China domestic traffic grows; new Chengdu airport opens 2021
A year after the pandemic started there are clear signs of strong domestic traffic growth at the point of origin,… Read More »
European aviation bumps along the bottom ahead of a summer climb
EUROCONTROL DG Eamonn Brennan told CAPA Live on 10-Mar-20201 that Apr-2021 flight plans filed with the agency remained depressed. However,… Read More »
Europe leads world aviation towards net zero carbon emissions
On 26-Feb-2021 a coalition of European aviation trade associations published ‘Destination 2050’, a plan to achieve net zero carbon dioxide… Read More »
Airlines Push Back Against UK’s International Travel Framework
The United Kingdom plans to restart international travel as soon as May 17 potentially with the help of a new traffic light… Read More »
Qatar Airways Operates First Fully COVID-19 Vaccinated Flight
Qatar Airways announced it has operated the first fully vaccinated commercial flight on Tuesday. Officials from Qatar Airways revealed that Flight QR6421… Read More »
Study Finds COVID-19 Vaccine Key To Recovery of Business Travel
Business travel is on track to return to 70 percent of pre-COVID-19 levels by the end of 2021, with nearly two out… Read More »
Kids Stay Free at Hard Rock All-Inclusive in Mexico and the Dominican Republic
The all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotels of Mexico and the Dominican Republic are offering a kids-stay-free promotion through December 18, 2022. Two kids… Read More »
Philly Historic Landmark-Turned-Hotel To Open June 6
The Guild House Hotel officially announced its opening date of June 6, 2021; guests can now book their stay online on… Read More »
Italy’s Neos takes delivery of first B737 MAX 8s
Neos (NO, Milan Malpensa) took delivery of its first two B737-8s on March 31. EI-RZA (msn 62869) and EI-RZB (msn… Read More »
India’s Trujet to buy 54 A220s, 54 E2s, says new investor
Barely a week after the New York-based investment firm Interups bought a 49% stake in TruJet (2T, Hyderabad Int’l), the… Read More »
Polokwane, South Africa loses scheduled ops after downgrade
Airlink (South Africa) (4Z, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has been forced to suspend flights to Polokwane in northern Limpopo Province with… Read More »
Viet Nam’s Bamboo Airways warned about overselling tickets
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has ordered Bamboo Airways (QH, Hanoi) not to exceed the number of tickets it… Read More »
IMF asks Kenya to limit support to SOEs
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Kenya’s National Treasury to limit its support to struggling state-owned enterprises (SOEs) such… Read More »
Israel’s El Al plans $105mn share issue before mid-3Q21
El Al Israel Airlines (LY, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) plans to raise at least USD105 million in an offering of… Read More »
Lessor orders India’s SpiceJet to ground three B737s
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE Capital) has served SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) with a notice immediately requiring three of its B737s… Read More »
ASL Aviation Holdings agrees $125mn debt facility
ASL Aviation Holdings has closed an agreement making USD125 million available to the group to be drawn down as the… Read More »
Causeway Aero Group acquires Pitch Aircraft Seating Systems
Causeway Aero Group has acquired Pitch Aircraft Seating Systems for an undisclosed sum. This follows the award, in March 2019,… Read More »
Skyborne graduates keep current
ATPL graduates from Skyborne Airline Academy have been hard at work this month, undertaking the first part of their Skills… Read More »
Domestic routes to resume as London City Airport gears up for the British summer
London City Airport (LCY) has welcomed the restoration of key regional routes, with flights to resume to Edinburgh, Glasgow… Read More »
Travelers upsizing in a fit of revenge
A Club Med analysis finds that travelers are indeed seeking travel revenge. The February analysis found that travelers are upsizing… Read More »
Virgin Voyages offers UK “staycations-at-sea”
Virgin Voyages is offering six cruises aboard the Scarlet Lady, which is sailing out of Portsmouth, England, instead of Miami…. Read More »
Universal Orlando targets 3 key safety features
Universal Parks and Resort executive Fernando Flores says Universal Orlando Resort is in high gear, enforcing “screening, spacing, and sanitization”… Read More »