Japan Airlines mulls $2.88bn in subordinated loans
JAL – Japan Airlines (JL, Tokyo Haneda) is investigating the possibility of raising around JPY300 billion yen (USD2.88 billion) in… Read More »
LIAT to relaunch in mid-4Q20
Caribbean regional airline, LIAT (LI, Antigua), currently in administration, is to relaunch on November 1, 2020, according to the Office… Read More »
US DOT tentatively okays Delta-WestJet JV
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has tentatively granted antitrust immunity to Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) and… Read More »
AirAsia Group secures $72mn loan, fights airport lawsuit
AirAsia Group has disseminated among its units an MYR300 million ringgit (USD72 million) loan from Sabah Development Bank, it said… Read More »
Nasmyth Group signs multi-million pound precision engineering contract with Incora™
Nasmyth Group announced that it has signed a multi-million pound contract with Incora to manufacture precision engineered components for multiple… Read More »
Wizz Air expands its Luton route network
Wizz Air has announced the launch of two new routes from London Luton to Gibraltar and Madeira, with flights commencing… Read More »
Airbus to stop burning cash, defends higher output plan
Airbus AIR.PA said on Thursday it expected to stop burning cash in the fourth quarter, giving investors the first glimpse of a… Read More »
XpresCheck COVID-19 Testing Facility Opens at Boston Logan International Airport
MarketPlace Logan, manager of the Boston Logan Concessions’ Program, today announced the opening of Boston Logan International Airport’s new XpresCheck COVID-19 testing facility…. Read More »
Almost 100 Federal Air Marshals Have Been Infected With COVID-19
The Transportation Security Administration says nearly 100 U.S. Federal Air Marshals have contracted COVID-19, a sobering thought just as the… Read More »
Passengers Fight, Woman Gets Tased After Refusing to Wear Face Mask on Plane
In yet another incident involving passengers who refused to wear their masks as mandated by major airlines, a fist fight… Read More »
How to Get the Most Out of a Playa del Carmen Vacation
One of the many draws to Riviera Maya is the sophisticated resort town of Playa del Carmen. Here, travelers are… Read More »
Experts Reveal Hospitality Industry Comeback
Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) hosted hospitality experts during its recent Collaboratory 2020 webinar series on the hotel industry to… Read More »
Circa Resort’s Grand Opening Showcases Vegas’ Vintage Past and Bright Future
Located on the iconic Fremont Street Experience, the opening of Circa Resort & Casino is the start of a new era for Downtown… Read More »
Discover Sin City’s Foodie Capital at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Boasting a premier location on the Las Vegas Strip overlooking the iconic Fountains of Bellagio, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is among… Read More »
Wyndham Gifts Essential Pandemic Workers With Rewards Points
In recognition of National First Responders Day on Oct. 28, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is gifting 45,000 essential frontline pandemic… Read More »
Hyatt Expands Work From Hyatt Program Again
Hyatt announced the expansion of the Work From Hyatt extended-stay package to nearly 90 hotels across North America and the Caribbean. Thanks… Read More »
In the Age of COVID, Do Cruisers Prefer Big or Small Ships?
If and when the CDC’s no-sail order expires, how will cruisers return to the water? Will they book huge mega-ships because there’s… Read More »
Costa Cruises Reviews Its Schedule for Winter 2020-2021
Considering the limitations still in place in some European countries, and in light of the current epidemiological situation, Costa Cruises—the leading… Read More »
Princess Cruises Cancels Sailings in Australia, New Zealand Into 2021
Princess Cruises has announced the extension of its pause in operations for cruises departing from Australia and New Zealand through May… Read More »
Nigeria’s Air Peace, Air Senegal to enter Southern Africa
Nigeria’s Air Peace (P4, Lagos) and Air Sénégal (HC, Dakar Blaise Diagne Int’l) plan to launch flights to Johannesburg O.R…. Read More »
SA Express’s provisional liquidation extended to early 1Q21
South African Express (XZ, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) will remain in provisional liquidation until January 28, 2021, according to an extension… Read More »
South African Airways gets another gov’t bailout
South Africa’s National Treasury has granted another bailout of ZAR10.5 billion rand (USD638 million) to South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg… Read More »
Darbhanga, India to open to commercial traffic in mid-4Q20
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) has announced it will launch services from the newly opened Darbhanga airport on November 8, 2020,… Read More »
SkyWest clinches Pennsylvania, Texas EAS contracts
SkyWest Airlines (OO, Salt Lake City) has been granted new three-year contracts to provide flights to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and Victoria,… Read More »
Malaysia Airlines parent offers early retirement scheme
Malaysia Airlines (MH, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) parent Malaysia Aviation Group has offered early retirement to its employees as it continues… Read More »
Wizz Air hopes for new post-Brexit slot rules in the UK
Wizz Air UK (W9, London Luton) is lobbying the British government to change slot allocation rules following the end of… Read More »