Rome launches sale of ITA Airways majority stake
The Italian government has taken a definitive step towards the privatisation of ITA Airways (AZ, Rome Fiumicino), green-lighting the sale… Read More »
Kenya’s Astral Aviation to add A320P2Fs, eyes widebodies
Astral Aviation (8V, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) will become the A320-200(P2F)’s global launch operator after it announced it would lease two… Read More »
Air New Zealand reactivates a Boeing 777-300ER
Air New Zealand (NZ, Auckland Int’l) reactivated the first of its seven B777-300(ER)s on February 10, 2022. ZK-OKQ (msn 40689)… Read More »
Thai AirAsia inks A320 sale and lease-backs
Thai AirAsia (FD, Bangkok Don Mueang) has entered into sale/lease-back transactions for seven A320-200s and has also leased one additional… Read More »
IndiGo takes a giant leap with NAVBLUE
India’s largest airline, IndiGo, has chosen NAVBLUE to upgrade some of its latest A320 aircraft to the most advanced navigation… Read More »
BOC Aviation orders eight CFM LEAP-1A engine shipsets
BOC Aviation Limited has announced orders for eight shipsets of CFM International LEAP-1A engines to power new Airbus A320NEO family… Read More »
AirAsia X announces freight partnership with Teleport
AirAsia X has announced that Capital A’s (formerly AirAsia Group) logistics venture Teleport will be using the full belly space… Read More »
Etihad Airways and Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi launch ‘Little VIP’ package
The UAE’s national carrier Etihad Airways has partnered with the Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi theme park to launch… Read More »
Ride-Hailing Provider Bolt Adds Expensify Integration
Mobility provider Bolt Business has integrated corporate payments and expense management provider Expensify into its platform, Bolt announced Tuesday. Mutual… Read More »
Sabre: Corp. Travel Rebounds Following Omicron-Fueled Plunge
Corporate travel’s momentum has returned since the drop-off caused by the Covid-19 omicron variant, although full corporate travel recovery remains… Read More »
ATPI Elevates Amadeus to ‘Primary Global Technology Partner’
U.K.-based travel management company ATPI has renewed its agreement with Amadeus, making Amadeus its “primary global technology partner” and the… Read More »
Coupa Expands into Travel with Booking Module
Business spend management platform Coupa is launching its long-anticipated travel booking module, built from its acquisition of Pana and integrated… Read More »
Tripbam Tweaks RFP Tool to Include Hotel Global Sales Org.
Rate-assurance, auditing and sourcing platform provider Tripbam today announced its latest iteration of Smart Sourcing for hotels. The company revised… Read More »
Marriott Sees Slow but Improving Corp. Travel Performance
Marriott International for the fourth quarter of 2021 reported year-over-year advances in key performance metrics, even narrowing some gaps in… Read More »
Extended Stay America Appoints Juceam as President and CEO
Mid-priced extended stay hotel brand Extended Stay America and its affiliated entities have appointed Greg Juceam as president and CEO,… Read More »
Aviation Capital Group confirms 20 Airbus A220 order
Aircraft lessor Aviation Capital Group confirmed that it has firmed up an order for 20 Airbus A220 aircraft. The order… Read More »
Singapore’s Scoot has resumed flights to Australia’s Gold Coast
Singapore-based Scoot has resumed flights to Australia’s Gold Coast. On Feb. 14, TR6 landed just after 07:00 after seven hours… Read More »
Boeing reaches record $2 Billion in E-Commerce sales
Boeing achieved an annual record for e-commerce parts sales last year with more than $2 billion in online orders. Fueled… Read More »
Boeing is not concerned about Russian titanium supply
Boeing is not concerned about a potential disruption to Russian titanium supplies because of tensions over Ukraine, but is keeping… Read More »
Hotel worker exodus complicates guest influx
A robust recovery is colliding with a severe labor shortage in the US hotel industry, and low wages are seen… Read More »
Hong Kong hotel group suffers data breach
Hackers may have exposed the booking information of 1.2 million guests in a cyberattack on the Harbour Plaza hotel group,… Read More »
Honoring Southwest’s first Black flight attendant
Southwest Airlines is celebrating the life and career of Charlene Jenkins “CJ” Bostic, Southwest’s first Black flight attendant, who joined… Read More »