Cruise Bookings Rise as Industry Appears to Turn a Corner
Cruise bookings for departures in late 2020 and beyond are rising week over week, a sign that the industry is… Read More »
IndiGo Airlines seeks to phase-out A320-200s
IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi Int’l) is planning to phase-out its 122 remaining A320-200s shortly, possibly accelerating their retirement, as it… Read More »
China Eastern Airlines boosts makeshift freighter fleet
China Eastern Airlines (MU, Shanghai Hongqiao) has boosted its fleet of A330-200s converted into makeshift freighters to a total of… Read More »
Atlas Air ends B747 freighter deal with DSV Panalpina
Atlas Air (5Y, New York JFK) will end its partnership with Danish transport and logistics provider DSV Panalpina in July,… Read More »
Air Canada ends E190, B767 operations
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) has concluded mainline E190 and B767-300(ER) operations as it moves ahead with its planned fleet… Read More »
Qatar Airways demands deferrals from Airbus, Boeing
Qatar Airways Group has warned both major aircraft manufacturers to agree to delivery deferrals on pain of losing future business… Read More »
EL AL pilots demand 25% stake in airline, cargo ops halted
El Al Israel Airlines (LY, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) said reaching an agreement with unions is a precondition for the… Read More »
Ryanair orders French staff to accept pay cuts or layoffs
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l), which has warned it may cut up to 3,000 jobs in Europe, told employees in France… Read More »
Trump International Beach Resort Miami Welcomes Guests Back This Summer
The beach is back! Just in time for summer, the independently owned and operated Trump International Beach Resort Miami proudly welcomes travelers… Read More »
Iberostar to Begin ‘Scaled’ Hotel Reopenings in June
In the latter half of this month, Iberostar Group will begin the “scaled” reopening of hotels in Spain, Montenegro, Budapest, Greece, Portugal… Read More »
Cruise Companies Should Continue to Invest in Sustainable Technology
Research from GlobalData shows that travelers remain committed to seeking out sustainable options when traveling and suggests that cruise companies… Read More »
Crystal Unveils a World of Choices for Crystal Serenity’s 2023 Voyages
As global travelers look ahead to exploring the world again, Crystal Cruises has announced the complete 2023 deployment for the 980-guest Crystal… Read More »
MSC Cruises Suspends Operations Through July 31
MSC Cruises has extended its temporary suspension of operations through July 31, 2020, due to ongoing travel restrictions and other obstacles resulting… Read More »
Princess Extends Pause of Global Ship Operations on Select Sailings
Princess Cruises cancelled a number of sailings in Canada, Australia and Taiwan due to the closure of cruise ports amid the COVID-19… Read More »
French subsidiary of Ireland’s CityJet enters liquidation
The French subsidiary of Ireland’s CityJet (WX, Dublin Int’l) has been placed into liquidation in the latest blow to the… Read More »
Etihad Airways committed to A380s, A350s
Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int’l) remains committed to the further operation of its A380-800 quadjets and does not want… Read More »
US court dimisses Cuba-related Helms-Burton lawsuits
A United States court has dismissed lawsuits against Cuba, initiated under the Helms-Burton Act. This has implications for American Airlines… Read More »
CAAC eases flight ban after US targets China
About 12 hours after the United States issued an order suspending Chinese passenger airlines from flying to the US from… Read More »
Wisconsin’s Midwest Express raises $1mn ahead of launch
Midwest Express Airlines (Milwaukee General Mitchell) has raised USD1 million dollars in funding as it attempts to commence operations. In… Read More »
Taiwan provides loans to airlines totalling $1.67bn
Taiwanese state-run banks will provide loans of TWD20 billion new dollars (USD670 million) with a maturity of two years to… Read More »
South Africa’s Comair outlines turnaround plan
Comair (South Africa) (MN, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) does not anticipate resuming B737-8 operations as part of its restructuring plan, Business… Read More »
Municipal gov’t takes control of Lugano airport
The City of Lugano in southern Switzerland assumed full control of Lugano Agno Airport as of June 1, 2020, following… Read More »