Delivery Delays from Boeing force American to trim schedule
American Airlines, which announced in December it would scale back its international schedule for the summer of 2022, has again… Read More »
Frontier Airlines Passenger Causes Flight To Be Diverted
Another day, another incident, another flight diverted. A male passenger was restrained with zip ties and, of all things, Saran… Read More »
Cruise Lines Meet Deadline To Join CDC Program
Virtually the entire cruise industry met the Friday, February 18 deadline to opt into the Centers for Disease Control and… Read More »
Airbus reports strong 2021 full-year results
Airbus SE has reported consolidated full-year financial results for 2021 and provided guidance for 2022. In summary: 611 commercial aircraft… Read More »
Vietjet inks deal with Lufthansa Technik to digitalise its fleet’s technical information update process
New-aged carrier VietJet and Lufthansa Technik have signed an agreement at the Singapore Airshow to adopt AVIATAR’s Technical Logbook, the… Read More »
Qatar Airways says Airbus using A321neo as leverage in A350 paint row
Qatar Airways accused Airbus on Feb. 18 of revoking an order for 50 A321neo jets to put pressure on the… Read More »
Norwegian Air reports profit for 2021 after restructuring
Norwegian Air reported on Feb. 18 a full-year profit for 2021 in a turnaround from losses suffered the previous year,… Read More »
Air Canada reported a smaller Q4 loss and will add capacity through 2022
Air Canada stated on Feb. 18 it will add capacity through 2022 as pandemic journey restrictions calm down, after reporting… Read More »
Virgin Galactic chairman is stepping down
Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. said Chamath Palihapitiya is stepping down as chairman at the space-flight company he helped to take… Read More »
Air Lease orders 50 Boeing 737 Max jets
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has ordered Boeing 50 737 Max 8 and 9 aircraft, consisting of 32 incremental 737 Max… Read More »
Norwegian Air may order jets from Airbus amid drawn-out Boeing litigation
Norwegian Air may order jets from Airbus in the future unless ongoing litigation with Boeing over previous aircraft cancellations is… Read More »
Air Canada Cargo saw all-time high cargo revenues in 2021
Air Canada Cargo saw all-time high cargo revenues of nearly C$1.5bn in 2021, compared with C$920m in 2020. The cargo… Read More »
Bucher supplies STARLUX Airlines’ A330-900neo with galleys and stowage units
Aircraft cabin interiors supplier Bucher, which shipped its first set of fully customised galleys and stowage units to Airbus Toulouse… Read More »
Atlas Air reports record revenue and income in 2021
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings saw record results in 2021 with increased revenue and income, while also placing all of its… Read More »
Airbus CEO says hydrogen plane is ‘the ultimate solution’
Aviation could face substantial challenges if it’s unable to decarbonize in a timely manner, according to the CEO of Airbus,… Read More »
Medical experts are divided about travel safety if you’re vaccinated, boosted and recovered
Millions of people are now vaccinated, boosted and newly recovered from Covid-19 infections caused by the omicron variant. They have… Read More »
Citi, HRS Report ‘Big Pipeline’ For New Partnership
Corporate lodging platform HRS in recent months announced a global partnership to integrate Citi’s virtual payment product into its travel… Read More »
Hong Kong hoteliers step up to quarantine appeal
Owners of 21 hotels have answered the Hong Kong government’s plea for quarantine space to quell COVID-19 incidence. The 20,000-plus… Read More »
$298M facelift coming to Genting Singapore resort
Genting Singapore plans a $298 million makeover of its three-hotel Resorts World Sentosa attraction in that city in anticipation of… Read More »
Hotel Marcel honors Brutalist roots of Conn. Building
A Brutalist office building in New Haven, Conn., will reopen as Hotel Marcel in April as the first net-zero hotel… Read More »
Americans eager to spend on experiences, travel
Now that pandemic-led restrictions are easing, Americans are heading out to travel, dine and otherwise entertain themselves, with companies in… Read More »
WorldHotels expands in 3 European nations
WorldHotels has grown its European portfolio by eight hotels across three brands in Scotland, Sweden and The Netherlands. WorldHotels was… Read More »
Choice Hotels joins Black higher education initiative
Choice Hotels International is among panelists featured in the International Franchise Association’s HBCU Partnership Challenge webinar, an initiative that aims… Read More »
Trump D.C. hotel lease targeted by House panel
The US House Committee on Oversight and Reform has urged the General Services Administration to consider canceling its lease of… Read More »
Two-year journey for new Delta flight attendants
The 76 newly minted flight attendants making up Delta Air Lines’ first graduating class of 2022 had to wait two… Read More »
Alaska Airlines pilot aids young prospective aviators
Ronnell Norman, a first officer for Alaska Airlines and head of Fly Compton Aero Club, inspires young people in his… Read More »