Southwest Airlines Expanding Hawaiian Pre-Clear Program
Southwest Airlines announced customers flying to Hawaii will now be able to bypass airport screening when arriving in Honolulu and Kahului… Read More »
Alaska Airlines firms order for 23+15 B737 MAX 9s
Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma Int’l) has announced in a stock market filing that it firmed an order for twenty-three… Read More »
ASL Airlines UK certifies, launches domestic operations
ASL Airlines UK (ABV, East Midlands) became the first new fixed-wing airline to receive an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) in… Read More »
Sri Lanka’s Cinnamon Air resumes charter operations
Cinnamon Air (C7, Colombo Int’l) resumes domestic charter flights on April 1 in accordance with safety guidelines of the Civil… Read More »
Hong Kong Air Cargo, Cainiao launch joint logistics hub
Hong Kong Air Cargo (RH, Hong Kong Int’l) and Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, an affiliate of China’s Alibaba Group, have… Read More »
Lauda Europe to launch Zagreb base in mid-3Q21
Ryanair Holdings has announced it will open a new base at Zagreb airport, starting on September 1, 2021, and operated… Read More »
Norway’s Norse Atlantic Airways to lease nine AerCap B787s
Low-cost long-haul start-up Norse Atlantic Airways has signed up to lease six B787-9s and three B787-8s from Dublin-based lessor AerCap,… Read More »
Panta Holdings acquires Fokker Services and Fokker Techniek
Panta Holdings, a Dutch investment company, expands its Aerospace footprint by acquiring aviation aftermarket businesses Fokker Services and Fokker Techniek… Read More »
Paris, Brussels set to announce new Air France bailout
Paris and the European Commission have agreed on the conditions and the amount of a second tranche of financial aid… Read More »
Brussels backs €25mn aid to Alitalia, blocks ITA over slots
Even as the European Commission found on March 26 that EUR24.7 million euros (USD29.1 million) in Italian support in favour… Read More »
JetBlue scoops Heathrow slots for 3Q21
JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK) has secured slots for services to London Heathrow from Boston and New York JFK… Read More »
Kenya suspends domestic flights to curb spread of COVID-19
Kenyan airlines, including Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta), its low-cost subsidiary Jambojet (JM, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta), and Skyward Express… Read More »
Air Canada plans to restart Nova Scotia flights
Air Canada plans to resume temporarily suspended flights in June to some of the cities in eastern Atlantic Canada. Flights… Read More »
Bourdain’s “World Travel” goes on sale in April
A new book by the late Anthony Bourdain is expected to stir up interest in travel. Laurie Woolever, his longtime… Read More »
Fla. governor threatens suit over cruise ship ban
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is threatening to sue the federal government over the continued ban on cruise ships, a major… Read More »
Las Vegas is doubling down on betting as entertainment
Las Vegas resorts are upping the ante in sports betting by merging with nightlife to offer a broader entertainment experience…. Read More »
Boston tower will bring Raffles brand to North America
Construction is underway on Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences, the first North American location for an international luxury… Read More »
Miss. Gulf Coast casino hotel will add $75M tower
The Silver Slipper Casino Hotel in Bay St. Louis, Miss., on the state’s Gulf Coast, will double its guestrooms with… Read More »
Marriott CEO on TV: Recovery underway, wariness needed
Marriott International CEO Tony Capuano declared on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday that demand is rapidly growing in the hotel… Read More »
Study: Travelers are making more time for vacation
In Expedia’s annual Vacation Deprivation study, the company found that travel confidence is rising, with 36% of respondents saying they… Read More »
Disneyland announces plans to expand in Calif.
The Walt Disney Co. is calling the main location of a planned expansion an “immersive theme park,” but rather than… Read More »
Weakened hotels stir strengthening investor interest
Distressed hotel assets have emerged as the primary target of a record 11% of investors, according to a new survey… Read More »