US’s Tailwind Air eyes electric seaplanes
Tailwind Air Service (PGN, Farmingdale) has signed a Letter of Interest (LOI) with all-electric aircraft manufacturer Airflow for twenty Model… Read More »
Menzies Aviation achieves further IATA pharmaceuticals handling accreditation at Heathrow and Budapest
Menzies Aviation, the global aviation logistics specialist, is delighted to announce that its cargo operations at Heathrow Airport (LHR) and… Read More »
10% of passengers on a flight from Miami to Israel tested positive for COVID-19
On Dec 20, 17 cases were detected on the plane, according to both the Israeli news site Haaretz and The… Read More »
Qatar Airways sues Airbus in A350 jet damage dispute
Qatar Airways said on Dec. 20 it had started proceedings in a UK court against planemaker Airbus in a bid… Read More »
United has 100 aircraft on the ground due to pilot shortage
United Airlines has informed the U.S. government that it has 100 aircraft grounded due to a lack of pilots. This… Read More »
France and India agree to jointly build helicopter engine
India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday that France will build an aircraft engine in collaboration with India. “[The]… Read More »
SpaceX lands 100th Falcon booster
Exactly six years after its first successful recovery, SpaceX has landed a Falcon booster for the 100th time. On December… Read More »
Experts have valuable advice if you are rethinking your travel plans
Flights are booked. Bags are packed. To cancel Christmas travel plans seems unfathomable at this point. But for many, so… Read More »
Delta Air Lines CEO asks CDC to cut quarantine guidelines for breakthrough Covid
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian on Tuesday asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to halve its recommended… Read More »
L3Harris to deliver new A320ceo full flight simulator to Pakistan International Airlines in 2022
L3Harris has signed a contract with Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to provide a full flight simulator to the airline’s training… Read More »
Hoteliers weigh future of a la carte fees
Charging extra fees for amenities historically expected by guests as part of room rates will become more common as hotels… Read More »
French tourism reeling after UK travel ban
France’s ban on British travelers last week has thrown the tourism industry into crisis mode just as the country was… Read More »
Court tiff over NYC’s Standard High Line Hotel heats up
A countersuit by the owner of New York City’s Standard High Line Hotel accuses lenders who are seeking foreclosure of… Read More »
Tribe makes history with Las Vegas resort licensing
California-based San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has become the first Native American tribe to own and operate a casino… Read More »
New Boston hotel fee touted as tourism transfusion
Boston hospitality leaders are celebrating the state’s creation of a tourism marketing district that will allow hotels to impose a… Read More »
No wasting away at Buffett’s booming Margaritaville
The hospitality enterprise singer Jimmy Buffett founded and named for his hit drinkers’ song has burgeoned into a global empire… Read More »
American Airlines pilot training centers donate bikes
The American Airlines Flight Academy and Charlotte Training Center have donated more than 1,000 bikes to local charities over the… Read More »
L.A. hotel said to fetch lofty price from Paris firm
Paris-based LVMH reportedly has bought the former Luxe hotel on Los Angeles’ Rodeo Drive for $200 million. The purchase of… Read More »
Orlando, Fla., airport Terminal C nearing completion
Construction of Terminal C at Florida’s Orlando International Airport is now 87% complete, CEO Phil Brown said. The project is… Read More »
Alaska Airlines sponsors holiday skating party
Alaska Airlines teamed up with Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi’s Always Dream Foundation to sponsor a holiday ice-skating party for… Read More »
CDC is giving away free COVID-19 test kits at airports
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is giving free COVID-19 home test kits to travelers arriving from international destinations… Read More »
Five More Hotel Cos. Join HRS’ Green Stay Initiative
Corporate lodging platform HRS has added five new partners to its Green Stay Initiative, the company announced: NH Hotel Group,… Read More »
Airlines’ apps allow vaccine, testing verification
US airlines have continued to make enhancements to mobile applications, including the capability for passengers.
JetBlue adds new elite frequent flyer tier
JetBlue is adding a new elite tier to its Mosaic loyalty program for the most frequent flyers. Mosaic+ members will… Read More »
Delta builds flexibility into international schedule
Delta Air Lines will be watching bookings closely in coming months in order to allow the airline to stay flexible… Read More »
US airlines warn of 5G flight disruptions
US airlines are warning of widespread flight disruptions from new 5G service planned for January 5. The wireless signals near… Read More »