GAMA welcomes five new memberships
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has announced the addition of Airbus Corporate Jets, Hartzell Engine Technologies and Incora as… Read More »
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi launches new routes to Almaty and Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the newest national airline of the UAE, has announced the launch of new routes from Abu… Read More »
Perwien Meriwani appointed MD, KLM UK Engineering Limited
Perwien Meriwani has been appointed Managing Director of KLM UK Engineering Limited as of July 2021. Based in Norwich, KLM… Read More »
Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW800 engine family achieves first flight of Dassault Falcon 6X jet
Pratt & Whitney Canada, a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies Corp. (NYSE: RTX), has… Read More »
ATR Eastern appoints new personnel and relocates facilities
ATR has appointed Alessandro Luzi as Managing Director of the company’s Eastern Support (AES) subsidiary, based in Singapore, effective as… Read More »
GA Telesis appoints Fred Sontag as VP-Sales, Americas
GA Telesis, LLC (GAT) has announced that Fred Sontag has been named as Vice President Sales, Americas for the Flight… Read More »
Kessler group takes lead in adopting cryptocurrency
The Kessler Collection has become the first US luxury hotel group to accept cryptocurrency as payment. “I believe cryptocurrency is… Read More »
Travel advisors report lots of last-minute travel
Travel advisors say business so far this year is a mixed bag with some travelers rescheduling or canceling trips while… Read More »
Hotels, other hard-hit REITs attract investors anew
Lodging, retail, office and residential categories of real estate investment trusts are being targeted by investors after suffering heavily during… Read More »
Okla. casino-resort undergoing $500M expansion project
A $500 million overhaul of the Choctaw Casino and Resort in Durant, Okla., is underway and will feature more than… Read More »
Travelers United sues MGM Resorts over “drip pricing”
MGM Resorts is being sued by Travelers United, a nonprofit travel advocacy group, over its “drip pricing” policy that charges… Read More »
Hilton’s Egypt growth plan: 9 hotels, 3 new brands
Hilton Worldwide plans to add nine hotels by 2026 to the 14 it lists in Egypt, with three new brands… Read More »
Progress, with far to go, found in US hotel occupancy
US weekly hotel occupancy reached a 20-week high in the Feb. 28-March 6 period, though it remained well below that… Read More »
US airlines offer flexibility as storm approaches Colo.
Airlines are offering rebooking flexibility to Colorado passengers ahead of a winter storm expected to hit the Rocky Mountains this… Read More »
Air Canada offers elite status passes, Starbucks partnership
Air Canada’s new partnership with Starbucks will allow frequent flyers to link their accounts and earn points when they top… Read More »
Pandemic allowed Delta to speed up airport renovations
The pandemic allowed for the continuation and acceleration of certain airport improvement projects. “No chance we would have been able… Read More »
American Airlines adds new routes to Austin, Texas
American Airlines is significantly expanding its service to Austin, Texas, adding seven new year-round routes and three seasonal ones. The… Read More »
FedEx integrates, rebrands last-mile delivery service
FedEx has finished integrating last-mile deliveries that used to be handled by the US Postal Service into its system. The… Read More »
Southwest agent rockets Buzz Lightyear back to his owner
When a Southwest ramp agent found a lost Buzz Lightyear toy, he compared the name written on the toy’s boot… Read More »
PSP extension saves tens of thousands of US airline jobs
The American Rescue Plan, including direct payroll assistance for US airlines, was signed by President Biden on Thursday. With the… Read More »
Nigerian cops question AMCON, Dana Air over fraud charges
Airline executives from Dana Air (9J, Lagos) and the state-owned Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) have been called in… Read More »
Cebu Pacific borrows ₱16bn from Philippine banks
Cebu Pacific Air (5J, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) has secured a PHP16 billion peso (USD206 million) 10-year loan from a… Read More »
EgyptAir mulls in-house flights to Israel
EgyptAir (MS, Cairo Int’l) has submitted an official request to the Israeli authorities for a permit to launch in-house services… Read More »
Utah’s Breeze Airways nears full certification
Breeze Airways (MXY, Salt Lake City) is in the home straight in terms of its certification drive after the US… Read More »
Report: Casino resort may be be in cards for NYC
Bally’s Corp., Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts reportedly are vying to bring a casino resort to New York City,… Read More »
Eagle Hospitality Trust to auction 15 US hotels
Singapore-listed Eagle Hospitality Trust is holding a stalking-horse auction for 15 US hotel properties with a starting price of $470… Read More »