German airline Condor to acquire Airbus A330neo to replace its old Boeing 767 jets
German leisure airline Condor is acquiring 16 Airbus A330neo jets to replace a wide-bodied fleet of Boeing 767 aircraft, accounting… Read More »
American Airlines to buy JetSmart stake and expand South America flights
American Airlines Group Inc. agreed to buy a stake in JetSmart Airlines SpA, a privately held, low-cost carrier based in… Read More »
FAA Awards Nearly $2 Million to Embry-Riddle Drone Safety Project
Embry-Riddle researchers are leading a Federal Aviation Administration-funded project to more safely integrate small unmanned aircraft systems into the National… Read More »
Asked on Porsche IPO, VW CEO says we have to ‘consider’ tapping markets
Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess on Thursday dodged questions about a potential initial public offering of Porsche AG, saying only that… Read More »
Thailand builds Covid-19 hospital in Bangkok airport amid surge in cases
Some 1,800 cardboard beds are prepared at a Covid-19 coronavirus field hospital inside a warehouse at the Don Mueang International… Read More »
China’s CATL unveils sodium-ion battery, a first for a major car battery maker
China’s CATL (300750.SZ) on Thursday became the first major automotive battery maker to unveil a sodium-ion battery, saying it planned to set… Read More »
AerCap wins unconditional EU okay for $30 billion GE deal
EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday approved without conditions Irish aircraft leasing company AerCap’s (AER.N) $30 billion bid for General Electric’s… Read More »
Hawaiian could consider electric aircraft for inter-island flights
Hawaiian Airlines may consider acquiring electric aircraft in the future for its inter-island flights, chief executive Peter Ingram says on… Read More »
Aviation insurance trends to watch as 2021 unfolds
In April 2020, two-thirds of global aviation fleets sat idle on runways, but the sector is now rebounding with domestic… Read More »
FAA approves first high-octane unleaded avgas
General Aviation Modifications, Inc., (GAMI)—a leading general aviation engineering company—announced that the FAA has approved Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) authorizing… Read More »
Singapore to Provide NDC Content Through Aeronology Connection
Singapore Airlines has joined Melbourne-based Aeronology’s travel distribution platform, providing its New Distribution Capability inventory to Aeronology’s NDC Direct Connect… Read More »
Sonder Targets Corporate Travel with GDS, TMC Deals
Apartment-style accommodation provider Sonder now offers its inventory on the three major global distribution systems via a third-party provider and… Read More »
Sonder Targets Corporate Travel with GDS, TMC Deals
Apartment-style accommodation provider Sonder now offers its inventory on the three major global distribution systems via a third-party provider and… Read More »
Marriott to Launch Enhanced Human Trafficking Awareness Training
Marriott International will launch an expanded version of its human trafficking awareness training on July 30, the United Nations’ World… Read More »
Hotel executives confident in industry’s resilience
Executives from the hotel industry expressed cautious optimism about economic recovery at this week’s Americas Lodging Investment Summit. Noting the… Read More »
Sale of Ohio mall clears path for development with hotel
DealPoint Merrill purchased the remaining 36 acres of Ohio’s 69-acre Richmond Town Square, clearing the way for the demolition of… Read More »
Trustees greenlight U. of Maine hotel project
A proposal to develop two vacant buildings on the University of Maine’s main campus into a $17.2 million boutique hotel… Read More »
Caution won’t drop from restaurant menus anytime soon
Many of the pandemic-spurred adaptations hotels have made in food and beverage service, such as sanitation stations and pre-packaged to-go… Read More »
Hyatt covers globe with luxury, lifestyle ramp-up
Hyatt Hotels says it will open more than 35 luxury and lifestyle properties through 2022, and several already have made… Read More »
Ryanair expands in Malpensa
1 additional based aircraft, $100m investment, 36 routes (8 new) Ryanair, Italy’s No.1 airline, today (27th July) announced it will… Read More »
Pittsburgh Gains Two New Nonstop Routes on Contour
Pittsburgh International Airport will receive new flights to two key short-haul destinations this fall. Regional carrier Contour Airlines announced Wednesday… Read More »
Halfway through 2021, TPA is hitting pre-pandemic passenger numbers
After seeing passenger numbers soar to records for years leading up to the last, a precipitous drop in spring of… Read More »