Congo Airways returns wet-leased Kenya Airways E190s
Congo Airways (8Z, Kinshasa N’Djili) has returned two ERJ 190-100ARs to Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) following the end… Read More »
Moldova partially reopens airspace to resume Chisinau ops
The Civil Aviation Authority of Moldova has partially reopened the country’s airspace on March 22 to permit regular operations at… Read More »
Brazil’s GOL is open to more mergers and acquisitions
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3, Sao Paulo Congonhas) is poised to take further advantage of a developing trend of… Read More »
Canada’s WestJet inks cargo partnership with GTA Group
WestJet (WS, Calgary) has signed a partnership with cargo specialist GTA Group to deploy four 737-800 freighters on overnight cargo… Read More »
Air Greenland, Avolon ink eVTOL deal
Air Greenland (GL, Nuuk) has committed to purchasing or leasing a fleet of Vertical Aviation (MDB, San Antonio Int’l) VX4… Read More »
South Africa’s Comair switches AMO amid SACAA review
In a precautionary move, Comair (South Africa) (MN, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has temporarily moved its line maintenance from Lufthansa Technik… Read More »
Pakistan’s Q Airways plans 3Q22 debut and eyes widebodies
Q Airways plans to commence flights operations in July or August once it has obtained its air operator’s certificate (AOC),… Read More »
FAA training specialist testifies former Boeing 737 Max pilot lied
A Federal Aviation Administration training specialist said a former Boeing pilot lied to her about how a 737 MAX flight-control… Read More »
The crashed China Eastern Boeing 737 NG was the subject of court cases filed by whistleblowers
News bulletins related to the crash of China Eastern Flight 5735 include the disclaimer that the Boeing 737 that plunged… Read More »
Aircraft insurers brace for a deluge of Russia-related claims
Aircraft-leasing firms working to retrieve planes from Russia are set to collide with an aviation-insurance industry bracing for an unprecedented… Read More »
No survivors found in China Eastern 737-800 crash
Mud-stained wallets. Bank cards. Official identity cards. Poignant reminders of 132 lives presumed lost were lined up by rescue workers… Read More »
Delta announces improved onboard Wi-Fi service
Delta is outfitting nearly all of its US domestic mainline aircraft with faster and more reliable Wi-Fi by the end… Read More »
OneWeb announces agreement with SpaceX to resume satellite launches
Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company OneWeb announced today that it has entered into an agreement with SpaceX that… Read More »
China Boeing 737-800 crash report
No bodies or survivors have yet been found from the China Eastern Airlines crash as of Tuesday morning, Chinese state… Read More »
China crash is ‘unprecedented’ given Boeing 737′s stellar safety record
For an aircraft like China Eastern’s Boeing 737-800 to crash in midflight is “simply unprecedented,” said one aviation analyst who… Read More »
The best beaches for a day trip from Britain’s biggest cities
Spring has arrived in the UK and experts are predicting the hottest March in 100 years. Warmer than average weather… Read More »
CMA CGM Air Cargo is granted US foreign air carrier permit
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has granted CMA CGM Air Cargo a foreign air carrier permit. “We tentatively… Read More »
Etihad Cargo renews Cargo iQ certification
Etihad Cargo has successfully renewed its Cargo iQ certification in accordance with Cargo iQ Standards for quality management. Following… Read More »
Upscale UK hotel adds rooms for priced-out staff
The Burgh Island Hotel in Devon, England, noted for celebrity guests and and nightly rates starting above $600, plans to… Read More »
Fla. Mayo Clinic’s Hybrid Care Hotel fills niche
The medical director for Mayo Clinic in Florida predicts that the clinic’s Hybrid Care Hotel in Jacksonville will be emulated… Read More »
Hospitality industry mobilizes for Ukraine sufferers
American Hotel & Lodging Association members have donated or pledged $2 million, up to a million hotel rooms and 100… Read More »
Hong Kong to drop ban on flights from US, UK, Australia
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam said the government plans to end its ban on flights from nine countries, including… Read More »
Canada drops test requirement for vaccinated travelers
Canada will drop its COVID-19 test requirement for vaccinated travelers entering the country starting on April 1. “Adjustments to Canada’s… Read More »
Why you should use travel points now
Some airlines are moving to a model in which reward points correlate with the price of a ticket, rather than… Read More »
Water park project, hotel to be considered for Colo. City
Plans to build a new water park resort in Loveland, Colo., will once again be discussed during the city council’s… Read More »
Sunstone Hotel Investors sells Chicago hotels for $129.5M
Sunstone Hotel Investors has sold two Chicago hotels — the Embassy Suites Chicago and the Hilton Garden Inn Chicago Downtown/Magnificent… Read More »