World of Hyatt Provides Members More Rewarding Reasons To Break Away
World of Hyatt remains committed to caring for its members with more valuable experiences and rewarding offers that can help… Read More »
CDC Recommends Hotel Workers Receive Early COVID-19 Vaccine Shots
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced hotel employees should receive an early COVID-19 vaccination due… Read More »
RSSC Launches Travel Advisor Sweepstakes Contest Alongside New Campaign
Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) has just launched a new campaign, along with a sweepstakes contest for travel advisors, called ‘Unrivaled… Read More »
American Cruise Lines Adds Sixth Ship To Pacific Northwest Fleet
American Cruise Lines announced February 23, 2021, that it has added a sixth riverboat to its 2021 Pacific Northwest fleet, called… Read More »
Air Seychelles halts Etihad payments, to be 100% Seychellois
Following a visit to the United Arab Emirates by Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan, Air Seychelles (HM, Mahé) will not have… Read More »
Judge extends Norwegian protection, two more units bankrupt
Norwegian’s Norway-based subsidiaries for pilots and cabin crew have asked a court for bankruptcy protection, the carrier revealed in a… Read More »
UAE ungrounds the B737 MAX
The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the United Arab Emirates issued a safety decision on February 17, 2021, permitting… Read More »
Kenya’s Silverstone Air Services set to rebrand
Silverstone Air Services (SLR, Nairobi Wilson) has announced plans to rebrand as Jetlite Air (Nairobi Wilson), just over a year… Read More »
Canada’s Celtic Air Services eyes fixed-wing expansion
Nova Scotia-based helicopter operator Celtic Air Services intends to expand its fixed-wing fleet of Cessna Aircraft Company aircraft, after acquiring… Read More »
Lufthansa considers downgauging order book to smaller types
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) is in talks with both Airbus and Boeing about switching some its outstanding widebody orders to… Read More »
Trans Maldivian Airways to add ATR turboprops
Trans Maldivian Airways (TMW, Malé) is set to resume Avions de Transport Régional operations with plans to use the incoming… Read More »
Disney Cruise Line Extends Future Cruise Credits Again
The cruise industry is suffering through hard times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With sailings pushed back time and time… Read More »
Cali regulator rejects Contour’s bid to serve Sacramento
US regional airline Contour Airlines (LF, Tupelo) will continue to serve Oakland from Crescent City after the Border Coast Regional… Read More »
New gov’t, new Alitalia plan, involving Lufthansa – report
Assessing the possible solutions to keep Alitalia (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) afloat, Italy’s new government led by economist Mario Draghi is… Read More »
Florida’s Eastern Airlines to add B777 freighters
Eastern Airlines (2D, Miami Int’l) has applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for authorisation to expand its fleet… Read More »
Spain’s Aura Airlines targets US flights
Aura Airlines (GWR, Madrid Barajas) is planning to start commercial flights to the United States as soon as it is… Read More »
Russia’s S7 Airlines adds first B737-800 freighter
S7 Airlines (S7, Novosibirsk) has taken delivery of B737-800(BCF) VP-BEN (msn 33545), its first-ever dedicated freighter. According to Flightradar24 ADS-B… Read More »
Kazakh CAA gives Qazaq Air 10 days to draw up action plan
The Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan (AAK) says it has given Qazaq Air (IQ, Nur-Sultan Nazarbayev) until March 1 to draw… Read More »
US Oyo operators gain more latitude, tech help
US owners of Oyo Hotels & Homes will enjoy increased pricing flexibility and technological support, among other enhancements, under a… Read More »
$350M hotel-residential tower pair eyed in Chicago
A partnership linked to a suburban Chicago developer has proposed a two-tower hotel and residential project in the city’s South… Read More »
Hope trumps distress as hotel sale prices defy pandemic
The window to cut-rate acquisition of distressed hotel properties appears to be closing as sellers hold the line out of… Read More »
Winter storm affects vaccine shipments
The massive winter storm that affected the Midwest and Texas delayed the delivery of 6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses due… Read More »
TSA to add 6K airport screeners by summer
The Transportation Security Administration plans to hire 6,000 additional screening agents for hundreds of airports by summer. “We expect to… Read More »
JetBlue, American expand Caribbean schedule
American and JetBlue are increasing their flight schedules to Caribbean and Florida destinations as part of the expansion associated with… Read More »
American manager’s mentorship makes a difference
Angela Johnson, customer service manager at O’Hare International Airport, started her career at American as a fleet service clerk, and… Read More »
Black United Airlines pilots mentor the next generation
A group of Black United Airlines pilots who completed flight training while they were students at Hampton University now mentor… Read More »