IATA syas air cargo clocking up value in aviation industry
Air cargo contributed more than a third of airline revenues in 2021, over double its contribution in 2020, said the… Read More »
MY Indo Airlines adds freighter
Indonesia-headquartered MY Indo Airlines has added a Boeing B737-800F freighter to its fleet. The scheduled and charter cargo airline is… Read More »
American Airlines to stop flying to four small cities, citing pilot shortage
American Airlines plans to drop service to four U.S. cities in September, including Dubuque, Iowa, which will lose scheduled commercial… Read More »
SkyFive and FTI Engineering Network announce partnership
Air-to-Ground In-flight connectivity services provider SkyFive and FTI have teamed up to deliver a software-defined network service that can integrate… Read More »
Emirates resumes A380 flights to Brisbane
Emirates recently resumed daily A380 flights on its Brisbane route for the first time since the start of the pandemic… Read More »
Boeing expects supply chain problems to last through most of 2023
Boeing expects supply chain problems to persist almost until the end of 2023, led by labor shortages at mid-tier and… Read More »
Lebanon is making a comeback with a fresh wave of tourism this summer
Lebanon is anticipating hundreds of thousands of ex-pats and tourists to visit the country this summer. Their imminent arrival will… Read More »
Syrian desert monastery reopens after a decade of war
A lone Syrian monastery that was once a hub for interfaith dialogue has reopened to visitors after more than a… Read More »
Viva Aerobus receives its 60th aircraft, an Airbus A321
Viva Aerobus received its 60th aircraft on June 20, an Airbus A321ceo, with a capacity to carry up to 240… Read More »
FAA urges airlines to retrofit faulty altimeters “as soon as possible”
Altimeter fixes will let AT&T and Verizon fully deploy 5G on C-Band spectrum. The Federal Aviation Administration says it finally… Read More »
Oman Air increases services on Muscat-Salalah-Muscat route
Oman Air has increased weekly flight frequencies on its Muscat-Salalah-Muscat sector to a total of 112 weekly flights, running between… Read More »
Inside the hangar at the centre of the $1 billion Airbus-Qatar jet dispute – Reuters exclusive
Two high-tech Airbus A350 jets sit idle with their windows taped and engines covered in a floodlit hangar in the… Read More »
IHG hotels to offer full-size bathroom products
IHG Hotels & Resorts will be stocked with full-size Unilever bathroom products to reduce the environmental impact of the hotels…. Read More »
Taiwan tries hotel stimulus payments to revive tourism
Guests at Taiwan hotels will receive subsidies of roughly $24 to $39 per night from the government as part of… Read More »
Chains’ leeriness of alternatives will fade, JLL predicts
A soon-to-be-released report from influential consultancy JLL Hotels & Hospitality makes a strong case against the reluctance of most major… Read More »
Accor sale of Ennismore share reflects luxury sector hope
Accor plans to sell a Qatari consortium 10.8% of its stake in a joint luxury hotel venture that the French-owned… Read More »
Advent purchase of GHL heralds ambitious expansion
Private equity firm Advent International has moved to further its third-party management expansion in Latin America by buying a majority… Read More »
Eco-resort in Indonesia reopens after expansion
Indonesia’s remote Bawah Reserve is reopening Sept. 1 after being closed two-and-a-half years because of the pandemic. During the hiatus,… Read More »
Los Angeles hotel workers benefit from new ordinance
Hotel workers will see higher wages and greater protection against sexual assault and other workplace dangers under an ordinance passed… Read More »
Delta partnership gives at-risk youth career pathways
Delta Air Lines is partnering with the organization Unlock Potential to create paths to jobs at the airline for youths… Read More »
Alaska appoints new VP of airport operations and customer service
Celley Buchanan, recently named vice president of airport operations and customer service, started with Alaska Airlines 23 years ago as… Read More »
Boeing debuts technologically advanced 777
Boeing has unveiled its 2022 ecoDemonstrator test plane, a revamped 777 that will test technologies designed to cut fuel use,… Read More »
Alaska Airlines chooses in-flight products with care
Whether it’s pretzels, fragrance or chocolate, Alaska Airlines chooses products to use in flight and in its lounges that spotlight… Read More »
FedEx moves toward carbon neutrality with 150 electric vans
FedEx has received 150 electric delivery vans from General Motors subsidiary BrightDrop, the first large delivery under a contract that… Read More »
American offers new business-oriented fare
American Airlines is offering a new, refundable “Main Select” fare in markets with many business travelers who might have used… Read More »
Airlines call for increased production of alternative fuel
At their annual meeting in Qatar, airline executives called on fuel companies to step up production of sustainable aviation fuel… Read More »