Austrian Airlines accelerates fleet, manpower cuts
As travel restrictions and a slower-than-hoped-for recovery continue to affect European airlines, Austrian Airlines (OS, Vienna) has announced that it… Read More »
Why #BoycottDelta Is Trending
Delta Air Lines, along with several other Georgia-based companies, is facing a social media backlash over its role in crafting… Read More »
United Airlines Returns To JFK With Two Inaugural California Routes
United Airlines is today flying into New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) for the first time in over five… Read More »
All-Inclusive Resorts Great for Social Distancing
Socially Distant All-Inclusive Resorts Due to the way all-inclusive resorts operate, many are uniquely set up to make social distancing… Read More »
Windstar Postpones Some Cruises, Plans to Restart in June
Windstar Cruises postponed a number of sailings while releasing a timeline that shows it plans to restart in June with two ships in… Read More »
Florida Gov. Threatens Legal Action Over Cruise Restart
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has had enough. DeSantis and Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said Friday that unless federal regulators… Read More »
Southwest Pilot Caught on Hot Mic in Curse-Filled Tirade
A Southwest Airlines crew member, presumably the pilot, was caught on a hot mic by air traffic control at Mineta… Read More »
Hawaii and Airlines Partner on Pre-Clear Programs for Summer Travel
The Aloha State’s Governor David Ige and his ‘Hawaii Safe Travels’ team are working to facilitate the arrivals of inbound… Read More »
Cruise Industry Lobbies To Undo Key West Vote
Last November, the citizens of Key West, Fla., troubled by the number of cruise ships and tourists descending on their… Read More »
Business Travel Sees Signs of Life
Some have said it’s doom and gloom for the business travel industry. And it may have looked that way, especially early… Read More »
The Hilton Aventura Miami Officially Opens
The new Hilton Aventura Miami hotel opened on March 23, 2021, with close proximity to two major airports, beautiful beaches, world-class shopping,… Read More »
Noble House Hotels and Resorts Launches Tropical Distancing Program
Noble House Hotels & Resorts, Ltd., a hotel ownership and management group with an upscale portfolio of 18 distinct and… Read More »
AmaWaterways’ Rudi Schreiner Provides Updates on River Cruise Operations
AmaWaterways’ founder and co-president Rudi Schreiner joined Travel Leaders Group president John Lovell for its latest virtual Fireside Chat. Schreiner… Read More »
Carnival Will Maintain US Homeports, Uncertain on Vaccine Mandate
Carnival Cruise Line is not developing plans for voyages entirely outside the U.S., as some other lines are, President Christine Duffy said in… Read More »
Disney Cruise Line Announces New UK Staycation Sailings
Disney Cruise Line announced a series of brand-new Disney Magic at Sea “staycation” sailings from United Kingdom ports this summer. Disney… Read More »
UK’s Titan Airways to operate A321neo for the government
Titan Airways (ZT, London Stansted) is set to operate its first A321-200NX(LR) on behalf of the British government. The Airbus… Read More »
Malaysian court to hear AirAsia X vs BOC in late 2Q21
Following its intention expressed in a corporate filing on January 3 for the case to be judged in the Malaysian… Read More »
UAE’s Abu Dhabi Aviation to pursue mergers, acquisitions
Abu Dhabi Aviation (Abu Dhabi Int’l) will pursue a growth strategy based on acquisitions and mergers, a stock exchange disclosure… Read More »
Ryanair to open three new bases in Greece in S21
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) has announced that it will open two entirely new bases in Greece, at Kerkyra and Rhodes… Read More »
SkyWorks Leasing to auction A321s, A350s, and B787s
SkyWorks Leasing is planning to sell seventeen ex-LATAM Airlines Group aircraft, including eleven A321-200s, four B787-9s, and two A350-900s, in… Read More »
American Airlines pays gov’t loan with new $10bn financing
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) parent American Airlines Group has secured USD10 billion in fresh financing backed by its AAdvantage… Read More »
Aer Lingus to launch UK-US flights in early 3Q21
Aer Lingus (United Kingdom) (Belfast City) has filed schedules indicating that it plans to begin commercial transatlantic services on July… Read More »
Finnair inks LOI for up to twenty ES-19s
Finnair (AY, Helsinki Vantaa) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Heart Aerospace (Gothenburg City) for up to twenty… Read More »
LOT Polish Airlines, Turkish Airlines resume 737 MAX ops
LOT Polish Airlines (LO, Warsaw Chopin) and Enter Air (E4, Warsaw Chopin) resumed B737-8 operations on March 24 and 25,… Read More »
Wyo. advisor helps client with biplane experience
Julie Pflaumer of Destinations by Julie was able to get a client who is a veteran and a pilot in… Read More »
Panama to boost tourism through rehab of hiking trails
The Panama Tourism Authority is working with the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Environment on developing sustainable tourism… Read More »