Italy’s Neos plans scheduled US flights
Neos (NO, Milan Malpensa) has applied for exemption authority to amend its US Foreign Air Carrier permit to conduct foreign… Read More »
Mexico’s TUM Aerocarga expands internationally
Mexican cargo specialist TUM AeroCarga (MCS, México City Int’l) has applied for a US Foreign Air Carrier Permit and exemption… Read More »
Omani CAA ungrounds the B737 MAX
Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued a safety circular permitting Oman Air (WY, Muscat) and all foreign carriers to… Read More »
Volga-Dnepr to build Leipzig humanitarian aid hub
Volga-Dnepr Airlines (VI, Ulyanovsk Vostochny) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the operator of Leipzig/Halle to set up… Read More »
Ukraine abrogates CIS airspace and civil aviation agreements
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed decree No. 70/2021 on the country’s “withdrawal from international treaties concluded within the framework… Read More »
Amazon nabs minority stake in ATSG for $132mn
Amazon.com intends to acquire a minority stake in Air Transport Services Group, one of its cargo transport partners, exercising previously-obtained… Read More »
Hyatt Place OK in Portland, Ore., will be appealed
Opponents say they’ll appeal the Portland, Ore., City Council’s approval of a proposed 23-story Hyatt Place Hotel in the city’s… Read More »
Down the tubes? Not for hotels that join TV Land
The show has gone on, literally, for some hotels with pandemic-shrunken bookings, as they’ve transformed themselves into sets for television… Read More »
2024 pegged as full rebound point for hotel values
Distressed hotel assets will take until 2023 to surpass 50% of their recent value and until 2024 to reach full… Read More »
Bankruptcy ushers out guests of San Jose, Calif., hotel
The San Jose, Calif., Fairmont hotel closed without warning Friday after a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, but a spokesman voiced… Read More »
Foreclosure looms for Times Square upscale hotel
Foreclosure on a complex that includes the 42-story Times Square Edition hotel and retail property, once valued at $2 billion,… Read More »
Travel is becoming more vegan friendly
The increasing popularity of veganism is creating an opportunity for travel advisors to help vegan travelers find hotels and restaurants…. Read More »
67% of hotel leaders facing panic button mandates want this
Hotel panic buttons are a must-have for worker safety. While some brands and management companies have started mandating them, a… Read More »
Google unveils free booking links, enhanced options
Google is removing fees from its hotel booking links as of today in a shift that includes expanding choices for… Read More »
MFHA presents the Seva Global cultural competency workshop
MFHA invites you to join us on March 30, 2 p.m. ET, for the Growing Business Through Understanding Cultures webinar…. Read More »
3 key skills CEOS of the future will need
Curiosity, vision and the willingness to admit when you don’t know something are three traits CEOs of today need, says… Read More »
Want productivity? Protect employees, teach managers
The post-pandemic challenge for corporate America is to design hybrid and flexible work environments, ensure all job levels enjoy those… Read More »
Why diversity is about more than being nice
Conversations around culture, diversity, inclusion and other issues are difficult, yet everyone must contribute, says Silke Muenster, Phillip Morris International’s… Read More »
Airlines celebrate employees on International Women’s Day
US Airlines marked International Women’s Day by highlighting their female crew members. American Airlines assembled an all-female flight crew, mirroring… Read More »
Gerard Basset scholarships aim to diversify wine industry
The Gerard Basset Wine Education Charitable Foundation is partnering with Liquid Icons on launching The Golden Vines Diversity Scholarships, two… Read More »
Burger King apologizes, deletes Women’s Day tweet
David Miami’s International Women’s Day campaign for Burger King featured a full-page ad in The New York Times to introduce… Read More »
The force behind the 15 Percent Pledge
The killing of George Floyd sparked designer Aurora James’ decision to launch the 15 Percent Pledge, but her challenge to… Read More »