US Senate to Hold Hearings Regarding Southwest Airlines’ Holiday Flight Chaos
The United States Senate Commerce Committee announced it would hold hearings related to Southwest Airlines’ delays and cancellations during the… Read More »
TUI Airways flight from Mexico to England diverted to Bangor, Maine after chaos erupts on airplane
A pair of passengers who disrupted a flight from Mexico to England, causing it to make an unplanned landing in… Read More »
Sometimes U.S. airlines’ medical kits fall short during in-flight emergencies
U.S. airlines have response plans for passengers who run into health issues in flight, but planes carry limited and sometimes… Read More »
New Hotels & Resorts Opening in Asia & the Pacific in 2023
Celebrate the New Hotels and Resorts Opening Across the Asia-Pacific in 2023! As one year closes and the other begins,… Read More »
Mexican Caribbean Hotels Experience Occupancy Spike During Winter Holidays
New hotel occupancy data from the Mexican Caribbean shows that key destinations thrived during the winter holiday travel period. According… Read More »
IHG to Debut Voco in India
InterContinental Hotels Group Hotels & Resorts will debut its Voco brand in India through a new deal with Satyadeo Hospitality… Read More »
MYAirline partners up with Geven for sustainable A320 aircraft seating
MYAirline, a Malaysian low-fare carrier, has become the first APAC carrier to have eco-friendly seats installed on its fleet. The… Read More »
Vietjet resumes Ho Chi Minh to Hong Kong route
Vietjet, Vietnam’s low-fare carrier, is set to relaunch the route between Ho Chi Minh city and Hong Kong in February… Read More »
Lufthansa to bring back all stored Airbus A340-600s
Lufthansa will bring back all its stored Airbus A340-600 aircraft to service due to the anticipated demand for air travel… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines orders two Boeing 787s while deferring deliveries
Hawaiian Airlines ordered two additional Boeing 787s, supplementing its previous order for 10 aircraft of the type. However, the carrier… Read More »
Kuwait Airways flight attendant applicants ordered to strip
Spain’s Ministry of Labor is investigating a report published by Spanish media outlet elDiario.es that claims Kuwait Airways required flight… Read More »
Norwegian reaches 2019 levels of domestic passengers in Dec 2022
Norwegian carried the same number of passengers during the 2022 holiday period as it did in 2019, the Norway-based low-cost… Read More »
SA airlines struggling to meet domestic demand amid capacity shortage
South Africa’s domestic airline market is grappling with a capacity shortage that has left local airlines struggling to meet demand…. Read More »
Ryanair increases profit forecast following strong travel demand
Strong pent-up demand over the holiday season has prompted Ryanair to post a more optimistic outlook with the group now… Read More »
MYAirline opts for Geven’s superEco seats
MYAirline, a new Malaysia-based low-cost airline established in January 2021, has partnered with Geven for the fitment of its ‘superEco’… Read More »
Iberia’s new A350 brings in a new standard
In 2018 Iberia became the first airline to fly a A350 with a new production standard (NPS), and the airline… Read More »
Gilat and Intelsat expand IFC partnership in the Americas
Gilat Satellite Networks is expanding its strategic partnership with Intelsat with what they call ‘multimillion-dollar agreements’ to increase in-flight connectivity… Read More »
EasyJet extends portable streaming to 108 aircraft
Following a successful trial involving easyJet’s full fleet of 27 Swiss-registered aircraft, inflight technology provider, AirFi, has announced the further… Read More »
JetBlue to debut Peacock content in the skies
JetBlue has entered into an exclusive partnership with NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock, which will see its content become available to… Read More »
J-AIR first regional airline to offer free IFEC in Japan
Japan Airlines (JAL) has entered into a contract with Intelsat for the supply of inflight connectivity (IFC) services on Embraer… Read More »
Burrana promotes David Pook to VP of customer experience
Inflight entertainment (IFE) and cabin technology provider, Burrana, has promoted David Pook to the role of VP Customer Experience. Pook… Read More »
Jason Berry leaves Air Canada to join Horizon Air
Alaska Air Group subsidiary Horizon Air has named Jason Berry as senior vice president of operations. Berry rejoins the Alaska… Read More »