Hotel Occupancy Averaging 91 Percent in Tampa Bay’s Pinellas County
The most recent destination data confirms what many in the St. Pete/Clearwater tourism industry have been saying recently: “I’ve never… Read More »
Canada’s Chrono Jet adds first B737NG
Chrono Jet (MBK, Québec) took delivery of its first B737-800 in the form of C-FMBO (msn 30631), although the 19.3-year-old… Read More »
Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways eyes capital raise
Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways (J9, Kuwait) is to raise its capital by 10% from KWD20 million Kuwaiti dinars (USD66 million) to… Read More »
Nigeria’s AMCON moots new airline holding company
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) is awaiting regulatory approval to launch a new holding company for aviation assets… Read More »
Viet Nam’s Bamboo Airways eyes US IPO, boosts capital
Bamboo Airways (QH, Hanoi) is considering an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States in the third quarter of… Read More »
Saudi Arabia to reopen to int’l pax traffic in mid-2Q21
Saudia (SV, Jeddah) is reportedly preparing for a full-capacity operation ahead of Saudi Arabia lifting its international travel ban on… Read More »
Avianca Holdings to seek $1.8bn in post-Chapter 11 financing
Avianca Holdings, the Panama-based parent of Avianca Airlines, plans to raise USD1.8 billion either in debt or fresh equity as… Read More »
Italy’s Poste Air Cargo debuts scheduled int’l ops
Poste Air Cargo (M4, Rome Fiumicino) launched its first scheduled international cargo route, from Rome Fiumicino to Tel Aviv Ben… Read More »
American Airlines rejigs B737 MAX, B787 orders
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) announced in a quarterly investor update that it has reached agreements with Boeing concerning the… Read More »
Norwegian ups target for capital raise to $716mn
Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) updated the market on its forthcoming capital raise on April 14 with the news that it… Read More »
Ryanair to appeal EU court rulings on Finnair, SAS state aid
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) has said it will appeal a ruling by the General Court of the European Court of… Read More »
Wizz Air UK announces two new routes from London Luton
Wizz Air UK has announced it will launch two new routes from London Luton to Antalya in Turkey and Rzeszow… Read More »
Report: Aviation industry “must integrate cyber risks”
The Aerospace Industries Association is among leading industry organizations that partnered with the World Economic Forum on a recent report… Read More »
Southwest plans two routes from Eugene, Ore.
Southwest Airlines has unveiled its plans for Eugene, Ore., which the airline is adding to its route map this summer…. Read More »
Airline execs discuss the future of European travel
Airline executives do not anticipate travel to Europe will resume ahead of the summer travel season. Delta Air Lines CEO… Read More »
Pilots returning to service undergo retraining
Pilots who have been grounded more than 180 days have to undergo complete retraining, states retired airline pilot Captain John… Read More »
Newark, N.J., airport starts $84.2M runway project
Newark Liberty International Airport is starting work on a $84.2 million runway renovation project. It is expected to be complete… Read More »
Delta’s cash flow turned positive in March
Delta Air Lines saw its first month of positive cash flow since the start of the pandemic in March as… Read More »
US airlines look toward summer travel, anticipate continued recovery
US airlines are planning domestic capacity for May equal to 76% of the schedules they flew in May 2019, with… Read More »
Alaska forges agreement to support sustainable fuel
Alaska Airlines has signed an agreement with SkyNRG Americas to support the company’s production of sustainable aviation fuel. The airline… Read More »
Calif., Taiwan airports make Hawaii testing arrangement
In addition to its arrangements with airlines, Hawaii has reached agreements with airports in Ontario, Calif., and Taiwan that allow… Read More »
Air Canada extends Caribbean, Mexico suspension
With government restrictions unchanging, Air Canada will continue its suspension of flights to Mexico and the Caribbean through May. The… Read More »