Germany greenlights $1.66bn loan to Swiss and Edelweiss
The German government has cleared a CHF1.5 billion Swiss franc (USD1.66 billion) state-backed loan to Swiss (LX, Zurich) and its… Read More »
German tour operators cancel Spanish packages
Leading German tour operators TUI Group and DER Touristik suspended all departures to mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands following… Read More »
Biman Bangladesh suspends freighter plans; delays Dash 8s
Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG, Dhaka) has suspended its plan to add two dedicated freighters as the financial impact of the… Read More »
Japan’s ANA Holdings in talks to raise $4.7bn in capital
ANA – All Nippon Airways (NH, Tokyo Haneda) parent ANA Holdings is in talks with several banks, including the government-run… Read More »
UK’s Virgin Atlantic defers deliveries
Virgin Atlantic (VS, London Heathrow) has deferred deliveries of its forthcoming widebody aircraft and currently plans to take leased aircraft… Read More »
Court gives Thai Airways extra time to address creditors
Thai Central Bankruptcy Court has extended the deadline for Thai Airways International (TG, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) to submit a restructuring proposal… Read More »
American Airlines Plane Stuck on Tarmac for Seven Hours
An American Airlines plane, headed to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport but diverted by bad weather on Sunday, sat on a… Read More »
JetBlue Offers Option to Pay Over Time
JetBlue Airways today announced it was partnering with Marcus by Goldman Sachs to offer a way to finance flights and vacation… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines Updates to a Stricter Mask Policy
Hawaiian Airlines announced August 17 that it changed its “Keeping You Safe” program’s mask mandate requirements. Everyone two years of… Read More »
Delta Air Lines Teams With CVS for Rapid COVID-19 Employee Testing
Delta Air Lines announced a new partnership with CVS Health to accelerate coronavirus testing for employees. Delta and CVS Health will… Read More »
Airline Industry Sets Global Standards for Health and Safety Amid COVID-19
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released a new health checklist to help airlines self-assess their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The… Read More »
JetBlue Delays London Debut to Late 2021
For years, JetBlue Airways had hoped to create its first trans-Atlantic route and, finally, last year, the New York-based airline… Read More »
Avis Budget Group Announces Chief Financial Officer Transition
Avis Budget Group, Inc. announced that John F. North III will transition from Chief Financial Officer to pursue other interests…. Read More »
Hertz Announces Changes in Finance Leadership
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. a global leader in car rental, announced that Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jamere Jackson, has resigned… Read More »
Four Seasons Hotel Chicago Transforms into a Contemporary Cultural Icon
The Four Seasons Hotel Chicago just announced that it will return this Fall to unveil its hotel-wide transformation, which commenced last year… Read More »
COVID-19 Updates From Palladium, Quintana Roo and Delta Vacations
The Palladium Hotel Group, the Quintana Roo Tourism Board and Delta Vacations joined forces to provide information on health and safety protocols,… Read More »
Cambria Hotels Continues Coast-To-Coast Expansion in Top Leisure Destinations
Cambria Hotels, an upscale brand franchised by Choice Hotels International, Inc., continues its expansion across popular United States destinations with openings… Read More »
Russia’s AirBridgeCargo adds Boeing 777 freighter
AirBridgeCargo (RU, Ulyanovsk Vostochny) took delivery of its maiden Boeing 777-F on August 17, 2020. The aircraft joined the carrier’s… Read More »
LOT Polish Airlines retires only B737-700
LOT Polish Airlines (LO, Warsaw Chopin) retired its sole B737-700 on August 12, 2020, following a near five-month-long grounding at… Read More »
TAP Air Portugal selects consultancy, boosts N America ops
Following the European Commission’s approval of state aid to TAP Air Portugal (TP, Lisbon), the airline has now settled on… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet to add an A340 makeshift freighter
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) will add an A340 freighter to its existing cargo fleet of three B737-700(BDSF)s, two B737-800(BCF)s, and… Read More »
Cape Air grounds P2012 Travellers pending regulatory review
Cape Air (9K, Hyannis) has voluntarily grounded its fleet of six Tecnam P2012s amid a dispute between US and European… Read More »
Nigeria’s Air Peace recalls sacked pilots after union threat
Air Peace (P4, Lagos) has agreed to recall “some” of over 70 pilots it sacked earlier in August after the… Read More »
easyJet to shutter three UK bases in late 3Q20
easyJet (U2, London Luton) has confirmed the closure of bases at each of London Stansted, London Southend, and Newcastle, GB… Read More »
Wizz Air UK to open Doncaster/Sheffield base in 4Q20
Wizz Air UK (W9, London Luton) will open a new base at Doncaster/Sheffield airport, its second in the United Kingdom, with the onset of… Read More »
Thai carriers demand gov’t aid, Thai AirAsia returns to BKK
Thailand’s ailing low-cost carriers have dispached a follow-up letter to the country’s prime minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, repeating an earlier appeal… Read More »