With Demand at an All-Time Low, Can Hertz Survive?
Hertz, as well as the rest of the car rental industry, is in a race against time. With travel demand… Read More »
Korea’s Eastar Jet eyes resale as judicial protection looms
As Eastar Jet (ZE, Seoul Gimpo) resets for a new attempted sale of a majority stake in the company, a… Read More »
Delta Adds Additional Trans-Atlantic and Trans-Pacific Flights
Delta Air Lines, hopeful that the lifting of travel restrictions, potential vaccine availability and the gradual return of demand is… Read More »
Search Continues for Missing United Airlines Executive
The search continues for missing United Airlines executive Jake Cefolia, who has not been seen since he presumably went for a run… Read More »
Report: US Plan for Contact Tracing International Airline Passengers is Delayed
An ambitious plan by the White House to require domestic airlines to perform contact tracing on U.S.-bound international flights never… Read More »
Hotel Comeback Will Stretch Into at Least 2021
Like airlines and cruises, it will take the hotel industry well into 2021 before it shows any sign of recovery… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines Poised for More Layoffs
The vast, wide-ranging tentacles of the coronavirus pandemic have struck again. Hawaii, which has a self-imposed mandate to quarantine visitors… Read More »
Delta CEO Says Airline Taking ‘Additional Steps’ for Safety
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian sent another of his missives to his customers on Thursday, and this ‘Update From Ed’ focused… Read More »
Mom, Kids Kicked Off Flight After Two-Year-Old Refused to Wear Mask
A mother from New York City was removed from a JetBlue flight on Wednesday after her two-year-old daughter kept removing her facial… Read More »
5 Reasons to Love Sanctuary Cap Cana
As Caribbean destinations continue to reopen and welcome back visitors, travelers are searching for the ideal spot to enjoy their… Read More »
Utah’s Breeze Airways scraps bid to acquire Compass licences
Breeze Airways (MXY, Salt Lake City) has abandoned plans to acquire certificate authority from defunct carrier Compass Airlines (United States… Read More »
China, US double weekly flight frequencies
Scheduled passenger traffic between the United States and China is set to increase after regulatory authorities on either side increased… Read More »
OFAC designates two UAE-based, Mahan Air proxies
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned a United Arab Emirate-based firm and… Read More »
Manila, Davao resume domestic flights
Airlines restarted limited domestic operations from Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l and Davao on August 19, 2020, following the expiration of… Read More »
India’s Vistara to launch inc’l ops in mid-3Q20
Vistara (UK, Delhi Int’l) has announced that it will launch its maiden intercontinental route, between Delhi Int’l and London Heathrow,… Read More »
Philippine Airlines defers deliveries, gets cash from owner
Philippine Airlines (PR, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) has disclosed in its half-yearly financial report that it has deferred aircraft deliveries… Read More »
South African Airways attracts four investment proposals
South Africa has so far received four promising proposals for South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo), Department of Public… Read More »
Russia “expands geography” of subsidised flights
Russia has “expanded the geography” of domestic passenger flights subsidised by the national budget, a statement posted on the website… Read More »
Brazilian police arrest Efromovich brothers over bribery
Brazilian police have arrested and detained Germán Efromovich and his younger brother José over allegations the two were involved in… Read More »
Sweden rejects Norwegian funding, EC blesses SAS refinancing
Sweden’s National Debt Office has rejected a request by Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) for a state-guaranteed loan, it announced in… Read More »
Lufthansa inks “short-term” cost-cutting deal with pilots
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) concluded a “short-term agreement” with pilots on August 19 on a package of “initial” cost-cutting measures… Read More »
Navy SEAL Who Killed bin Laden Banned From Delta for Not Wearing a Mask
Anyone thinking the airlines were not taking mask mandates seriously should think again. Delta has banned former Navy SEAL, Robert O’Neill, who… Read More »