Hilton CEO Sees Rebound on the Way
According to Hilton’s third quarter results, the hotel brand is making a comeback after the COVID-19 pandemic greatly inhibited normal operations. The… Read More »
Ultra-Private Domestic Escapes for the Whole Family
Seclusion in the States The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has put a premium on private domestic getaways. Fortunately, award-winning villa vacation… Read More »
Grand Opening Date Set for Universal Orlando’s Newest Hotel
Dockside Inn and Suites will open its doors on December 15, 2020, with starting rates as low as $79/night. The… Read More »
Park MGM Hotel to Close Midweek Due to Low Demand
The recently reopened Park MGM hotel on the Las Vegas Strip will reduce its operating hours amid low demand ahead… Read More »
GLOBALX to move entirely to US, signs Spirit MRO deal
GLOBALX (Miami Int’l) has announced its intention to change its place of jurisdiction from the Canadian province of British Columbia… Read More »
UK’s flyPOP aims for 2021 debut thanks to gov’t grant
UK startup flyPOP (London Stansted) plans to launch in 2021 with scheduled flights to India, after receiving “a significant investment”… Read More »
Air Canada rouge resumes scheduled pax operations
Air Canada rouge (RV, Toronto Pearson) restarted scheduled passenger operations on November 2, 2020, after having been dormant since late… Read More »
Thessaloniki, Greece shuts for two weeks to stem Covid cases
Greece has imposed a two-week lockdown in the northern regions of Thessaloniki and Serres starting from November 3 in an… Read More »
American Airlines evaluates adding dedicated freighters
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) is considering adding dedicated freighters to its line up due to the new opportunities that… Read More »
Hi Fly Malta to end A380 operations
Hi Fly Malta (HFM, Malta Int’l) has announced it will retire its only A380-800 later this year and will replace… Read More »
Mexico’s Interjet resumes flights after two-day suspension
Interjet (4O, Toluca) cancelled all of its flights scheduled for two days, November 1 to 2, with local media reporting… Read More »
India’s Alliance Air cuts costs, expat pilots
Alliance Air (India) (9I, Mumbai Int’l) is focusing on cost reduction, replacing ex-pat pilots with locals, and has put its… Read More »
Forward and Upward : Development at Riga International Airport
Addressing the challenges of COVID – 19 pandemic Riga Airport has made a strategic decision to move forward and keep… Read More »
Curaçao Airport has obtained the ACI Airport Health Accreditation
CAP is proud to announce this important safety achievement It is with great pleasure that the Curaçao Airport Partners N.V…. Read More »
Curacao International Airport – Restart Route : AUA + SXM
From October 19th 2020 CUR welcomes back flights from Aruba and St. Maarten.
Ireland’s CityJet retires last ARJ-85
CityJet (WX, Dublin Int’l) has retired its last ARJ-85 and will exclusively operate CRJ900LRs going forward. EI-RJF (msn E2337) was… Read More »
Mesa Airlines accesses $200mn CARES loan
US regional carrier Mesa Airlines (YV, Phoenix Sky Harbor) will be able to borrow up to USD200 million under the… Read More »
Value of Virgin Australia frequent flyer scheme slashed
Virgin Australia’s frequent flyer scheme Velocity has had its value written down from AUD2 billion Australian dollars (USD1.4 billion) to… Read More »
Sale of Georgia’s Myway Airlines in progress – report
MyWay Airlines (MJ, Tbilisi) owner Georgian Huashun International Industrial Investment Group is in the process of selling a 100% stake… Read More »
China Southern sets up own cargo carrier
China Southern Airlines (CZ, Guangzhou) has established a new wholly-owned cargo carrier, China Southern Airlines Cargo Co. Ltd t/a China… Read More »
Garuda Indonesia to merge with other state tourism companies
The Indonesian government has announced plans to merge into one holding company, nine state-owned tourism companies including flag carrier Garuda… Read More »
Air India bid cutoff delayed again; bidders to decide debt
India’s government opted once again on October 29 to push back the deadline for submitting bids to buy a 100%… Read More »
Malaysia’s Malindo Air sacks more than half of its staff
The Malaysian government and Malindo Air (OD, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) have met to discuss the retrenchment of more than half… Read More »
SkyWest Airlines scores deals for 41 CRJs, posts profit
Going against the trend of airlines recording losses and shrinking their fleets, US regional capacity provider SkyWest Airlines (OO, Salt… Read More »
IAG still eager to buy Air Europa, waits for gov’t aid
IAG International Airlines Group is still interested in acquiring Air Europa (UX, Palma de Mallorca) but is waiting for clarification… Read More »
Delta Air Lines completes B777 phase-out
Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) retired all of its remaining B777-200s in the final days of October 2020… Read More »