Numerous Airlines Now Offering Flights to Nowhere
Ten minutes. That’s how long it took a flight on Qantas Airways to sell out. A flight that takes off… Read More »
Pelosi’s Comments Tease Potential Airline Aid
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Friday that airlines and restaurants both need the… Read More »
Royal Caribbean CEO: Anti-Cruisers Sabotaging CDC Public Comments
Royal Caribbean International President & CEO Michael Bayley is outraged, saying an unnamed group is sabotaging the request for public… Read More »
Cancun Airport to Soon Welcome More Flights From US, Europe
Officials in Quintana Roo have announced several flights from Europe and the United States to Cancun will resume in October and November…. Read More »
New Flight Routes Taking Off This Fall
New Flights for the New Season Despite travel restrictions and diminished demand for air travel six months into the COVID-19… Read More »
Execs Say US Cruises Could Restart, Based on Success in Europe
Cruise industry stakeholders in the U.S. are optimistic that cruising’s largely successful restart in Europe bodes well for the American cruise industry…. Read More »
MSC Cruises Reports a Successful Restart to Cruising
MSC Cruises’ first ship to resume sailing since operations were suspended at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic was its… Read More »
Controversy over South African gov’t bailout to save SAA
In a controversial last minute move to ward off the liquidation of South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo), the… Read More »
Australia’s Qantas seeks cheaper premises to cut costs
Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith) is considering moving its offices and aviation facilities within Australia and has invited expressions of… Read More »
El Al to resume ops, offering nets $148m, Rosenberg buys 43%
As expected, El Al Israel Airlines (LY, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) raised ILS505 million shekels (USD148 million) in its share… Read More »
Israel’s Arkia to resume as deal inked on layoffs, pay cuts
Arkia Israeli Airlines (IZ, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion), its workers’ committee, and Israel’s powerful national trade union Histadrut have agreed… Read More »
Airline CEOs Say Employees Low COVID Rates Prove Flying Is Safe
Airline CEOs are saying that the fact that there are lower rates of Covid-19 among its workforce than in the… Read More »
Southwest Temporarily Grounds 115 Planes
Southwest Airlines temporarily grounded 115 Boeing 737-800 on July 16 because of inconsistencies in aircraft weight data. “Out of an… Read More »
TSA Explosives Expert Stops Suspicious Item From Reaching Flight at JFK Airport
A pair of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers are being credited with preventing a potentially “tragic outcome” at New York… Read More »
Airlines Calling on White House for COVID-19 Relief to Avoid Layoffs
The airline industry is desperately seeking another $25 billion in payroll support ahead of October 1, the first day carriers can begin… Read More »
Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana’s Exceptional Room Categories
Tucked away in paradise in the Dominican Republic, the Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana offers exceptional room categories with high-end amenities. All 375… Read More »
Virgin Voyages Announces New Itineraries for Valiant Lady
Virgin Voyages has announced new itineraries for the Valiant Lady. Virgin’s newest ship will head to the Caribbean in the fall of… Read More »
Senators Introduce Bill to Safely Bring Back Cruising in US
Two United States senators introduced a new act establishing a task force to address the changes needed to allow cruise… Read More »
Boeing 747-8 only quadjet with future at Lufthansa
The B747-8 is the only quadjet type with future at Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l), Group Chief Executive Carsten Spohr has… Read More »
Philippine gov’t promises airlines $14.5mn in loans
According to the Air Carriers Association of the Philippines (ACAP), the government has allocated around PHP700 million pesos (USD14.5 million)… Read More »
Tanzania lifts Kenyan operator restrictions
Tanzania has lifted a ban on Kenyan airlines after Kenya announced it would no longer impose a mandatory 14-day COVID-19… Read More »
Aeroflot shareholders back offering of 1.7bn new shares
Aeroflot (SU, Moscow Sheremetyevo) shareholders have approved at an extraordinary general meeting a state-approved increase in the company’s authorised capital… Read More »
Crunch time for South African Airways
It’s crunch time for state-owned South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo), as the country’s government appears to run out… Read More »
More West African airlines return to the skies
Mauritania Airlines (L6, Nouakchott) has resumed international flights following the reopening of the country’s airspace on September 11, 2020, after… Read More »
United Airlines Resumes Existing, Adds New Service to Key West
United Airlines announced it would resume daily nonstop service to Key West from Chicago O’Hare and New Jersey’s Newark Liberty… Read More »
Alaska Airlines Announces Latest Promotion With QB Russell Wilson
Alaska Airlines today announced its latest promotional sale in concert with Seattle Seahawks star quarterback Russell Wilson, who has been a… Read More »