India restricts airlines to 80% capacity until end mid-2Q21
India’s domestic airlines may continue to operate 80% of their 2020 summer domestic schedules until May 31, 2021, according to… Read More »
Botswana’s Mack Air debuts scheduled int’l pax ops
Botswana’s first private airline, Mack Air (MKB, Maun), is putting its regional scheduled plans into action with the launch on… Read More »
Wisconsin’s Midwest Express sees renewed investor interest
Midwest Express Airlines (Milwaukee General Mitchell) is moving forward with its planned relaunch after COVID-19 had forced it to put… Read More »
US greenlights flights by Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines
Plans by Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines (JX, Taipei Taoyuan) for long-haul flights to Los Angeles Int’l have been given the thumbs… Read More »
Mexico’s VivaAerobus obtains $150mn loan from US investor
VivaAerobus (VB, Monterrey General Mariano Escobedo) has announced that “as part of its growth and expansion plans” it has signed… Read More »
A350s back on SriLankan Airlines’ radar post-COVID
SriLankan Airlines (UL, Colombo Int’l) is planning to take advantage of depressed lease rates to renew its ageing widebody fleet… Read More »
Viet Nam’s Bamboo Airways raises charter capital – again
Bamboo Airways (QH, Hanoi) continues to increase its registered charter capital, announcing on April 29 a rise to VND16 trillion… Read More »
UK’s flybe. secures Heathrow slots
flybe. (BE, Exeter) is edging towards its relaunch under new ownership and a certificate issued to shell company Thyme Opco,… Read More »
Air Seychelles to be 100% Seychellois in Etihad deal
Seychelles will take full ownership of its flag carrier, having reached an agreement with Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int’l)… Read More »
Southwest Flight Attendant Sues Her Own Airline After Husband’s COVID-19 Death
A Southwest Airlines flight attendant has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her own carrier, alleging that loose COVID-19 health… Read More »
Could We Someday Leave Liquids and Laptops in our Bags at Airport Security?
Imagine not having to take liquids and laptops out of your carry-on bags anymore while going through Transportation Security Administration… Read More »
Delta’s Last Flight Blocking Middle Seats Signals End of Social Distancing
The great social distancing experiment on airplanes is officially over. Delta Air Lines has flown its final flight while blocking… Read More »
The Beverly Hilton Reboots Hollywood Glamor With Refreshed Spaces
Los Angeles is a city of storied hotels. Some figure prominently in films, while others are beloved as long-time haunts… Read More »
President Biden Helps Amtrak Celebrate Its 50th Anniversary
In 1972, when Joe Biden was a newly elected U.S. Senator from the state of Delaware, his first wife and… Read More »
SAA exits bankruptcy protection with equity deal in sight
South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has exited bankruptcy protection with its administrators declaring it “both solvent and liquid”… Read More »
Transat AT secures C$700mn in Canadian gov’t funding
Air Transat (TS, Montréal Trudeau) parent Transat AT will borrow up to CAD700 million Canadian dollars (USD570 million) from the… Read More »
Public Donates More Than $100K To Harassed Hotel Worker
A video that went viral of a hotel worker suffering a nervous breakdown after being harassed by a guest has… Read More »
Port Canaveral Becomes First Port To Distribute Vaccines
Port Canaveral in Florida will become the first U.S. port to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to port workers and vessel crew… Read More »
Canada’s West Wind, Transwest Air complete merger
West Wind Aviation (WEW, Saskatoon) and Transwest Air (4T, Prince Albert) have announced their rebranding as Rise Air (4T, Saskatoon),… Read More »
Spain plans to reopen by June
Spanish Secretary of State of Tourism Fernando Valdes Verelst says he is confident that Spain will reopen to tourists by… Read More »
Founder of JetBlue launching new budget airline
Breeze, a new low-cost airline, will take to the sky in May with a focus on second-tier cities. David Neeleman,… Read More »
Canada loans tour operator $570M
A $570 million loan from the Canadian government will enable tour operator Transat AT to stay in business and reimburse… Read More »
Business travelers still avoid big groups, overseas travel
Approximately 47% of business travelers worldwide would feel comfortable taking a domestic flight, with individuals from North America and the… Read More »
Should you acquire a client list?
Travel advisor Valerie Edgemon’s recent acquisition of a client list is a study in dos and don’ts. She advises finding… Read More »
Homeless people to benefit from new Nashville hotel
Local organizations serving the homeless will receive a share of each night’s revenues at the Gallatin Hotel, which will make… Read More »
Sedona, Ariz., resort addition blends form, function
A new visitor center and gathering spot called Trail House at the upscale Enchantment Resort in Sedona, Ariz., features a… Read More »