Alaska Airlines increases E175, B737 MAX orders

Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma Int’l) has ordered seventeen incremental E175s and, at the same time, has firmed options for… Read More »
Canada’s Air North adds first ATR freighter

Air North (4N, Whitehorse Int’l) has added its first non-quick-change (QC) dedicated freighter in the form of an ATR42-300(F). C-FVGY… Read More »
Pipeline crisis forces American Airlines to adopt tech stops

American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) long-haul flights affected by a cyber attack-caused fuel supply shortage are to return to normal… Read More »
US’s Eastern Airlines drops transatlantic plans

Eastern Airlines (2D, Miami Int’l) has suspended its transatlantic ambitions after it dropped Sarajevo from its Summer 2021 schedule, ch-aviation… Read More »
MC-21-300 wing panel, made of Russian composites, delivered to the Irkut Corporation plant

The MC-21-300 wing panel, made of Russian composite materials, was delivered to the Irkutsk Aviation Plant, a branch of Irkut… Read More »
Ryanair calls on Irish Government to lift travel restrictions to/from UK and Europe as vaccinations rise

Ryanair, Ireland’s largest airline, has called on the Irish Government to lift travel restrictions, including Ireland’s unique and failed hotel… Read More »
Greece opens to tourists and ends lockdown measures

Greece has launched its tourist season, lifting most remaining restrictions on movement and declaring “we are putting the lockdown behind… Read More »
Portugal to allow UK tourists

British tourists will be allowed to enter Portugal from next Monday, the Portuguese authorities have announced. Portugal is on the… Read More »
CDC eases restrictions on outdoor masks

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is easing mask requirements for ship passengers and crew who are fully vaccinated…. Read More »
Sea Cloud Spirit sets sail in Sept.

The new Sea Cloud Spirit will take its inaugural voyage beginning Sept. 14 for a 10-night voyage from Rome. The… Read More »
2 senators urge protection from travel fraud

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., are asking the Federal Trade Commission to do more to protect… Read More »
Hilton’s latest resort opens in Yucatan

Hilton’s new Yucatan Resort Playa del Carmen has opened in Mexico, catering to all-inclusive, adults-only tourists. The resort has 60… Read More »
Las Vegas casinos, not hotels, freed for full capacity

Some Las Vegas casino resorts, including all nine operated by Caesars Entertainment Inc., have been permitted by state authorities to… Read More »
Amadeus developing new products in incubator

Amadeus has launched a business incubator, NexWave, to develop new products for the travel tech industry. A 100-member team is… Read More »
Marriott’s new HQ will accommodate collaboration, remote work

Marriott International’s new headquarters under development has been redesigned to accommodate fewer individual workspaces and will instead emphasize collaboration and… Read More »
Owner of NYC’s Moxy Hotel surrenders lease

Tribeca Associates, owner of the Moxy Hotel in New York City’s Financial District, has returned the ground lease to the… Read More »
Airbnb reports $1B-plus loss, bookings bounce for Q1

Airbnb Inc. reported more than $1 billion in losses for the first quarter but saw more than $10 billion in… Read More »
Report: Hoteliers raising sights, many keeping guard up

A strong comeback for the hotel and resort industry, as well as widespread intent to continue health and safety precautions… Read More »
Delta volunteer aims to bring back the joy of flying

Zachary Warshaw, a Delta Corporate auditor, left a career in nursing to pursue a master’s degree in Aerospace Management and… Read More »
Pilots, aviation maintenance personnel in high demand

Airlines are now looking to hire pilots and maintenance specialists as the demand for air travel continues to recover, according… Read More »
FedEx offers e-commerce training for small businesses

FedEx is launching the E-Commerce Learning Lab, a program that will provide 150 diverse small business owners with five months… Read More »
United Airlines adds beverage options on longer flights

United Airlines is expanding its beverage options to include beer, wine and hard seltzer for sale on flights over two… Read More »