Peter Greenberg sees industry coming back soon
Travel journalist Peter Greenberg anticipates a busy year for the industry as vaccinations begin to open up things. He expects… Read More »
Airlines: Domestic COVID-19 tests not needed
Speaking in separate interviews, airline executives agreed that requiring COVID-19 testing for passengers on domestic flights would overwhelm testing capacity… Read More »
Marriott pumps pizzazz into plodding Sheraton
Marriott International has launched a makeover effort for Sheraton Hotels and Resorts that had been contemplated since the purchase of… Read More »
American cautions against skiplagging, churning
American Airlines is alerting travel advisors that it is cracking down on the practice of skiplagging, churning and other unfavorable… Read More »
French Polynesia’s Air Archipels orders two King Air 260s
Air Archipels (RHL, Papeete) has ordered two Beech (twin turboprop) King Air 260s from Beechcraft/Textron Aviation as part of its… Read More »
Ohio’s PSA Airlines resumes ops after brief grounding
PSA Airlines (OH, Dayton James M. Cox) resumed operations on January 29, 2021, following a sudden grounding of “most” of… Read More »
AELF FlightService acquires majority stake in Maleth-Aero
AELF FlightService, the wet-leasing division of Puerto Rico-based lessor AELF – Aircraft Engine Lease Finance, has completed the acquisition of… Read More »
Germany’s Green Airlines postpones debut to late 1Q21
German virtual start-up Green Airlines (Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden) has postponed its planned debut to March 26, 2021, with the first turbo-prop flight… Read More »
Iran Aseman Airlines announces plans to IPO
Iran Aseman Airlines (EP, Tehran Mehrabad) is planning on going public despite adverse market conditions and economic sanctions, chief executive… Read More »
Air Belgium to add A330-200Fs for Liége ops
Air Belgium (KF, Brussels Charleroi) has announced that it will diversify away from its reliance on long-haul scheduled and charter… Read More »
SAS signs record $408mn contract with Nordic tour operator
SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK, Copenhagen Kastrup) and Apollo, one of the biggest tour operators in the Nordic region, have extended… Read More »
Pratt & Whitney GTF™ Engines to power Air France A220 fleet
Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies Corporation has announced that Air France-KLM Group has finalised an order for… Read More »
Britten-Norman to automate Islander for UK’s first zero carbon regional air network
A consortium of British SMEs and academics have announced the formation of Project HEART as part of the Government’s Future… Read More »
Rolls-Royce conducts first tests of 100% SAF for use in business jets
Rolls-Royce has conducted the first tests of 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in a business jet engine, as part of… Read More »