American Makes $200 Million Investment in Brazilian Airline GOL
American Airlines today enhanced its partnership with GOL, making a $200 million investment agreement with Brazil’s largest airline. American receives… Read More »
Atlantis Paradise Island Announces Taste of Paradise Food and Wine Festival
Atlantis Paradise Island, the lush oceanside resort on Paradise Island in The Bahamas, announces the launch of Taste of Paradise,… Read More »
Quintana Roo Hotel Association Names New Leader
The Hotel Association of Cancun, Puerto Morelos and Isla Mujeres welcomed Jesus Almaguer Salazar as the organization’s new leader during… Read More »
Libya’s Berniq Airways starts int’l flight operations
Berniq Airways (NB, Benghazi) has commenced international flight operations following its inaugural 2x weekly Benghazi-Tunis service on February 4. This… Read More »
Israeli carriers may suspend Dubai ops over security issues
Israeli carriers may be forced to suspend flights to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following a disagreement between Israel’s internal… Read More »
Morocco’s Dlimi Airlines eyes two E2s for summer launch
Moroccan startup Dlimi Airlines (Dakhla) has applied for an Operating License from the country’s civil aviation regulators (Direction Générale de… Read More »
Cyprus seeks EU sanctions on migrant-flow carriers
The government of Cyprus has called on the European Union (EU) to sanction airlines that aid illegal migrants in entering… Read More »
Yemenia resumes A330 operations
Yemenia (IY, Aden) took delivery of A330-200 7O-AFE (msn 883) on February 4, marking the carrier’s resumption of both widebody… Read More »
India’s Jet Airways applies for AOC amidst uncertain funding
Jet Airways (JAI, Mumbai Int’l) applied for the restoration of its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) in the last week of… Read More »
European airport capacity rankings: Both Istanbul and Sabiha Gökçen in top 10
The COVID-19 pandemic shattered the stability of Europe’s rankings of leading airports by seat capacity. It even sent the pre-pandemic… Read More »
Finding a way to Western Sydney Airport – by rail?
After more than 50 years of studies, the Commonwealth of Australia is funding and building another new airport in the… Read More »
Asia-Pacific airline fleet shifts, contrasting fortunes. A380s and 747s grounded
This two-part analysis takes a close look at aircraft fleet trends in the Asia-Pacific region, and how they have changed… Read More »
As if the airlines didn’t have enough problems. Oil goes through the roof
As crude oil prices soar to seven year highs, jet fuel is climbing even more steeply. This is weighing heavily… Read More »
Congress Rips FAA, FCC Over Airline 5G Debacle
Lawmakers on Thursday skewered two government agencies at a Congressional hearing, asking how the standoff over the implementation of 5G… Read More »
Boston’s Largest Hotel has been sold
The largest hotel in the city of Boston has been sold, but it remains unclear if it will remain a… Read More »
Textron Aviation rolls out first production Cessna SkyCourier
Textron Aviation has announced the rollout of the first production unit of the twin-engine, large-utility turboprop, the Cessna SkyCourier,… Read More »
Delta CEO ssks DOJ to create no-fly list for unruly passengers
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian has written a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, asking the nation’s chief… Read More »
Frontier Airlines is lowering its luggage weight limit to 40 lbs
Frontier Airlines is putting its passengers on a diet. Well, their luggage, anyway. Effective March 1, the Denver-based carrier is… Read More »
Airbus and Quebec sign a $1.2 billion investment deal
Europe’s Airbus and Quebec on Feb. 5 said they have agreed to a $1.2 billion investment deal that would allow… Read More »
The Boeing 737 Max tragedy is a cautionary tale of cost-cutting corporate hubris
In 2018 in Indonesia and in 2019 in Ethiopia, pilots of two brand new Boeing 737 Max jet planes lost… Read More »
Lufthansa’s and Swiss’new Premium Economy class seats
The Lufthansa Group has revealed its choice of seating for its future premium economy cabin. The seats, supplied by German… Read More »
British Airways plans to enhance its Club Europe experience
Club Europe will get its pre-COVID meal service back alongside more variety. British Airways revealed Feb. 4 plans to enhance… Read More »