Air Namibia liquidated, gov’t negotiates debt with lessors
The Namibian government has confirmed it is negotiating settlement terms of NAD2.3 billion Namibian dollars (USD154 million) owed to Castlelake… Read More »
Spain’s Wamos Air ends B747 operations
Wamos Air (EB, Madrid Barajas) has retired its last B747-400, EC-KXN (msn 25703), joining the ranks of airlines phasing out… Read More »
Korean Air, Asiana Airlines to fully merge by YE24
Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) and Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon) aim to fully unite later than previously planned, in… Read More »
Kenya Airways nationalisation plan encounters more hurdles
Kenya’s National Assembly Transport Committee has rejected the proposed composition of a powerful body, to be headed by President Uhuru… Read More »
Boutique Air clinches Jackson, TN EAS contract
Boutique Air (4B, San Francisco, CA) has clinched a two-year Essential Air Service (EAS) contract at Jackson, TN despite objections… Read More »
Norwegian restructuring approved in Dublin, moves to Norway
Justice Michael Quinn at Ireland’s High Court has confirmed that he will approve the rescue plan for Norwegian (DY, Oslo… Read More »
Kalitta Charters II, IBC, IFL object to TUM Aerocarga FACP
Kalitta Charters II, IBC Airways, and IFL Group have jointly objected to the granting of a Foreign Air Carrier Permit… Read More »
Thailand’s K-Mile Air takes first B737-800(BCF)
K-Mile Asia (8K, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) took delivery of its first B737-800(BCF) on March 24, 2021, ch-aviation research has revealed. EI-DLR… Read More »
Southwest chooses B737 MAX 7 as -700 replacement
Following an intense scrutinisation process in which it also assessed the A220-300 from Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac), Southwest Airlines (WN,… Read More »
Lufthansa Consulting wins ToMontenegro advisory tender
ToMontenegro (Podgorica) has selected Lufthansa Consulting to advise it during its setting-up and launch phases. The new Montenegrin flag carrier… Read More »
UK’s flyPOP eyes 2H21 launch
flyPOP (London Stansted) is planning to launch low-cost long-haul services between the United Kingdom and India later this year but… Read More »
Haji-Ioannou further dilutes stake in easyJet
easyJet (U2, London Luton) founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou has dumped another 1% stake in the airline, worth about GBP43 million pounds… Read More »
India’s GoAir to initiate $345mn IPO in early 2Q21 – report
GoAir (G8, Mumbai Int’l) plans to come out with a INR25 billion rupee (USD345 million) Initial Public Offering (IPO) early… Read More »
Czechia’s Air Bohemia certified for single-engine ops
Air Bohemia (BOH, Mnichovo Hradiste) will begin commercial operations with three PC-12/47Es in early April 2021 after it updated its… Read More »
Malawi Airlines suspends flight operations
Malawi Airlines (3W, Lilongwe) says it has suspended all flights for the period March 26 to 31 citing unspecified operational… Read More »
Travel advisors share tips for finding deals
Paul Tumpowsky, founder and CEO of Skylark, a high-tech travel consultancy, predicts that as countries begin to open back up,… Read More »
Hotel at Colo. casino inspired by French Alps
Bronco Billy’s Casino in Cripple Creek, Colo., will construct an upscale, 300-room hotel that pays homage to Chaminox-Mount Blanc, a… Read More »
Cruise traveling 34 countries sells out on opening day
Silversea Cruises sold out its new 2023 arts-inspired cruise on its opening day. The 139-day cruise will go to 66… Read More »
Occupancy, room rates continue closing in on 2019 mark
US weekly hotel occupancy as of March 20 climbed to 93.9% of last year’s comparable pandemic-affected point and hit the… Read More »
United’s summer plans focus on Midwest vacation travelers
United Airlines’ increased summer schedule includes a concentration of additional flights from Midwest cities to domestic vacation destinations from Maine… Read More »
Travel advisor wants to change the future for the better
Lindsey Epperly of Epperly Travel and EntreTravel wants the travel industry to transform instead of returning to normal when the… Read More »
Facebook ad costs on upswing following pandemic drops
Facebook advertising costs are up overall 30% compared with mid-March 2020, according to digital agency Aisle Rocket, while Rain the… Read More »