Alaska CEO on corporate identity, diversity, meditation
In an interview, new Alaska CEO Ben Minicucci discusses his family’s immigrant experience, diversity, meditation and his relationship with outgoing… Read More »
Construction begins on Pittsburgh airport terminal
Contractors are installing barricades and have closed a taxiway as construction kicks off on a $1.39 billion, 700,000-square-foot terminal at… Read More »
FAA issues $627.7M for airport upgrades
The Federal Aviation Administration has allocated $627.7 million in grants to improve airports. Major and regional airports are among 390… Read More »
United expanding pilot recruitment to diverse groups
United Airlines’ flight school, United Aviate Academy, plans to train 5,000 new pilots by 2030, with goals for half of… Read More »
Southwest recalls pilots as air travel continues to recover
Southwest Airlines is recalling pilots from voluntary leave as of June 1 as the airline expects demand, and its schedule,… Read More »
For New Flights To London, JetBlue Reinvents Coach Travel
JetBlue Airways today announced further plans to heighten the transatlantic flying experience in anticipation of its debut flights to London… Read More »
American Airlines Partners With National Park Foundation To Support Exploration
American Airlines has partnered with the National Park Foundation in celebration of Earth Day on April 22 and National Park Week on April 17-25. From… Read More »
Number of Summer 2021 Flights Between US, Mexico Higher Than 2019
Aviation experts are reporting the number of international flights between the United States and Mexico scheduled this summer will be higher than… Read More »
Google Issue Crashes Websites for Big Three Airlines
The flight search and booking options on the respective websites for the Big Three U.S. airlines – American, Delta and… Read More »
Buy a Roomette on Amtrak, Bring a Friend Free
Amtrak has launched its Private Room Sale, in which passengers who book a private Roomette can bring a companion for free…. Read More »
Florida Resort Abruptly Closes, Kicks Out Guests
Guests booked at a Central Florida resort were forced to pack their bags and leave with little warning after the… Read More »
Riviera River Cruises To Require Full COVID-19 Vaccination or Negative Test Results
Riviera River Cruises today announced that it will require all passengers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or present a negative test prior… Read More »
Seabourn Approved To Relaunch Luxury Cruises From Greece in July
Luxury line Seabourn and the Greek government are developing plans to restart cruises in the Mediterranean with a series of sailings round-trip out of… Read More »
Carnival Cancels Cruises From US Through June 30, 2021
Carnival Cruise Line is notifying guests of additional cruise cancellations and is canceling all operations from U.S. ports through June 30, 2021. Booked… Read More »
Viking Expands Restart With New Cruises From Bermuda, Iceland
Viking is expanding its return to cruising with a collection of sailings around Bermuda and Iceland beginning in June 2021. The company already… Read More »
Disney Cruise Line Extends Suspension of Operation Through June 2021
The CDC released guidelines for the next phase of cruising this past Friday. As a response, many of the major cruise lines… Read More »
2021 Travel Restrictions: The Latest Restart Dates for Every Major Cruise Line
Cruising’s Long-Awaited Return It’s been an entire year since cruise lines were forced to suspend operations due to the onset… Read More »
Norwegian Cruise Line Announces Return to Service in Caribbean, Europe
Just hours after sending a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requesting approval to restart U.S…. Read More »
Georgia threatens Delta Air Lines tax break amid voter row
Republicans in the Georgia House of Representatives voted late on March 31 to deny a tax break to Delta Air… Read More »
American Airlines restarts $205mn projects at Dallas hub
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) will resume USD205 million worth of mothballed projects at Dallas/Fort Worth after a faster-than-anticipated upswing… Read More »
flydubai to restart B737 MAX ops in early 2Q21
flydubai (FZ, Dubai Int’l) has announced it will resume scheduled B737 MAX operations on April 8, 2021. Initially, the Emirati… Read More »
Alaska Airlines predicts rapid eVTOL deployment – CEO
Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma Int’l) predicts that electric vertical take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft will become a mainstay of commercial aviation… Read More »
Kenya Airways benefits from gov’t tax shield
Kenya’s National Treasury has exempted cash strapped Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) from paying a minimum tax of 1%… Read More »
Canada’s Cargojet Airways to operate two B767s for Amazon
Cargojet Airways (W8, Hamilton, ON) is set to join the list of airlines operating freighter aircraft owned by Amazon.com after… Read More »
Bangladesh grounds domestic flights as new COVID wave hits
Bangladesh has imposed a ban on passengers flights from European countries, except Britain, as well as 12 other countries, while… Read More »
JetBlue to offer Sport 24 content onboard
JetBlue will be the first airline to offer Sport 24 programming to passengers. The inflight entertainment option will debut on… Read More »