COVID-19 airside safety and operations guidance published by ACI World
Airports Council International (ACI) World has issued guidance for airports – titled ‘Airside Safety and Operations under COVID-19’ – on… Read More »
Singapore’s Changi Airport consolidating terminal ops amid demand drop
Low demand gives the airport the opportunity to move ahead with upgrade work ahead of schedule. Changi Airport Group (CAG) will… Read More »
airBaltic cuts 50% of flights through October
Latvian carrier airBaltic has announced further deep cuts to capacity over the next six months, as well as delaying the… Read More »
RavnAir Alaska shuts down
RavnAir Alaska, a regional carrier providing connectivity throughout the state of Alaska with a fleet of 72 aircraft, has entered… Read More »
Africa’s largest airline is starting to furlough workers
Africa’s biggest airline, Ethiopian Airlines, has started to furlough workers, including crew members in response to the devastating impact of… Read More »
PIA suspends flight operations from Karachi
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has suspended its flight operations from Karachi after the Sindh provincial government forcibly quarantined its… Read More »
W Mexico City: Youthful, Earthy Energy
Upon arrival into my gorgeous room at the W Mexico City, I found a note from Diego, my W Insider, with… Read More »
Amalfi Coast Hotels Offer Dream Getaways to Support COVID-19 Research
Four renowned luxury hotels and one extraordinary restaurant, located Italy’s along the celebrated Amalfi Coast, have come together to aid in… Read More »
GE to furlough 50% of U.S. aircraft engine assembly
General Electric said it would furlough about half its workers in the U.S. engine assembly and component manufacturing operations, a… Read More »
Grounded airliners insured for more than $160 billion
Airplanes with a total insured value of more than $160 billion are grounded around the world by the airlines, presenting… Read More »
Russia to halt all flights
Russia said it was temporarily suspending all flights in and out of the country from midnight, including those for repatriating… Read More »
Avolon cancels order for 75 Boeing MAX and 4 Airbus A330neo jets
Aircraft lessor Avolon announced the cancellation of an order for 75 Boeing 737 MAX planes that were due to be… Read More »
Gulf Air says transit open again via Bahrain for international travelers
Transit through Bahrain International Airport is open again for international travelers, Manama-based Gulf Air said on Saturday, though entry to… Read More »
Hyatt Updates Cancellation Policies and Member Benefits
Hyatt has just released an update to its cancellation and modification policy, and ‘World of Hyatt’ benefits, adding flexibility for its… Read More »
Rangiroa’s Hotel Kia Ora: Luxury on the Reef
After a couple of years traveling to French Polynesia, I began to notice that the territory’s resort hotels are generally… Read More »
Caesars Temporarily Closes All North American Properties
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Caesars Entertainment Corporation, also known as “The Company,” will temporarily shut down its properties in North… Read More »
Experience Luxury Wellness in Mexico’s Top Destinations
A World-Class Wellness Retreat Velas Resorts boasts an impressive collection of luxury and boutique properties located in Mexico’s most coveted… Read More »
Emirates to resume five routes from April 6
Emirates has received approval to restart passenger flights in the coming days, initially operating to five destinations from Dubai (DXB)…. Read More »
China’s airline market slowly recovering
International flights remain limited. Each foreign airline can maintain only one route to China and operate only one flight a… Read More »
Virgin Orbit selects Japanese airport as launch site
Virgin Orbit said it will carry out a technical study with Oita Airport in Japan to confirm the airport’s feasibility… Read More »
General Electric plans to furlough about half their workforce
General Electric reportedly plans to furlough about half of the workers in its massive aircraft-engine manufacturing unit for up to… Read More »
British Airways reached an agreement to furlough more than 30,000 employees
British Airways reached an agreement with trade unions GMB and Unite to furlough more than 30,000 cabin crew and ground-based… Read More »
Boeing 787s must be turned off every 51 days to prevent data error
US air safety bods call it ‘potentially catastrophic’ if reboot directive not implemented. The US Federal Aviation Administration has ordered… Read More »
Rolls-Royce expects to cut the number of Boeing 787s grounded
Rolls-Royce expects to cut the number of Boeing 787s grounded at any one time for Trent 1000 engine repairs to… Read More »
Boeing to temporarily suspend Philadelphia area operations
Boeing said it will temporarily suspend production at facilities in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, adding that… Read More »
Airline industry braces for lengthy recovery from coronavirus crisis
International seat capacity has dropped by almost 80% from a year ago and half the world’s airplanes are in storage,… Read More »