Thailand’s K-Mile Air takes first B737-800(BCF)
K-Mile Asia (8K, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) took delivery of its first B737-800(BCF) on March 24, 2021, ch-aviation research has revealed. EI-DLR… Read More »
Southwest chooses B737 MAX 7 as -700 replacement
Following an intense scrutinisation process in which it also assessed the A220-300 from Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac), Southwest Airlines (WN,… Read More »
Lufthansa Consulting wins ToMontenegro advisory tender
ToMontenegro (Podgorica) has selected Lufthansa Consulting to advise it during its setting-up and launch phases. The new Montenegrin flag carrier… Read More »
UK’s flyPOP eyes 2H21 launch
flyPOP (London Stansted) is planning to launch low-cost long-haul services between the United Kingdom and India later this year but… Read More »
Haji-Ioannou further dilutes stake in easyJet
easyJet (U2, London Luton) founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou has dumped another 1% stake in the airline, worth about GBP43 million pounds… Read More »
India’s GoAir to initiate $345mn IPO in early 2Q21 – report
GoAir (G8, Mumbai Int’l) plans to come out with a INR25 billion rupee (USD345 million) Initial Public Offering (IPO) early… Read More »
Czechia’s Air Bohemia certified for single-engine ops
Air Bohemia (BOH, Mnichovo Hradiste) will begin commercial operations with three PC-12/47Es in early April 2021 after it updated its… Read More »
Malawi Airlines suspends flight operations
Malawi Airlines (3W, Lilongwe) says it has suspended all flights for the period March 26 to 31 citing unspecified operational… Read More »
ACC Aviation remarkets two de Havilland Dash 8-100s for Canadian North
ACC Aviation, the global aviation consultancy offering asset management and financial solutions to airlines, lessors and financiers, has been appointed… Read More »
dnata Singapore picks LAMINAAR Aviation Infotech for airport ground handling application software
dnata Singapore has signed up LAMINAAR Aviation Infotech to jointly deliver the next-generation application software for airport ground handling services… Read More »
Travel advisors share tips for finding deals
Paul Tumpowsky, founder and CEO of Skylark, a high-tech travel consultancy, predicts that as countries begin to open back up,… Read More »
Hotel at Colo. casino inspired by French Alps
Bronco Billy’s Casino in Cripple Creek, Colo., will construct an upscale, 300-room hotel that pays homage to Chaminox-Mount Blanc, a… Read More »
Cruise traveling 34 countries sells out on opening day
Silversea Cruises sold out its new 2023 arts-inspired cruise on its opening day. The 139-day cruise will go to 66… Read More »
Occupancy, room rates continue closing in on 2019 mark
US weekly hotel occupancy as of March 20 climbed to 93.9% of last year’s comparable pandemic-affected point and hit the… Read More »
United’s summer plans focus on Midwest vacation travelers
United Airlines’ increased summer schedule includes a concentration of additional flights from Midwest cities to domestic vacation destinations from Maine… Read More »
Travel advisor wants to change the future for the better
Lindsey Epperly of Epperly Travel and EntreTravel wants the travel industry to transform instead of returning to normal when the… Read More »
Facebook ad costs on upswing following pandemic drops
Facebook advertising costs are up overall 30% compared with mid-March 2020, according to digital agency Aisle Rocket, while Rain the… Read More »
Podcast: Chef finds new opportunity during the pandemic
Before he took a job running hotel foodservice at the Ritz-Carlton group, chef Willis Loughhead had a fast-paced career in… Read More »
$143M project at Ariz. casino will add hotel tower
A 150-foot hotel tower set to open in the fall will add 205 guest rooms to Wild Horse Pass Hotel… Read More »
Colony Capital finalizes $2.8B hospitality sale
Private equity company Colony Capital is exiting the hospitality business by completing the transfer of multiple property portfolios to Highgate… Read More »
Changes planned to aid economies overrun by tourists
Economies that suffered from overtourism before the pandemic have experienced some relief while many were unable to travel. Experts say… Read More »
Virgin Las Vegas hosts Hudson hotel retailing restart
Hudson’s opening of six stores in the new Virgin Hotels Las Vegas marks an expansion of the travel retailer’s move… Read More »