Costa Confirms Restart of Cruise Operations in September
Costa Cruises has confirmed it will resume sailing with two ships in September but only allowing Italian guests. The ships will visit Italian… Read More »
Take a Virtual Ride on Disney Cruise Line’s AquaDuck Water Coaster
Cruising may be on hold for now but Disney fans can still experience the very first water coaster at sea virtually… Read More »
Great Lakes Cruise Industry Issues COVID-19 Safety Guidelines
Cruise the Great Lakes (CTGL), a coalition made up of cruise lines, ports, convention and visitor bureaus along with states… Read More »
MSC Cruises Celebrates Float-out of MSC Seashore
MSC Cruises celebrated as the 169,500-gross-ton MSC Seashore met water for the first time Aug. 20 at the Fincantieri shipyard in… Read More »
El Al attracts third potential buyer, extends ops suspension
A third potential buyer has sought a permit to acquire control of El Al Israel Airlines (LY, Tel Aviv Ben… Read More »
Chile’s Aerovias DAP adds first freighter
Aerovías DAP (V5, Punta Arenas) has added its first dedicated freighter, BAe 146-200(QT) N16TA (msn E2089), Skyliner-Aviation has reported. The… Read More »
Nigeria, Ghana to restart international flights
Scheduled international flights from Nigeria will restart on August 29, Nigerian Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika has said. “Glad to announce… Read More »
Calls for inquiry as Fiji Airways nets $215mn gov’t funding
Fiji Airways (FJ, Nadi) has had to turn to taxpayers for FJD455 million Fijian dollars (USD215 million) in assistance, of… Read More »
easyJet raises $771mn in sale/lease-backs, eyes more funding
easyJet (U2, London Luton) has said it “will continue to review its liquidity position on a regular basis and will… Read More »
Brussels backs €133mn state aid for Portugal’s Grupo SATA
The European Commission has approved EUR133 million euros (USD157 million) in Portuguese state aid to bolster the liquidity of SATA… Read More »
Wizz Air to open London Gatwick base in 4Q20
Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) has announced that its British subsidiary Wizz Air UK (W9, London Luton) will open a new… Read More »
Reykjavik approves $120mn Icelandair loan, share offer moved
The Icelandic government approved on August 18, along with state-run banks Íslandsbanki and Landsbankinn, a government-guaranteed credit facility to Icelandair… Read More »
Transport Canada to conduct flight test for Boeing 737 MAX next week
Transport Canada plans to conduct flight test activities for the validation of Boeing Co’s (BA.N) grounded 737 MAX next week,… Read More »
Qantas says Australian state border closures hampering recovery, posts $1.4 billion loss
Australia’s Qantas Airways said state border closures were severely hampering a recovery in the domestic aviation market, which, alongside its… Read More »
ISS crew looks for source of small cabin air leak
Three crew members on board the International Space Station will spend the weekend in the vessel’s Russian segment while they… Read More »
Breaking Down Rail Travel in 2020 and Beyond
As the world continues to cope with the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, Vacations By Rail is adapting to the changing times by… Read More »
Fight Breaks Out on American Airlines Flight Over Face Mask Policy
A fight broke out between passengers on an American Airlines flight over wearing a mask. The brawl began before the… Read More »
US, China Will Double Airline Flights
The United States and China have pledged to double the number of flights each country’s airlines can offer between the… Read More »
Emirates launches special offers to Seychelles from Dh3,705
These promotions will be available on bookings until September 7 Get a load of the sun and beaches at Seychelles… Read More »
Boeing Secures First 737 MAX Orders of 2020
Boeing said that it is “humbled” after receiving the first orders for its troubled 737 MAX aircraft since November. On… Read More »
Southwest Airlines Sees an Improvement in Travel Demand
Southwest Airlines has reported seeing a “modest” increase in demand this August, leading it to update its latest forecast with… Read More »
Los Cabos Airport Is World’s Second to Receive ACI Health Accreditation
Airports Council International (ACI) World and ACI Latin America and the Caribbean have recognized Mexico’s Los Cabos International Airport for… Read More »