Volotea has two new routes from Milan Linate to Brindisi and Lamezia Terme
The new flights to Brindisi and Lamezia Terme will take off on 3 and 4 July respectively, both with four… Read More »
Gold Coast-Adelaide flights at record levels with new service
7th May update: Flights between the Gold Coast and Adelaide will climb to 25 per cent above pre-COVID-19 levels when… Read More »
US Downgrades Mexico’s Air Safety Rating
The United States has downgraded Mexico’s air safety rating, which bars Mexican carriers from adding new routes to the U.S…. Read More »
Coffee and Alcohol Service Coming Back to Southwest
Summer travelers will be welcomed onboard Southwest flights with the return of alcohol and coffee service. The expanded beverage offering… Read More »
IATA Warns Governments to Digitalize Health Processes
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today warned governments that unless they move to digitalize travel health credentials, chaos will… Read More »
Frontier Airlines Opens New Base in Tampa
Frontier Airlines on Tuesday opened a brand new crew base at Tampa International Airport (TPA) in southwest Florida and will… Read More »
American Airlines, JetBlue Announce Changes for Loyalty Program Members
American Airlines and JetBlue announced changes to their partnership in the form of updated mileage accrual for loyalty program members. As… Read More »
VeriFLY Adds Ability to Upload, Verify COVID-19 Vaccination Cards
Digital COVID-19 requirement manager VeriFLY announced it is now offering the ability to upload vaccination cards as part of its… Read More »
Southwest Airlines Launches Memorial Day Sale With Flights From $49 One-Way
Southwest Airlines is celebrating Memorial Day weekend with sale fares as low as $49 one-way for summer and fall travel. Now through… Read More »
Recently Renovated Hilton Playa del Carmen Awaits Summer Travelers
Towards the end of 2019, Hilton Playa del Carmen went through a renovation to offer guests an enhanced experience and… Read More »
Palm Island Resort & Spa Serves as Site for MTV’s ‘Siesta Key’
MTV’s hit series “Siesta Key” just finished filming six episodes on location at Palm Island Resort & Spa, the Grenadines. The… Read More »
Marriott Debuts First Luxury Collection Hotel in South Korea
Marriott’s The Luxury Collection debuts its first hotel in South Korea: Josun Palace, built in 1914 as one of the country’s… Read More »
Aerotranscargo NL declared bankrupt before lift-off
Aerotranscargo NL (Amsterdam Schiphol), which only announced its launch in February and was due to start flights this summer, has… Read More »
Norwegian exits restructuring, Swedish unit seeks bankruptcy
On schedule, Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) emerged on May 26 from its six-month restructuring process under bankruptcy protection, with less… Read More »
FAA downgrades Mexico to Category 2
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has downgraded Mexico’s safety rating from Category 1 to Category 2, following an audit… Read More »
United, American complete B737 MAX repairs
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare) and American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) have completed repairs on B737 MAX aircraft grounded over… Read More »
Italy’s Blue Panorama secures Čedok charter contract
Blue Panorama Airlines (BV, Rome Fiumicino), which is in the process of rebranding as Luke Air, will base an A330-200… Read More »
Air France closes two B777F sale/lease-backs
Air France (AF, Paris CDG) has sold and leased back two B777-200Fs from Apollo Global Management and Merx Aviation Finance,… Read More »
Royal Eswatini plans regional schedules from 4Q21
State-owned Royal Eswatini National Airways (Manzini King Mswati III Int’l) (RENAC) plans to launch regional scheduled commercial operations by November… Read More »
Etihad Airways gears up for A350-1000 debut
In a sign the carrier may be planning to at last deploy the type into commercial service, Etihad Airways (EY,… Read More »
Court ruling allows SAA to proceed with planned 3Q21 restart
South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) says it is proceeding with its July/August launch plans after a labour court… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet wins reprieve from lessor in $25.6mn case
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) and Irish lessor Goshawk have been urged to mutually mediate by a UK court, as the… Read More »
DHL to turn UK unit into long-haul arm, targets Austrian AOC
DHL Express has announced it will transform its European airline operations with the United Kingdom’s DHL Air (D0, East Midlands)… Read More »
Breeze Airways selects Anuvu for wireless IFE and content provision
Anuvu, the leading provider of high-speed connectivity and entertainment solutions for demanding worldwide mobility markets, today announces new US airline Breeze Airways as… Read More »
Can you break the 80/20 rule?
Travel advisors are all too familiar with the Pareto Principal, better known as the 80/20 rule. Though 20% of the… Read More »
Breeze takes flight Thursday from Tampa
Breeze, the new airline created by JetBlue’s founder David Neeleman, will make its maiden flight Thursday from Tampa, Fla. It… Read More »