BOC Aviation Limited delivers A321neos to Middle East Airlines
BOC Aviation Limited announced that it has delivered the first two of five new Airbus A321neo aircraft for lease to… Read More »
West Star Aviation announces new GJT Project Manager Jason Mital
West Star Aviation welcomes Jason Mital as a new Project Manager at their Grand Junction, Colorado (GJT) facility. Jason has… Read More »
Pratt & Whitney Canada powered turbofan operators can offset their carbon emissions
Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies Corporation announced that its Pratt & Whitney Canada unit is launching a… Read More »
New Stimulus Package Proposal Calls for $17 Billion for Airlines
A new, bipartisan COVID-19 relief package would include $17 billion for the struggling airline industry, a spokeswoman for Senator Mark Warner… Read More »
Airlines Offering Safety Tours to Corporate Travel Managers
U.S. airlines are inviting corporate travel managers to tour their health and safety protocols in a bid to bring back business… Read More »
American Airlines Expands Digital Health Pass Trial, Pre-Flight COVID-19 Testing
American Airlines is expanding access to the VeriFLY mobile app and pre-flight COVID-19 testing this winter, making travel easier for passengers visiting… Read More »
FCC Quashes Proposal to Allow In-Flight Phone Calls
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially rejected a seven-year-old proposal to lift the ban on in-flight cellphone calls on… Read More »
World of Hyatt Halves Elite Status Earnings Requirements for 2021
World of Hyatt, Hyatt’s award-winning guest loyalty program, has just announced that it will enable members to achieve elite status… Read More »
Embraer delivers first of Praetor 600 fleet to Flexjet
Embraer has delivered the first jet in a fleet of Praetor 600s to Flexjet. The aircraft will be used for… Read More »
airBaltic eyes IPO in 2022/3, opens Lithuanian entity
airBaltic (BT, Riga) has submitted a solution to Latvia’s Ministry of Transport to recover the EUR250 million euros (USD299 million)… Read More »
SpiceJet suspends seaplane ops for maintenance
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) suspended its only seaplane route on November 27, 2020, due to the maintenance of the DHC-6-300… Read More »
Bangladesh’s Air71 eyes 3Q21 launch with B757 freighters
Air71 (Dhaka) plans to commence operations in the third quarter of 2021 with two B757-200(F)s, the start-up told Cargo Facts…. Read More »
Appeal Court dismisses Airlink’s appeal for SAA millions
South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed with costs a claim by Airlink (South Africa) (4Z, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo)… Read More »
Thailand’s K-Mile Air to add B737-800(F) for DHL ops
K-Mile Air (8K, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) is planning to add a B737-800(F) dedicated freighter in time for the March 2021 launch… Read More »
El Al mulls public bond sale, doubts going concern status
El Al Israel Airlines (LY, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) has revealed that its board failed to reach a deal with… Read More »
Japan’s ANA Holdings looks to raise $3.2bn in added funding
Following rival JAL Group, which successfully raised JPY182.7 billion yen (USD1.5 billion), ANA Holdings has announced it will hold a… Read More »
Singapore Airlines, Tata Sons mull joint bid for Air India
Tata Sons is negotiating with its Vistara (UK, Delhi Int’l) joint-venture partner Singapore Airlines (SQ, Singapore Changi) about bidding together… Read More »
United Raises Miles for Dozens of Non-Profits That Rely on Travel
United is inviting MileagePlus members to give back on Giving Tuesday and throughout the holiday season by donating miles to nearly… Read More »
Wizz Air partners with Confirm Testing to offer COVID-19 tests and certificates
Wizz Air has partnered with Confirm Testing to offer Wizz Air customers an exclusive discount on rapid COVID-19 tests and… Read More »
Cruising At 55 Million and Going No Where
Coronavirus Capacity Update Week Forty-Six: It’s been a very quiet week on the global capacity front although optimism continues to… Read More »
Sunday Became US Air Travel’s Busiest Day Since the Start of the Pandemic
November 29, the Sunday that closed out the 2020 Thanksgiving holiday travel window, proved to be the single busiest day for U.S…. Read More »
American Airlines Plans to Test 737 MAX With Employees Only
American Airlines, which has already committed to using the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft again now that it has been recertified, will run… Read More »
British Airways Investigating Flight Attendant Offering ‘Adult Entertainment On-Board’
British Airways is hoping to identify a Heathrow-based crew member who is allegedly offering passengers “adult entertainment on-board.” According to The… Read More »
Southwest Airlines Launches $39 Cyber Sale
Southwest Airlines customers can snag flight deals from as low as $39 one-way during the carrier’s four-day Cyber Sale this… Read More »
Melia Unveils Hotel Openings for 2021 and Beyond
Melia Hotels International (MHI) will debut properties in a wide range of destinations in the coming months and years, including Mexico,… Read More »
MSC Cruises Earns Environmental Award, Publishes Sustainability Report
MSC Cruises’ industry-leading sustainability program has been recognized at the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) 2020 Marine Environment… Read More »