Ottawa okays Air Canada/Air Transat merger
The Canadian government has approved Air Canada’s proposed acquisition of Air Transat from Montreal-based tour operator Transat despite objections that… Read More »
UK’s Jet2 raises $584mn via share issuance
UK leisure specialist Jet2 plc says it has raised GBP422 million pounds (USD584.2 million) via a new share issuance to… Read More »
US House Committee approves third airline bailout package
The US House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee has approved a third payroll support package to the aviation industry, which… Read More »
Former executives of India’s Jet Airways plan new start-up
Former executives of Jet Airways (JAI, Mumbai Int’l) are planning to launch a new Indian low-cost carrier before the end… Read More »
IndiGo parent InterGlobe settles case with SEBI
InterGlobe Aviation, the parent of low-cost airline IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi Int’l), has paid INR21 million rupees (USD289,701) to the… Read More »
Florida’s Spirit Airlines accelerates A320neo deliveries
Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort Lauderdale Int’l) announced in its annual results for 2020 that it has accelerated deliveries of six… Read More »
Ethiopian in MAX volte-face ahead of “amicable” settlement
In a major volte-face that signals an image-shifting re-endorsement of Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines this week said it would resume B737-8… Read More »
Kenya Airways receives $91mn in COVID state aid
Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) is to receive KES10 billion Kenyan shillings (USD91.3 million) in COVID-19 state aid less… Read More »
United Nigeria Airlines secures AOC, launches
United Nigeria Airlines (NUA, Enugu) commenced operations from Lagos on February 12 after completing its certification drive at the beginning… Read More »
French gov’t, Ryanair quarrel over Air France’s slots
After Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) reiterated its opposition to any further state aid to Air France (AF, Paris CDG), French… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Isn’t Canceling Its Alaska or Canada Cruises
Despite the fact that Canada has decided to ban all cruise vessels from sailing in Canadian waters for another full year, Royal Caribbean has… Read More »
CDC Says No To Required COVID Testing Before Domestic Flights
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has told CNN it will not recommend that fliers have a required negative COVID… Read More »
American Uses Loyalty Program to Raise $10 Billion
American Airlines is leveraging its loyalty program to raise $10 billion for near-term cash needs, the respected financial publication The Motley… Read More »
Turks and Caicos Welcomes Brand New Villa Resort in Grace Bay
For the first time in over a decade, Grace Bay welcomes a new-build project with the opening of Beach Enclave Grace Bay…. Read More »
Southwest Prepares To Start Service at O’Hare International
Southwest Airlines will start its much-anticipated service out of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Sunday, February 14. The Chicago Tribune reports that Southwest will… Read More »
Another Airline Vaccinates All Relevant Staff
There’s another airline in the world that has already vaccinated all of its relevant staff for the coronavirus, and neither… Read More »
Seabourn Launches Two Ultimate Trips
Seabourn is inviting travelers to plan for travel in 2023 on the brand’s World Cruise and Grand Voyage. The 140-day… Read More »
Troubled hotel in Youngstown, Ohio, gains debt break
The only hotel in downtown Youngstown, Ohio, has been granted a delay in loan repayments to the city after falling… Read More »
Survey: Travelers starting to rebook
A new survey by IHG Hotels & Resorts finds people are preparing to travel this year, rebooking trips canceled in… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Puts 2022-23 Northeast Sailings on Sale
Royal Caribbean International’s new Atlantic and Caribbean cruises departing from New York and Boston between May 2022 and April 2023… Read More »
Hotel market aided by available capital
There is available capital in the hotel market, which is helping hotels to hold their value. “I’ve been very surprised… Read More »
Fund drive seeks historic Black-founded hotel’s revival
One of the first African-American hotels in Thomasville, Ga., closed for half a century, may live again as an Airbnb… Read More »
Land under Ace Hotel New York sold for $45M
Safehold, the real estate investment trust managed by iStar Financial, has purchased the ground beneath the 285-room Ace Hotel New… Read More »
New Calif. hotel drawing lofty bids from potential buyers
A new 85-room Four Seasons hotel in Napa Valley in California is reportedly receiving bids worth more than $170 million… Read More »
Hotels to NYC mayor: Lift tax penalty, save our future
Major brands have joined with smaller properties in beseeching Mayor Bill de Blasio to relieve the devastated New York City… Read More »
Presidents Day Weekend Prompts Another Holiday Travel Surge
It seems that Americans are eager to take advantage of the President’s Day long weekend, as over a million people… Read More »