Delta Air Lines Helping Travelers Meet COVID-19 Requirements
Delta Air Lines is looking to help travelers meet new negative COVID-19 test requirements through a suite of innovative technological advancements…. Read More »
IATA says Digital Airline Pass Will Be Ready ‘Within Weeks’
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says it will have its digital Covid Travel Pass ready “within weeks,” a breakthrough… Read More »
Air Seychelles halts Etihad payments, to be 100% Seychellois
Following a visit to the United Arab Emirates by Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan, Air Seychelles (HM, Mahé) will not have… Read More »
Judge extends Norwegian protection, two more units bankrupt
Norwegian’s Norway-based subsidiaries for pilots and cabin crew have asked a court for bankruptcy protection, the carrier revealed in a… Read More »
UAE ungrounds the B737 MAX
The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the United Arab Emirates issued a safety decision on February 17, 2021, permitting… Read More »
Kenya’s Silverstone Air Services set to rebrand
Silverstone Air Services (SLR, Nairobi Wilson) has announced plans to rebrand as Jetlite Air (Nairobi Wilson), just over a year… Read More »
Canada’s Celtic Air Services eyes fixed-wing expansion
Nova Scotia-based helicopter operator Celtic Air Services intends to expand its fixed-wing fleet of Cessna Aircraft Company aircraft, after acquiring… Read More »
Lufthansa considers downgauging order book to smaller types
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) is in talks with both Airbus and Boeing about switching some its outstanding widebody orders to… Read More »
Trans Maldivian Airways to add ATR turboprops
Trans Maldivian Airways (TMW, Malé) is set to resume Avions de Transport Régional operations with plans to use the incoming… Read More »
Cali regulator rejects Contour’s bid to serve Sacramento
US regional airline Contour Airlines (LF, Tupelo) will continue to serve Oakland from Crescent City after the Border Coast Regional… Read More »
New gov’t, new Alitalia plan, involving Lufthansa – report
Assessing the possible solutions to keep Alitalia (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) afloat, Italy’s new government led by economist Mario Draghi is… Read More »
Florida’s Eastern Airlines to add B777 freighters
Eastern Airlines (2D, Miami Int’l) has applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for authorisation to expand its fleet… Read More »
Spain’s Aura Airlines targets US flights
Aura Airlines (GWR, Madrid Barajas) is planning to start commercial flights to the United States as soon as it is… Read More »
Russia’s S7 Airlines adds first B737-800 freighter
S7 Airlines (S7, Novosibirsk) has taken delivery of B737-800(BCF) VP-BEN (msn 33545), its first-ever dedicated freighter. According to Flightradar24 ADS-B… Read More »
Kazakh CAA gives Qazaq Air 10 days to draw up action plan
The Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan (AAK) says it has given Qazaq Air (IQ, Nur-Sultan Nazarbayev) until March 1 to draw… Read More »
Genesis and Heston Aviation announce a strategic alliance to create Heston Airlines
Genesis, the Dublin-based aircraft leasing company has formed an alliance with Heston Aviation, to build and launch Heston Airlines. Heston… Read More »
EPCOR extends its APU support service with GTCP131-9C capability
EPCOR is pleased to announce expansion of MRO services to the worldwide operators of the Airbus A220, equipped with the… Read More »
Rolls-Royce selects QOCO Systems as digitalisation partner
QOCO Systems has announced a new digitalisation partnership with Rolls-Royce. Leading aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce chose Software as a Service… Read More »
US Oyo operators gain more latitude, tech help
US owners of Oyo Hotels & Homes will enjoy increased pricing flexibility and technological support, among other enhancements, under a… Read More »
$350M hotel-residential tower pair eyed in Chicago
A partnership linked to a suburban Chicago developer has proposed a two-tower hotel and residential project in the city’s South… Read More »
Hope trumps distress as hotel sale prices defy pandemic
The window to cut-rate acquisition of distressed hotel properties appears to be closing as sellers hold the line out of… Read More »
Winter storm affects vaccine shipments
The massive winter storm that affected the Midwest and Texas delayed the delivery of 6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses due… Read More »
TSA to add 6K airport screeners by summer
The Transportation Security Administration plans to hire 6,000 additional screening agents for hundreds of airports by summer. “We expect to… Read More »
JetBlue, American expand Caribbean schedule
American and JetBlue are increasing their flight schedules to Caribbean and Florida destinations as part of the expansion associated with… Read More »
American manager’s mentorship makes a difference
Angela Johnson, customer service manager at O’Hare International Airport, started her career at American as a fleet service clerk, and… Read More »
Black United Airlines pilots mentor the next generation
A group of Black United Airlines pilots who completed flight training while they were students at Hampton University now mentor… Read More »