Sailing
Royal Caribbean International and local Caribbean communities Saturday celebrated the cruise line’s long-awaited return to regional operations as Adventure of the Seas set… Read More »
Singapore Airlines shifts five 787-10 orders to lessors
Singapore Airlines Group continues to adjust its B787 order book and has agreed to transfer to (an) undisclosed lessor(s) five… Read More »
Bizarre Fight Leads to Southwest Airlines Emergency Landing
A new twist to the whole idea of the naughty passenger. A Southwest Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency… Read More »
American Airlines Flight Attendant Scolds Passengers
Call it the Revenge of the Flight Attendant. An American Airlines crew member was captured on a viral video actually saying what… Read More »
Belgium’s Air Antwerp calls it quits, to be liquidated
Air Antwerp (WP, Antwerp) has thrown in the towel and will be liquidated as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic… Read More »
Ireland’s Stobart Air ceases ops, enters liquidation
Stobart Air (RE, Dublin Int’l) has ceased trading as of Friday, June 11, 2021, after its sale to Ettyl Ltd…. Read More »
Plan for alternative transportation in Hawaii
Hawaii is warning travelers about a shortage of rental vehicles. But the islands have alternatives including shuttles between airports and… Read More »
US forms working groups on lifting global travel restrictions
The Biden administration is forming working groups that will determine how to safely restart international travel. The group will be… Read More »