Toronto Pearson Hoping to Add Rapid COVID-19 Testing
A Toronto Pearson Airport spokesperson says the Greater Toronto Airports Authority would love to try a rapid COVID-19 testing program…. Read More »
Calls Growing Louder for Aviation Workers to be Considered Essential for Vaccination
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling for employees in the aviation sector to be considered essential workers during the ongoing… Read More »
United Airlines Working With CDC on Contact Tracing Initiative
United Airlines announced a new program with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to collect customer contact information for… Read More »
Amadeus, Star Alliance Partner To Make Travel More Touchless
Amadeus and Star Alliance formed a partnership that will provide passengers with biometric identity verification at a growing number of airports, with the… Read More »
Wyndham Completes Mobile Check-In, Check-Out Service
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts completed the launch of mobile check-in and check-out service at nearly 6,000 North American properties. The… Read More »
Sonesta Launches New Brand: Sonesta Select
Sonesta launched the company’s latest brand, Sonesta Select, opening nine new hotels within this brand. Sonesta Select is an upscale focused-service… Read More »
Planet Hollywood Beach Resort Cancun Pushes Opening to 2021
Planet Hollywood Hotels and Resorts announced on December 15 that the Planet Hollywood Beach Resort Cancun will push its opening to January… Read More »
Stunning All-Inclusive Resorts Open for Tourists This Winter
All-Inclusive Options As more destinations reopen to tourism in the second half of 2020, more all-inclusive resorts are welcoming guests… Read More »
Viking 2022-23 World Cruise To Visit 58 Ports in 28 Countries
Viking will operate a 138-day 2022-23 World Cruise to 58 ports in 28 countries with overnight stays in 11 cities. The… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Sells Empress and Majesty of the Seas
Royal Caribbean International has sold the Empress of the Seas and Majesty of the Seas to an undisclosed buyer in the… Read More »
Helsinki prepares €400mn loan for Finnair
Finland is assembling an unsecured hybrid loan of up to EUR400 million euros (USD487 million) to assist Finnair (AY, Helsinki… Read More »
FedEx to establish Western Sydney cargo hub
FedEx Express (FX, Memphis Int’l) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the North South Wales (NSW) government to… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet defers London flights due to lockdown
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) has indefinitely postponed its European debut due to a renewed lockdown in the United Kingdom spurred… Read More »
Talks on sale of Ireland’s Stobart Air advance – report
Stobart Air (RE, Dublin Int’l) is at an advanced stage in negotiations with a potential buyer, but Emerald Airlines (Ireland),… Read More »
PIA to return all ATR72-500s as investigators probe deal
PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l) has resolved to return all ATR72-500s to their lessor earlier than… Read More »
Tata Group, employees submit EOIs for Air India
Tata Sons, and a group of 219 employees in partnership with Interups AI, a US-based fund run by non-resident Indians,… Read More »
Air Saint-Pierre takes delivery of its first ATR42-600
Air Saint-Pierre (PJ, Saint Pierre) took delivery of its first ATR42-600 on December 13, 2020. The brand new turboprop will… Read More »
BA banned from Hong Kong, partners for hydrogen flights
British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) has been banned from operating flights to Hong Kong Int’l until Christmas under tough new… Read More »
The Top 10 Least Crowded US Airports This Holiday Season
The Top 10 Least Crowded Airports This Holiday Season For those planning to fly, knowing what to expect at each… Read More »
American Airlines Extends Change Fee Waiver Policy Into 2021
American Airlines today announced that it will continue to provide its customers unprecedented flexibility by extending its change-fee waiver to all… Read More »
Pittsburgh International Airport To Offer Optional COVID-19 Testing
Beginning on Dec. 21, Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) will offer optional COVID-19 testing for arriving and departing passengers in partnership with Savannah,… Read More »
Alaska Airlines Releases Hilarious Safety Video
To help passengers understand current health protocols, Alaska Airlines released a safety video spoofing the 1983 song “Safety Dance” by… Read More »
Southwest Airlines Extends Sale on 2021 Flights
Southwest Airlines is extending its sale on 2021 flights this holiday season, giving customers an additional two weeks to score… Read More »
Officials Warn Airlines to Check Planes That Have Sat Idle During Pandemic
Airplane graveyards are one of the most fascinating sights in the world, with row upon row of jets that have… Read More »
Frontier Airlines Unveils New Light-Weight Seat Designs
Frontier Airlines announced it would add a new seat design to its planes that will result in a 30 percent weight… Read More »
Bipartisan Group Tries Different Approach to Stimulus Package: What It Means for Travel
The bipartisan group of U.S. Senators and Representatives pitching a second stimulus package is trying a unique approach to get the relief… Read More »