Successful Maiden Flight for the Futuristic ‘Flying-V’ Aircraft Design
Researchers and engineers who are working to develop the highly-anticipated, futuristic ‘Flying-V’ aircraft, at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)… Read More »
Trump Administration Economic Adviser Expects White House to Aid Airlines
Trump administration economic adviser Larry Kudlow said he believes the president will announce an aid package to save the airlines… Read More »
Delta Says It Can Avoid Flight Attendant Layoffs
With that Oct. 1 date looming, where airlines expect to lay off tens of thousands of workers if the industry doesn’t receive… Read More »
Financial Difficulties Force Hilton to Close NYC Hotel
Saying the impact of the coronavirus pandemic left it no choice, Hilton Hotel Corp. is shuttering its hotel at the… Read More »
Blue Diamond Resorts Announces Reopening Dates
Visitors will once again begin to enjoy Blue Diamond Resorts located across the Caribbean as the brand begins to reopen its properties… Read More »
Kenya Airways in talks to return surplus aircraft
Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) is in talks with lessors over the early return of an unspecified number of… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines furloughs a third of its workforce
Hawaiian Airlines (HA, Honolulu) is to put more than 2,000 of its workers on furlough from October 1, 2020 to… Read More »
European airlines, airports back slot waivers for winter
An ensemble of European aviation associations representing airports and airlines have proposed that the European Commission extend the waiver of… Read More »
COVID forces Allegiant to can Florida resort construction
Following the extreme impact of COVID-19 on the airline and travel industry, Allegiant Travel, the parent company of US low-cost… Read More »
Air France-KLM to raise capital by mid-2Q21
Air France-KLM has announced it is planning to “implement measures to strengthen its equity and quasi-equity by May 2021”. The… Read More »
Wizz Air to enter Italian domestic market
Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) has announced it will enter the Italian domestic market on October 1, 2020, launching two new… Read More »
United Airlines to Add New Service to Popular Domestic and International Destinations
While United Airlines expects to fly 34 percent of its full schedule from September 2019 this month, the carrier today announced plans… Read More »
Delta Comes to the Aid of Black Woman After Offensive Remarks by White Passenger
An African-American woman who flew Delta from her home city of Minneapolis to Washington D.C. on August 27, says she… Read More »
Aeromexico Charts a New Course for Success
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown the airline industry for a loop, as carriers around the globe rethink their routes, services and business… Read More »
Southwest Airlines Adding Service to Miami, Palm Springs
Southwest Airlines plans to introduce a pair of new warm-weather destinations to its route map, announcing its intention to initiate year-round service… Read More »
US Airlines Pushing for COVID-19 Testing Pilot Program
Airlines for America (A4A), which represents major U.S. carriers including American, Delta, United and Southwest, is one of several industry… Read More »
Spirit Airlines Unveils Cutting-Edge Ticket Lobbies
Spirit Airlines has overhauled its ticket lobbies at New York’s LaGuardia Airport and O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, launching biometric photo-matching… Read More »
Police Fine Airline for Mistreatment of Dogs at Chicago Airport
Police said one dog died and 17 others were left without food or water at a Chicago airport after a… Read More »
Playa Hotels & Resorts Discusses New Program, Re-Launch of Dominican Republic Resorts and More
Here in the Dominican Republic, Playa Hotels & Resorts EVP & Chief Marketing Officer Kevin Froemming shares an update on… Read More »
El Al told to act, as Sapir bids $51mn for joint control
With the passing of the August 31 deadline for a USD150 million public offering for El Al Israel Airlines (LY,… Read More »
Brazil’s GOL pays $300mn loan with helping hand from Delta
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3, Sao Paulo Congonhas) has managed to pay off a USD300 million debt, plus accrued interest,… Read More »
Aer Lingus mulls moving Shannon A321 routes to the UK
Aer Lingus (EI, Dublin Int’l) is contemplating ending its transatlantic services from Shannon and moving the two A321-200NX(LR)s used to… Read More »