Royal Caribbean CEO Working to Safely Bring Cruising Back to US
The CEO of Royal Caribbean International recently addressed the possibility of a return to cruising for ships in the United States this… Read More »
Atlas Ocean Voyages Offers Valentine’s Weddings in Antarctica
Atlas Ocean Voyages is offering complimentary destination weddings and vow renewals during the Feb. 14, 2022, Antarctic expedition. The “Happy Ever… Read More »
Carnival President Christine Duffy Seeks Clarity From CDC To Restart Cruising
Big-ship cruising will not resume from U.S. homeports until lines get more “clarity” on what it will take to gain… Read More »
Silversea Names Writer Paul Theroux As “Tale Teller” On 2022 World Cruise
Silversea Cruises named acclaimed writer Paul Theroux as the first of nine “Tale Tellers” for the luxury line’s World Cruise 2022…. Read More »
Air New Zealand defers capital raise, loan facility expanded
Air New Zealand (NZ, Auckland Int’l) has opted to defer its planned equity capital raise by three months while also… Read More »
Southern Airways Express secures EAS contract at Chadron, NE
Southern Airways Express (9X, Memphis Int’l) has clinched a two-year contract from the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide… Read More »
Romania’s Tarom puts 14 aircraft up for sale
Tarom (RO, Bucharest Otopeni) has set in motion previously announced plans to dispose of 14 ageing aircraft deemed surplus to… Read More »
Suriname’s Fly All Ways adds Twin Otter for petro contract
Fly All Ways Airlines (8W, Paramaribo Int’l) has wet-leased a DHC-6-400 from Zimex Aviation (XM, Zurich) for a passenger charter… Read More »
UPS to buy up to 150 Beta Technologies eVTOL aircraft
United Parcel Service and its UPS Flight Forward subsidiary, a “drone airline” that in October 2019 received Part 135 certification… Read More »
Nigeria’s Cally Air takes delivery of first aircraft, a B737
Nigerian startup Cally Air (Calabar) has taken delivery of its first aircraft, a B737-300 bought from Magnetic Leasing, to be… Read More »
Kenya Airways’ stock trading suspension extended
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has extended the suspension from trading of Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) shares for… Read More »
Italy blasts “discrimination”, wants ITA launched by summer
As talks between Italy’s government and the European Commission stall over the launch of planned Alitalia (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) successor… Read More »
AirAsia Group sets up LCC consultancy
AirAsia Group has established a new entity within the company by the name of AirAsia Consulting, which will specialise in… Read More »
Texas’s Avelo Airlines to debut ops in mid-2Q21
Avelo Airlines (XP, Burbank) will launch commercial flight operations later this quarter using Burbank, an airport that serves Downtown Los… Read More »
Malawi Airlines faces liquidation as cash flows dwindle
Malawi Airlines (3W, Lilongwe) could be liquidated should its two shareholders, the Malawian government (51%) and Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis… Read More »
US’s Waltzing Mathilda unveils Connect Airlines brand
US charter operator Waltzing Matilda Aviation (New Bedford) has launched a new brand, Connect Airlines (Toronto City Centre), which will… Read More »
Southwest Bringing Back 3,000 Crew Members for Summer
The signs of a travel rebound from the coronavirus pandemic are obvious now and continuing throughout the industry. The latest?… Read More »
As Cruise Lines Threaten To Operate Elsewhere, DOT Says Cruising Could Resume Mid-Summer
Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Friday said cruise lines could sail from U.S. ports as early as midsummer… Read More »
Boeing finds more B737 MAX issues, 16 operators affected
Several airlines around the globe have temporarily grounded their B737 MAX jets after Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) identified “a potential… Read More »
JetBlue Defends Political Donation That Prompted Boycott Calls
Saying it donates equally to both major political parties, JetBlue Airways defended its decision to contribute $1,000 to New York… Read More »
More 737 MAX Issues as Some Planes Are Grounded
Boeing Co. on Friday told 16 airlines to temporarily ground some of its 737 MAX aircraft due to a potential… Read More »
Hotels & Resorts Offering Full Property Buyouts
Full Property Buyouts Private hotel stays are more popular than ever before, with travelers still jittery about social distancing and… Read More »
Former FDA Chief Suggests Safe Bubble for Cruise Lines
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former chief of the Food and Drug Administration who helped advise the cruise lines on shaping… Read More »
Cainiao partners Atlas Air and LATAM Airlines
LATAM Airlines Group and Atlas Air (5Y, New York JFK) have entered into a partnership agreement with China’s Cainiao Smart… Read More »
Airlines Push Back Against UK’s International Travel Framework
The United Kingdom plans to restart international travel as soon as May 17 potentially with the help of a new traffic light… Read More »
Qatar Airways Operates First Fully COVID-19 Vaccinated Flight
Qatar Airways announced it has operated the first fully vaccinated commercial flight on Tuesday. Officials from Qatar Airways revealed that Flight QR6421… Read More »