Alaska Airlines firms order for 23+15 B737 MAX 9s
Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma Int’l) has announced in a stock market filing that it firmed an order for twenty-three… Read More »
ASL Airlines UK certifies, launches domestic operations
ASL Airlines UK (ABV, East Midlands) became the first new fixed-wing airline to receive an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) in… Read More »
Sri Lanka’s Cinnamon Air resumes charter operations
Cinnamon Air (C7, Colombo Int’l) resumes domestic charter flights on April 1 in accordance with safety guidelines of the Civil… Read More »
Hong Kong Air Cargo, Cainiao launch joint logistics hub
Hong Kong Air Cargo (RH, Hong Kong Int’l) and Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, an affiliate of China’s Alibaba Group, have… Read More »
Lauda Europe to launch Zagreb base in mid-3Q21
Ryanair Holdings has announced it will open a new base at Zagreb airport, starting on September 1, 2021, and operated… Read More »
Norway’s Norse Atlantic Airways to lease nine AerCap B787s
Low-cost long-haul start-up Norse Atlantic Airways has signed up to lease six B787-9s and three B787-8s from Dublin-based lessor AerCap,… Read More »
Spain’s Volotea mulls A220s but not in near-term
Volotea (V7, Asturias) is contemplating the A220 as a potential future aircraft type but plans no changes in the next… Read More »
Paris, Brussels set to announce new Air France bailout
Paris and the European Commission have agreed on the conditions and the amount of a second tranche of financial aid… Read More »
Brussels backs €25mn aid to Alitalia, blocks ITA over slots
Even as the European Commission found on March 26 that EUR24.7 million euros (USD29.1 million) in Italian support in favour… Read More »
JetBlue scoops Heathrow slots for 3Q21
JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK) has secured slots for services to London Heathrow from Boston and New York JFK… Read More »
Kenya suspends domestic flights to curb spread of COVID-19
Kenyan airlines, including Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta), its low-cost subsidiary Jambojet (JM, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta), and Skyward Express… Read More »
Air Canada plans to restart Nova Scotia flights
Air Canada plans to resume temporarily suspended flights in June to some of the cities in eastern Atlantic Canada. Flights… Read More »
Bourdain’s “World Travel” goes on sale in April
A new book by the late Anthony Bourdain is expected to stir up interest in travel. Laurie Woolever, his longtime… Read More »
Fla. governor threatens suit over cruise ship ban
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is threatening to sue the federal government over the continued ban on cruise ships, a major… Read More »
Las Vegas is doubling down on betting as entertainment
Las Vegas resorts are upping the ante in sports betting by merging with nightlife to offer a broader entertainment experience…. Read More »
Boston tower will bring Raffles brand to North America
Construction is underway on Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences, the first North American location for an international luxury… Read More »
Miss. Gulf Coast casino hotel will add $75M tower
The Silver Slipper Casino Hotel in Bay St. Louis, Miss., on the state’s Gulf Coast, will double its guestrooms with… Read More »
Marriott CEO on TV: Recovery underway, wariness needed
Marriott International CEO Tony Capuano declared on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday that demand is rapidly growing in the hotel… Read More »
Study: Travelers are making more time for vacation
In Expedia’s annual Vacation Deprivation study, the company found that travel confidence is rising, with 36% of respondents saying they… Read More »
Disneyland announces plans to expand in Calif.
The Walt Disney Co. is calling the main location of a planned expansion an “immersive theme park,” but rather than… Read More »
Weakened hotels stir strengthening investor interest
Distressed hotel assets have emerged as the primary target of a record 11% of investors, according to a new survey… Read More »
Feedback is crucial to changing bad habits
Good feedback from a variety of sources is crucial if you’re seeking to develop better behaviors and habits. If your… Read More »
How curiosity and hard work paid off for this CEO
Jetstream Africa CEO Miishe Addy says her parents inspired her curiosity and willingness to work that has led to her… Read More »
P&G film initiative offers broader view of Black experience
Procter & Gamble’s “Widen the Screen” program aims to counter how Hollywood often depicts members of the Black community, with… Read More »
Why Campbell CEO believes inclusion drives diversity
Campbell Soup is changing its diversity and inclusion strategy by focusing on transparency instead of targets and promoting inclusion first…. Read More »
OWN, ANA develop guide on depicting Black women
The Oprah Winfrey Network is working with the SeeHer initiative from the Association of National Advertisers on #WriteHerRight Black Female… Read More »