LAX opens new 15-gate concourse
The $1.7 billion expansion of Los Angeles International Airport’s Tom Bradley International Terminal has opened. The 4½-year West Gates construction… Read More »
American Airlines welcomes chief people officer
American Airlines has hired Mecole “Cole” Brown as chief people officer, where she will lead its People organization. “Cole has… Read More »
Delta to offer beer brewed for in-flight drinking
Starting Memorial Day weekend, Delta Air Lines will offer a new craft beer on domestic routes that is specifically brewed… Read More »
JetBlue unveils new premium cabin menu
JetBlue has unveiled new menus for the premium cabin on transatlantic and transcontinental flights. Mint passengers can choose among small… Read More »
American, Delta resume flights to Bonaire
American and Delta will resume flights to the island of Bonaire June 5, its first direct service flights from the… Read More »
United, Delta make elite status easier to obtain
United and Delta have made it notably easier to qualify for elite frequent flyer status this year. The airlines are… Read More »
Hawaiian hiring for summer as recovery continues
Since recalling all furloughed employees, Hawaiian Airlines looks to hire 400 employees in preparation for increased demand during the summer…. Read More »
A4A celebrates contributions of Asian American aviators
Airlines for America commemorated Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by highlighting the stories of trailblazing Asian American aviators,… Read More »
Flight Attendant Union Sends Letter to Southwest Airlines CEO After Vicious Assault
A vicious assault of a Southwest Airlines flight attendant sparked a union president to send a letter of concern over… Read More »
Hybrid Work Model Will Cause Business Travel Patterns to Shift, Study Says
Business travel trends are set to evolve post-pandemic, given that many employees will continue to work remotely at least some of the… Read More »
Choice Privileges Introduces ‘Get on the Road. Get Rewarded.’ Summer Promotion
Choice Privileges, the award-winning loyalty program from Choice Hotels International, Inc., is helping to make summer travel a little more… Read More »
US Hotel Industry Records Best Performance Since Pre-Pandemic
In yet another promising sign for travel and tourism’s recovery, the U.S. hotel industry saw its highest monthly performance levels… Read More »
Hard Rock International and First Insight Announce Expanded Partnership
First Insight, Inc., the world’s leading technology company that is transforming how companies make products and service creation, pricing and… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Receives CDC Approval To Conduct Test Cruises
Royal Caribbean International is the first cruise line to receive approval from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention to operate… Read More »
Holland America’s Eurodam Extends 2021 Med Cruise Season
After four cruises to Greece in summer 2021, Holland America Line’s Eurodam will assume the previously scheduled cruises of Westerdam in… Read More »
Crystal’s Luxury Expedition Ship Nears Completion
Crystal Expedition Cruises said its new luxury expedition yacht successfully completed its second and final sea trial on May 23, marking… Read More »
Alaskans Thrilled With New Law That Helps Cruising Resume
Alaska officials are understandably thrilled that President Biden signed legislation on May 24 that greatly helps cruising resume this summer in the… Read More »
Riviera River Cruises To Restart in Portugal on July 2
Riviera River Cruises plans to restart European river cruises on July 2 on Portugal’s Douro River. The eight-day “Douro, Porto and… Read More »
Crew Members Disembark After Testing Positive for COVID-19
Royal Caribbean International’s Odyssey of the Seas disembarked five crew members who tested positive for COVID-19, although all were asymptomatic…. Read More »
Royal Caribbean CEO Says US Cruises Might Resume Next Month
Royal Caribbean Group Chairman and CEO Richard Fain released an uplifting video message for travel advisors, saying large-ship cruises could… Read More »
Brazil’s Azul explores acquisitions as LATAM p’ship ends
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (AD, Sao Paulo Viracopos) is looking for acquisition and partnership opportunities after LATAM Airlines Brasil (JJ,… Read More »
Indonesia’s Super Air Jet gets Lion Air funds – report
Lion Air Group appears to have injected a total of IDR968 billion rupiah (USD67.5 million) into both Indonesian low-cost start-up… Read More »
Alaska’s Servant Air loses interstate certification again
For the second time in as many years, the United States Department of Transport (DoT) has revoked Alaska’s Servant Air… Read More »
Malawi Airlines to resume full operations after bail-out
Malawi Airlines (3W, Lilongwe) has announced the resumption of full network operations effective mid-June 2021 after its shareholders – the… Read More »
Philippine Airlines seeking to raise $500mn – report
As speculation intensifies that PAL Holdings may be about to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States,… Read More »
Wizz Air challenges Romanian state aid to Tarom, Blue Air
Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) has filed a complaint at the General Court of the European Union against the European Commission… Read More »