America’s Safest Airports in the Time of COVID-19
Trouble-Free Travels The Safe Travel Barometer solution by Safe Travel Technologies has published an update to its Safe Travel Score… Read More »
Delta Has Banned Nearly 550 People for Violating Face Mask Policy
Delta Air Lines’ no-fly list continues to grow as “a tiny fraction” of travelers still refuses to wear a face mask. “We’ve… Read More »
Airlines Announce Positive Changes to Loyalty Programs
As travelers prepare for the Thanksgiving and winter holiday travel periods, airlines have started announcing changes to their loyalty programs… Read More »
Hertz Expands Monthly Vehicle Subscription Service
Hertz announced the expansion of its Hertz My Car monthly vehicle subscription service nationwide to all corporate airport and neighborhood locations…. Read More »
Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort Finalizes Multi-Million Dollar Renovation
Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort completed a massive renovation, which included the addition of the Enclave beach club, 14… Read More »
Fond Doux Resort in Saint Lucia Offering Special Rate Packages
Lucia’s boutique eco property Fond Doux Resort is celebrating a series of enhancements and service upgrades with special packages available… Read More »
Resorts in Barbados Slated to Open in Time for the Holidays
Elegant Hotels Group Barbados, part of the Marriott brand, announced the reopening of its four Barbados resorts before the winter holiday… Read More »
Windstar Cancels Remaining January, February 2021 Sailings
Windstar Cruises has canceled its January and February sailings for 2021. The cruise line had previously canceled all of its remaining… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Reports Significant Interest in Mock Cruises
There’s still no set date for when Royal Caribbean could begin launching the test cruises necessary to gain approval from the U.S…. Read More »
Norwegian Cruise Line Announces New Docuseries
Norwegian Cruise Line announced a new docuseries highlighting the company and its anticipated return to sailing. Dubbed EMBARK – The Series, the… Read More »
Positive COVID-19 Test Result Curtails First Caribbean Cruise
The first Caribbean cruise since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in March was cut short after a passenger tested positive for the… Read More »
Aurora Expeditions Reveals Cutting-Edge Design of Its Second Expedition Ship
Aurora Expeditions is on schedule with the build of its second state-of-the-art expedition ship, the Sylvia Earle, and can reveal its… Read More »
Interjet investor leaves, tension with Mexican gov’t deepens
Former banker Carlos Cabal Peniche has withdrawn from Interjet (4O, Toluca), together with a USD150 million investment promised in July… Read More »
Tashkent gazettes Uzbekistan Airways for privatisation
Uzbekistan Airways (HY, Tashkent Islam Karimov) is to be privatised, along with 620 state-owned companies and properties, as part of the Central… Read More »
Atlas Air, Titan secure $500mn to finance more conversions
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings and its subsidiary Titan Aviation Holdings have secured USD500 million through two separate financing agreements, they… Read More »
Air Canada trims A220, B737 MAX orders, eyes B767 freighters
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) has reached agreements with Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) and Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) to adjust… Read More »
Turkish Airlines postpones $5bn financing to 2024
An agreement between Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul New) and Airbus to delay the delivery of new aircraft will see the… Read More »
Libya looks to rejig Airbus order book
The Libyan African Aviation Holding Company (LAAHCO) says Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) has agreed to renegotiate its outstanding aircraft order… Read More »
Emirates puts pilots on 12 months leave
Emirates (EK, Dubai Int’l) has asked some pilots to take a year of unpaid leave as it seeks to cut… Read More »
Canada promises bailouts in exchange for refunds
Canada’s COVID-19 battered airlines will have to start refunding passengers before the government will provide them with financial assistance, says… Read More »
Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines granted US route authorities
The Taiwanese Ministry of Transportation has granted Starlux Airlines (JX, Taipei Taoyuan) route authorities to serve the United States, the Central News Agency… Read More »
China Express Airlines takes first ARJ21
China Express Airlines (G5, Chongqing) has taken delivery of its first ARJ21-700 after B-650P (msn 141) arrived at its Chongqing… Read More »
Taiwan’s China Airlines targets 1Q21 pax B747 phase-out
China Airlines (CI, Taipei Taoyuan) will retire its four remaining passenger-configured B747-400s during the first quarter of 2021. According to… Read More »
Russian airlines to receive eight Sukhoi Superjet 100s
Russian aircraft manufacturer Irkut and PSB Leasing company has signed agreements with three Russian airlines including Aeroflot, Azimuth Airlines, and… Read More »
Menzies Aviation secures five-year ground handling contract with Wizz Air
Menzies Aviation, the global aviation logistics specialist, has announced it’s won a ground handling contract with Wizz Air at Budapest… Read More »
Bain Capital makes a move to takeover Virgin Australia
Bain Capital, an American private investment firm, has made a further move towards taking over Virgin Australia Airlines during its… Read More »