Virgin Group may pay $35-70mn to keep Virgin Australia stake
Richard Branson’s Virgin Group wants to invest between AUD50 and 100 million Australian dollars (USD35-70 million) in insolvent Virgin Australia… Read More »
EU questions Alitalia nationalisation plan
Italy will have to review its plan to nationalise and relaunch Alitalia (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) as a leaner airline if… Read More »
Amazon to add a further 12 B767-300(F)s from ATSG
Amazon.com has expanded its existing air transportation services agreement with Cargo Aircraft Management, a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group,… Read More »
AirAsia confirms talks with investors amid SK Group interest
AirAsia Group has confirmed it is studying various proposals for capital injections to strengthen its equity base and improve its… Read More »
Emirates eyes closer ties with flydubai
Emirates (EK, Dubai Int’l) is planning to increase cooperation with its sister carrier flydubai (FZ, Dubai Int’l) in the post-COVID… Read More »
Garuda Indonesia attains approval to delay $500mn sukuk
Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) has secured 90% approval to restructure its sukuk bond obligations, a vital step towards improving… Read More »
UAE greenlights resumption of full hub ops at three airports
The UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NECADMA) has given its consent to the resumption of largescale hub… Read More »
France announces $16.9 billion in aid for aviation industry
France’s government is pumping 15 billion euros ($16.9 billion) in rescue money into the pandemic-battered aerospace industry, in hopes of… Read More »
Emirates Laying Off Flight Attendants & Pilots
A few weeks ago I wrote about the rumors that Emirates Airline would start laying off employees, and was considering… Read More »
Governments decide whether to aid Asia’s embattled airlines
Few sectors have been hit harder by the economic fallout of the pandemic than the airline industry. Asia is expected… Read More »
Russia’s space chief complains about American jokes
Americans should show more respect for Russia’s space program after relying on it for nine years as the only way… Read More »
Boeing jet deliveries sink to just four in May
Boeing deliveries slowed even further in May from April as the coronavirus pandemic’s crushing impact on airlines added to a… Read More »
US Air Force delays full-rate production decision for KC-46 aircraft
The U.S. Air Force will delay a full-rate production milestone for the KC-46 aerial refueling tanker to the end of… Read More »
Alaska Airlines Expands Next-Level Care Safety Measures
Alaska Airlines today expanded Next-Level Care, the culmination of nearly 100 different measures put in place to enhance the safety and… Read More »
TSA Reports Jump in Travelers Screened at US Airports
The travel industry looks to be slowly bouncing back, as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened over one million travelers between Friday… Read More »
Southwest Airlines Extends Drink Coupon Expiration Through 2020
Southwest Airlines is extending the expiration date of its free drink coupons through the end of 2020 due to the COVID-19… Read More »
Hong Kong government takes minority stake in Cathay Pacific
The Hong Kong government will take a minority stake in the airline. The Hong Kong government will gain a minority… Read More »
Russia’s S7 Airlines plans to resume all domestic fights in June
Russia’s S7 Airlines has unveiled bullish plans to resume fights across its entire domestic network in June, as well as… Read More »
ASL Airlines France to launch domestic service
ASL Airlines France, which specializes in flights between France and North Africa, will tomorrow open a new domestic scheduled passenger… Read More »
Air New Zealand CEO says no meaningful long-haul flying this year
Air New Zealand’s new CEO Greg Foran has warned that the airline does not expect a return to long-haul flying… Read More »
China’s daily passengers top 1 million as recovery continues
Chinese carriers have transported more than 1 million passengers in a day for the first time since late January as… Read More »
Club Med Launches Fresh Sale, Sets Reopen Dates for Cancun, Turks and Caicos
Club Med, the originator of the all-inclusive concept, announced today that two more of its North American properties are preparing… Read More »
Hyatt to Debut Hyatt Place and Hyatt House Chicago Medical/University District
This summer, Hyatt Hotels will unveil Hyatt Place and Hyatt House Chicago Medical/University District in a Beaux-Arts building dating back… Read More »
Wyndham Expands Trademark Collection Across North America, Germany
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts continues to expand the soft-branded Trademark Collection by Wyndham chain across the United States, Canada and Germany. Launched… Read More »
California Prepares to Reopen for Leisure Travel
The California Hotel and Lodging Association is getting ready for a safe reopening of hotels and accommodations as leisure travel… Read More »
Two-For-One Savings in Mexico and Jamaica
Palace Resorts is offering a special two-for-one promotion for clients. Travel advisors can book their clients at Palace Resorts and provide… Read More »