Upbeat Lodging Conference weighted by labor shortage
The mood was sunny but not without its clouds at The Lodging Conference held recently in Phoenix, with staffing issues… Read More »
Gold Coast Airport network and capacity expand
Virgin Australia has announced three new services between the Gold Coast and Launceston, Hobart and Cairns – all starting… Read More »
Direct flights from Dublin to San Francisco resume with Aer Lingus
Dublin Airport welcomes the announcement from Aer Lingus that it will re-start its direct service from Dublin to San Francisco…. Read More »
Aegean Airlines takes control of Romania’s Animawings
Aegean Airlines (A3, Athens Int’l) has increased its stake in Animawings (A2, Bucharest Otopeni) from 25% to 51% for a… Read More »
US’s AirBahn adds first aircraft, an A320; eyes 2022 launch
AirBahn (ARB, Santa Ana, CA) has accepted its first aircraft, an A320-200 transferred from its Pakistani sister carrier, AirBlue (PA,… Read More »
Pakistan’s AirBlue takes delivery of maiden A321neo
AirBlue (PA, Karachi Int’l) took delivery of its first A321-200N on Friday, October 15, after AP-BOE (msn 10162) arrived at… Read More »
Nigerian senate suspends NG Eagle certification
The Nigerian Senate’s Standing Committee on Aviation has ordered the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to suspend the ongoing certification… Read More »
ITA buys Alitalia brand for one third of starting price
ITA – Italia Trasporto Aereo (AZ, Milan Linate) has acquired the Alitalia (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) brand and website for EUR90… Read More »
Lufthansa Cargo ends MD-11 freighter operations
Lufthansa Cargo retired its last MD-11(F) on October 17, 2021, thus completing its fleet rollover to Boeing 777-200Fs. D-ALCC (msn… Read More »
US’s Spirit Airlines bumps A320neo leases with SMBC
Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort Lauderdale Int’l) has agreed to lease six A320-200Ns from SMBC Aviation Capital and has signed sale/lease-back… Read More »
Watchdog may approve Korean Air-Asiana deal, with conditions
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission is expected to approve the planned merger between Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon) and Korean… Read More »
Hawaii Travel: When Will Hawaii Call For Tourists to Return?
As Hawaii marks one year since the inception of its Safe Travels Hawaii program – arguably the most restrictive COVID-19… Read More »
Autumn in the Adirondacks
Mount Jo, Adirondacks Upstate New York’s Adirondack Park is one of the top places in the country to experience vibrant… Read More »
UK Replaces Post-Travel PCR Tests With Cheaper Rapid Testing Option
The British government just announced that fully vaccinated (and most under-18) travelers arriving in the United Kingdom (U.K.) from non-red-list… Read More »
People Mover Train at LAX on Target for 2023 Debut
Officials say the Automated People Mover (APM) train currently being built at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is more than… Read More »
Buyers find profit in repurposing defunct hotels
Hotels left idle by the pandemic-driven downturn are finding new careers as offices, residential complexes and other facilities at the… Read More »
MGM exits CityCenter with sale-leaseback of 2 hotels
MGM Resorts International has completed a sale-leaseback of the Aria and Vdara hotel towers on the Las Vegas Strip with… Read More »
HITEC: Pandemic pressures raised tech role
The pandemic prompted hoteliers to put technology to work in creative ways, including the use of remote connection to keep… Read More »
Pa.’s Dutch Wonderland park, hotel hiring for fall season
Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, Pa., is hiring employees to fill between 70 and 100 positions at the theme park and… Read More »
Local Hawaii officials work on hotel sales tax bumps
The Kauai County Council’s recent enactment of a 3% hotel tax surcharge is in the process of being emulated in… Read More »
Russian actor and director making first movie in space return to Earth after 12-day mission
A Russian actor and a film director making the first move film in space returned to Earth on Sunday after… Read More »
European airline 4Q2021 schedules point to next step up in recovery
Total seat numbers in Europe are 32.7% below 2019 levels in the week of 11-Oct-2021, the 11th week in the… Read More »