Japan’s Peach Aviation restarts international services
Peach Aviation (MM, Osaka Kansai) restarted international flights on October 25, 2020, more than seven months after all such scheduled… Read More »
Japan’s StarFlyer mulls capital increase of up to $95mn
StarFlyer (7G, Kita Kyushu) has denied reports that it has resolved to issue new shares through a third-party allotment to… Read More »
Alaska Airlines ponders future of A320 leases
Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma Int’l) is evaluating options regarding the dry-leases of around two-thirds of its Airbus aircraft which… Read More »
One-day strike cost to Ghana airlines
Ghana’s two main domestic airlines Africa World Airlines (AW, Accra) and PassionAir (OP, Accra) have lost an estimated GHS330,000 cedi… Read More »
Paraguay reopens for commercial traffic
Several airlines are resuming commercial flights to Paraguay following the reopening of the country’s main international airports, Asuncion and Ciudad… Read More »
Pakistan’s Rayyan Air secures 777 cargo capacity to China
Rayyan Air (RAB, Islamabad Benazir Bhutto Int’l) will charter a B777 from PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam… Read More »
Japan’s ANA to cut 3,500 staff; widebody fleet by 30
ANA Holdings is considering reducing its workforce by 3,500 employees by 2022, to be achieved through natural reductions such as… Read More »
Global Crossing Airlines signs maintenance support agreement with US-based Spirit Airlines
Global Crossing Airlines Inc. (the “Company” or “GlobalX”) has signed an initial agreement with Spirit Airlines, a US-based airline that… Read More »
Allair delivers the world’s first Airbus A321 freighter converted aircraft to launch operator Qantas Freight
Vallair, the mature aircraft asset specialist, has delivered its pioneering Airbus A321 P2F (passenger to freighter) conversion to launch operator… Read More »
Hotel Indigo Brand Still Expanding Despite COVID-19 Impact
IHG Hotels & Resorts announced its boutique hotel brand, Hotel Indigo, will open a total of 14 properties by the end… Read More »
Kids and Teens Stay Free at Palace Resorts This Holiday Season
It’s pretty fair to say that this year has been anything but normal, and the upcoming festive season is bound… Read More »
Sandals and Beaches Celebrate More Resort Reopenings in October
As the Caribbean continues to responsibly reopen itself to tourism country-by-country, the all-inclusive Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts collections are ready and accepting reservations,… Read More »
Regent Seven Seas Cruises Sets New Record for Biggest Booking Day Ever
Despite widespread skepticism that cruising can regain its momentum in the wake of COVID-19, new evidence has emerged that cruise-going will… Read More »
Costa Cruises Completes First LNG Bunkering Operation in Italy
Costa Cruises today announced another milestone for Costa Smeralda, the line’s first ship powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), with an LNG… Read More »
CDC Updates Recommendation to Defer All Cruise Travel
With just days left in the current no-sail order, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated a warning to… Read More »
Atlas Ocean Voyages Offers Free Pre-Cruise Land Tours
Atlas Ocean Voyages is offering a complimentary one- to four-night pre-cruise tour with bookings on summer 2021 inaugural-season voyages in the… Read More »
Turkish Airlines adds first A350-900, rejigs deliveries
Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul New) has reached an agreement with Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) to restructure its order backlog even… Read More »
Dublin Aerospace boss sets up new Irish carrier
Emerald Airlines is hoping to secure a lucrative regional white-label flying contract with Aer Lingus (EI, Dublin Int’l) which is… Read More »
Slovakia’s Go2Sky agrees with lessors to restart in 2021
Having announced its closure at the end of August this year, Slovak ACMI/charter specialist Go2Sky (6G, Bratislava) has now managed… Read More »
UK’s JOTA Aviation retires B146-200, opens Biggin Hill base
JOTA Aviation (ENZ, London Southend) retired its last BAe 146-200, G-SMLA (msn E2047), on October 22, 2020 The last BAe… Read More »
Wizz Air boosts domestic Norway, Italy ops with new bases
Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) has announced it will launch two new bases, in Bari in Italy and Trondheim in Norway,… Read More »
JAL’s regional subsidiaries join Oneworld as affiliates
Japan Air Commuter (JC, Kagoshima) and HAC – Hokkaido Air System (NTH, Hakodate), two JAL Group regional carriers, joined Oneworld… Read More »
American Airlines retires A330-200s, defers B737 MAX
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) has decided to permanently retire all of its remaining A330-200s, the last of its widebody… Read More »
Delta Air Lines takes delivery of maiden A220-300
Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) took delivery of its first A220-300, N302DU (msn 55070), on October 22, 2020,… Read More »
Virgin Australia board members resign, shuts holiday unit
Virgin Australia Holdings revealed in an Australian Securities Exchange disclosure on October 23 that nine members of its 11-member board… Read More »
Air Canada adds Toronto – Doha service from mid-Dec 2020
Air Canada from December 2020 is launching service to Qatar, where the airline plans to operate Toronto – Doha route… Read More »