Air Canada Cargo delivers medical supplies to India
Air Canada flew a 787-9 freighter filled with oxygen concentrators, generators and other supplies to India this week to help… Read More »
Alaska Airlines ships first Copper River salmon of season
An Alaska Airlines’ aircraft adorned with a giant fish delivered 2021’s first shipment of Copper River salmon. The annual ceremonial… Read More »
JetBlue CEO highlights new London service
JetBlue is debuting transatlantic service, offering daily flights from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to London’s Heathrow Airport… Read More »
JetBlue Announces New Flights Between New York City, London
JetBlue announced its new transatlantic service between New York City and London is scheduled to launch later this summer. According to The… Read More »
FAA Believes Most Airlines Won’t Weigh Passengers
The Federal Aviation Administration doesn’t believe airlines will resort to weighing passengers prior to flights, saying a guidance it issued… Read More »
Former Airline Employee Says Carrier Blackballed Her for Reporting Sexual Assault
A former American Airlines flight attendant says she has been blackballed by the carrier after reporting she was sexually assaulted… Read More »
Airport Security Has Changed Because of the Pandemic: What You Should Know
The Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) has altered its checkpoints throughout the pandemic, which may look a bit different for those… Read More »
CDC, Florida Ordered To Resolve Cruise Lawsuit Outside of Court
A federal judge in Tampa ruled the civil case between the state of Florida and the United States Centers for Disease Control… Read More »
Ryanair wins as EU court overturns KLM, TAP state aid
The General Court of the European Union has upheld a Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) challenge to billion of euros in… Read More »
Former Asiana Airlines boss arrested for embezzlement
The former chairman of Kumho Asiana Group, a large South Korean chaebol (conglomerate) whose subsidiary Kumho Industrial is the biggest… Read More »
Lufthansa adds scheduled charters from Malta to Newark
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) will operate its only scheduled non-German route during the Summer 2021 season, namely a scheduled charter… Read More »
Wizz Air confirms Cardiff, UK base to open in late 2Q21
Wizz Air UK (W9, London Luton) has confirmed it will open its new base at Cardiff on June 17, 2021,… Read More »
Russia’s Aeroflot takes delivery of first A320neo
Aeroflot (SU, Moscow Sheremetyevo) took delivery of its first A320-200N, VP-BPQ (msn 10126), on May 14, 2021, with a further… Read More »
Nigeria’s Ibom Air eyes domestic expansion
Nigeria’s Ibom Air (QI, Uyo) may soon add the newly inaugurated Bayelsa International Airport to its domestic route network after… Read More »
Norwegian’s rescue plan approved as no creditors appeal
Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) declared in a statement on May 18 that no creditors had filed appeals against its court-ordered… Read More »
Israeli carriers keep skies open as foreign airlines cancel
Israeli carriers El Al Israel Airlines, Israir, and Arkia Israeli Airlines have been conducting rescue flights for Israelis stranded abroad,… Read More »
S.African corruption watchdog flags Mango governance issues
An independent corruption watchdog is investigating possible reckless trading by the executives and boards of Mango Airlines (JE, Johannesburg O.R…. Read More »
Philippine Airlines seeks to return A350s, B777s to lessors
As PAL Holdings considers seeking court protection from creditors while undertaking “comprehensive” debt restructuring, its subsidiary Philippine Airlines (PR, Manila… Read More »
$21.6M N.Y. loan honors hotel’s green commitment
Developers of the Wildflower Farms hotel in New York’s Hudson Valley are touting it as one of the industry’s most… Read More »
Former New Orleans orphanage reborn as high-end hotel
A new upscale boutique hotel in New Orleans occupies an imposing Victorian building that was founded as an orphanage during… Read More »
Hotel points “star” in Amazon Prime’s Florida promotion
A quirky dramedy, “Life’s Rewards,” streaming on Amazon Prime, YouTube and GoUSA TV, is a marketing campaign for Visit Florida… Read More »
Caribbean welcome mat getting intense workout
Hotel reopenings, flight resumptions and a host of other signs point to a rebound for Caribbean tourist destinations hammered by… Read More »
$70M refurbishment graces star-studded Arizona Biltmore
A sprawling Phoenix hotel that’s played host to US presidents and show business headliners since its birth in 1929 has… Read More »
Disney touts Paris park reopening, hotel unveiling
Disneyland Paris, including its Newport Bay Club Hotel, will reopen June 17 after the pandemic brought on two lockdowns that… Read More »
End mask rule for vaccinated guests, hotel group urges
The American Hotel & Lodging Association is recommending that hotels drop mask requirements for fully vaccinated guests, but without demanding… Read More »
Why leaders must balance vulnerability and strength
Alteryx CEO Mark Anderson has used listening circles, town halls and one-on-one meetings to connect with team members and display… Read More »