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 »