Cathay Pacific offers early retirement scheme to older pilots
Airline has already taken short-term measures including executive pay cuts Cathay Pacific will offer a voluntary scheme to its Hong… Read More »
British Airways pilots take pay cut to end row over job losses
Only just over one-fifth of the 1,255 redundancies initially planned will now go ahead British Airways passenger aircraft are pictured… Read More »
Allegiant CEO: COVID-19 is ‘the ultimate test’ of ULCC’s business model
Airline operated higher percentage of its schedule than any other US airline. Despite posting a $95 million net loss in… Read More »
United ends contract with regional carrier ExpressJet
ExpressJet will no longer be a regional affiliate for United Airlines after the Chicago-based carrier opted to consolidate its Embraer… Read More »
IAG to expand capacity but says recovery will take three years
International Airlines Group CEO Willie Walsh believes passenger traffic won’t return to 2019 levels until at least 2023. Capacity across… Read More »
MGM Resorts Reports ‘Better Than Expected’ Results Since Reopening
MGM Resorts International reported second-quarter 2020 financial results on Thursday, announcing that net revenues decreased 91 percent compared to the… Read More »
Titan Airways 757 visits one of the world’s most remote and difficult airports
Aviation fans had a bit of excitement yesterday as the remote and notoriously tricky airport at St. Helena (HLE), a British… Read More »
SeaDream Launches Booking Assurance through June 30, 2021
SeaDream Yacht Club has released a new booking policy that protects voyages until June 30, 2021. SeaDream’s new “Ultimate Booking Assurance”… Read More »
UnCruise to Depart on First US Cruise on Aug. 1 in Alaska
UnCruise Adventures confirmed it will depart Aug. 1 on the first cruise in the U.S. since the coronavirus pandemic stalled the industry. The company… Read More »
Carnival Employees Share Memories of Departed Fantasy-Class Ships
A day after the Carnival Fantasy arrived at a shipyard in Turkey to be scrapped, Carnival Cruise Line shared memories of the… Read More »
Variety Cruises Resumes Sailing in Greece
Variety Cruises’ Galileo has resumed sailing in Greece and is planning weekly departures through November 2020. The Galileo can accommodate… Read More »
Taking on SpaceX, Amazon to invest $10 billion in satellite broadband plan
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) said on Thursday it will invest more than $10 billion to build a network of 3,236 satellites… Read More »
United to drop contract with ExpressJet, dealing potentially fatal blow
United Airlines said on Thursday it has decided to drop its contract with ExpressJet, and consolidate all of its outsourced… Read More »
COVID-19: Dutch airline KLM says to shed up to 5,000 jobs due to virus
A total of 4,500 to 5,000 positions in the entire KLM Group will cease to exist Air France-KLM received generous… Read More »
British Airways owner to go ahead with crucial $3.3b rights issue
But with extensive travel restrictions in place, it expects recovery only in 2023 British Airways will try and defer new… Read More »
Laudamotion to evolve into Malta-Based Lauda Europe
Ryanair Group is giving up its Austrian AOC. Ryanair Group’s Austrian subsidiary Laudamotion will be closed and its assets transferred to… Read More »
Startup Sky Mali poised to launch domestic services
Carrier will operate from Bamako base. Privately owned African startup Sky Mali, having secured its air operator’s certificate (AOC), is… Read More »
Alitalia to increase international routes
Renationalized flag-carrier to restart service with 70-strong fleet. Alitalia, looking to build traffic following the COVID-19 shutdown, plans to increase… Read More »
Extending airline payroll support beyond Sept. 30 gains traction in Congress
Supporters of more payroll support for airlines say the relief is needed to avoid mass layoffs. A majority of US… Read More »
Holland America Line Changes Name of Newbuild to Rotterdam
Holland America Line has changed the name of its newbuild due out next year from Ryndam to Rotterdam, the seventh ship… Read More »
Carnival Removing Two Additional Ships From Fleet
The Carnival Corporation & plc announced plans to remove two additional ships from its fleet. Carnival officials revealed in an exchange with… Read More »
Port of Seattle Cancels Request for Proposals for $200 Million Cruise Facility
The Port of Seattle has canceled its request for proposals for a joint investment to build and operate an estimated… Read More »
Greece to Reopen Six Cruise Ports on August 1
Greece will welcome back cruise traffic at six ports beginning Saturday, August 1. According to Greek newspaper Kathimerini, Piraeus, Rhodes, Heraklion,… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Revamps Corporate Identity
The company formerly known as Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is changing its name moving forward to the Royal Caribbean Group. The… Read More »
Feel collegiate nostalgia with Graduate Hotels
AJ Capital Partner’s recent concept accomplishes something that hadn’t even been attempted by the hospitality industry: the Graduate Hotels seamlessly… Read More »
NASA launches new rover to search for signs of past Martian life
NASA’s next-generation Mars rover Perseverance blasted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral on Thursday atop an Atlas 5 rocket on a… Read More »