US’ Via Airlines gets tentative nod of approval
The US Department of Transportation has found Via Airlines Inc. t/a Sterling Airways (Jacksonville Craig, FL) to be “fit, willing,… Read More »
Icelandair to resume B737 MAX ops in late 1Q21
Icelandair (FI, Reykjavik Keflavik) has announced it will resume B737-8 operations on March 8, 2021, becoming the third European airline… Read More »
Korean Air sends B747-8 for VIP conversion
Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) has ferried one of its ten B747-8s to Hamburg Helmut Schmidt for conversion into a… Read More »
State aid plan for Air Malta sent back to drawing board
The Maltese government has sent its state aid plan for Air Malta (KM, Malta Int’l) back to the drawing board… Read More »
Thailand’s Nok Air eyes acquisitions, fleet growth
Although it first has to finalise negotiations with its creditors, Nok Air (DD, Bangkok Don Mueang) is evaluating options to… Read More »
Uganda Airlines readies for intercontinental debut
Uganda Airlines (UR, Entebbe/Kampala) has secured landing slots at London Heathrow and Dubai Int’l and plans to start intercontinental flights… Read More »
Marriott plans use of AI in hotel design
Marriott International Inc. has announced it will become the world’s first hotel company to employ artificial intelligence to help design… Read More »
Extravagance continues with 2nd Xcaret resort in Mexico
The Hotel Xcaret Arte in Riviera Maya, Mexico, will showcase Maya culture while regaling travelers with 900 suites, 10 bars… Read More »
New factor in hotel choice: Sustainability
Sustainability can join the selling points for hotel selection thanks to a formula developed by the corporate lodging platform HRS…. Read More »
Hotel surge spurs demand worry in St. Augustine, Fla.
The five hotels in development in and around downtown St. Augustine, Fla., along with two in nearby Vilano Beach, may… Read More »
Omni sells 5 hotels in focus on conventions, resort field
Omni Hotels & Resorts has sold four Texas hotels and one in Florida in keeping with plans to focus on… Read More »
February brought springtime to hotel stocks
Publicly traded hotel companies saw share prices reach pre-pandemic levels with hefty gains in February, heralding strong investor confidence in… Read More »
Southwest donates 7,500 tickets for medical travel
Southwest Airlines donated 7,500 roundtrip tickets to more than 75 non-profit hospitals and medical transportation organizations in the US, providing… Read More »
Aviation industry looks toward sustainable fuel future
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby looks toward the recovery of business travel while emphasizing the importance of sustainable fuels in… Read More »
San Francisco airport expansion plans adjusted
A $1 billion project to expand and upgrade San Francisco International Airport’s Terminal 3 has been halted indefinitely due to… Read More »
Delta moves toward final approval of LATAM joint venture
Delta Air Lines has received approval from the governments of Brazil and Uruguay for its joint venture with LATAM, which… Read More »
FedEx sets carbon-neutral goal
FedEx pledged to reach carbon-neutral operations by 2040 and will invest in initiatives across the company, including investing in alternative… Read More »
Hawaiian names exec chefs to oversee in-flight menus
Hawaiian Airlines has appointed the owners of Honolulu’s MW Restaurant and Artizen as executive chefs, in charge of in-flight menus…. Read More »
Air Canada consolidates regional flights under Jazz
Air Canada has consolidated all of its regional flight service after transferring operation of 25 Embraer 175s to Jazz Aviation…. Read More »
A4A CEO: Airlines still in “dire straits”
Airlines are “still struggling” and face a lengthy recovery, Airlines for America President and CEO Nicholas Calio explained before a… Read More »
Delta Air Lines Bringing Back Inactive Pilots
Delta Air Lines announced plans to bring back all of the pilots currently on inactive status due to the impact… Read More »
Hyatt Announces New Global Expansions Through 2025
Hyatt Hotels unveiled its plan for the growth of its independent collection brands, The Unbound Collection by Hyatt, Destination by… Read More »
Pakistan to add three more domestic carriers
Pakistan may soon have three more domestic airlines with start-ups Q-Airlines, Fly Jinnah, and Jet Green Airlines having applied for… Read More »
LATAM Airlines slates up to eight B767s for P2F conversion
LATAM Airlines Group has announced it will convert four of its B767-300(ER)s into dedicated freighters with options for a further… Read More »
easyJet founder rules out funding a bail-out
easyJet (U2, London Luton) founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou has ruled out investing more money in the budget airline amid speculation that… Read More »
Brazil’s competition watchdog gives Delta-LATAM JV final nod
Brazil’s competition watchdog (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica – CADE) has given its final approval of a joint venture between… Read More »