Airline Travel Numbers Inch Closer to 2019
It’s no longer valid to compare current daily airline travel numbers to what happened on the exact date a year… Read More »
Delta Air Lines Adds New High Elevation IPA Beer to Menu
Delta Air Lines and SweetWater Brewing Company announced a new style of craft beer available on domestic routes in the United… Read More »
IATA Chief Says Airlines Will Not Recover All Lost Capacity
Willie Walsh says the airline industry will never be able to recover all the capacity it lost over the last… Read More »
United Airlines Giving Away Free Flights for a Year
United Airlines announced it would give away a free year of flights to one lucky loyalty program member who receives… Read More »
Los Angeles Tourism Partners With CLEAR for Meetings and Events
Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board is joining forces with CLEAR to utilize the company’s Health Pass for safe, secure… Read More »
Hertz Survey Reveals Return of Great American Road Trip
Car rental company Hertz announced the findings of a recent survey that suggests how and when Americans plan to hit… Read More »
Uber Offering Free Rides To Get Vaccinated
Uber is now offering free rides for all Americans going to get vaccinated, beginning May 24, 2021. The offer is… Read More »
Airbnb Announces Innovations and Upgrades
Airbnb is responding to a changing travel landscape with upgrades and innovations for its guests and hosts. Travelers have a… Read More »
Hyatt Releases New Global ‘Explor-cation’ Experiences
Hyatt announced that select hotels around the globe are now offering over 40 unique ‘Explor-cation’ experiences, which are designed to… Read More »
President Biden Signs Law To Restart Cruising in Alaska
As expected, President Joe Biden signed legislation that sets the stage for large ships to cruise this summer to Alaska. The bill… Read More »
US supersonic jet project Aerion closes shop
Boeing-backed supersonic aircraft manufacturer Aerion (Reno/Tahoe) has ceased operations after failing to secure new capital in the current economic environment,… Read More »
EU set to ban Belarus carriers after forced diversion
Following a meeting on May 24, 2021, the European Council has resolved to ban all Belarus airlines from landing in… Read More »
Russia’s Atran to double B737-800(BCF) fleet
Atran (V8, Moscow Vnukovo) has dry-leased two more B737-800(BCF)s from GECAS, adding the pair already delivered to the Russian cargo… Read More »
Abuja moots Nigeria Air debut in late 1Q22
The launch of Nigeria Air (Lagos), the nation’s new national carrier, has been postponed to the first quarter of 2022… Read More »
South Sudan CAA grounds An-26s after incident
The South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority (SSCAA) has grounded all privately-owned An-26s in South Sudan until further notice after one… Read More »
US’s Breeze Airways details launch network
Breeze Airways (MXY, Salt Lake City) has outlined its initial route network ahead of its now fixed May 27 debut…. Read More »
China Southern Air Cargo set to secure OL
China Southern Air Cargo (CZ, Guangzhou) is set to be granted an operator’s licence by the Civil Aviation Administration of… Read More »
China’s AJ Group enters race for HNA Group assets
Shanghai-based wealth and asset management firm AJ Group has been revealed as one of the investors in a consortium that… Read More »
Sri Lanka closes int’l airports for inbound flights
Sri Lanka closed its international airports for passenger arrivals for ten days from midnight on May 21 to control the… Read More »
Japan Airlines mulls $92mn bond sale in late 2Q21
JAL – Japan Airlines (JL, Tokyo Haneda) is planning a yen bond sale next month, unnamed sources told Bloomberg News…. Read More »
Largest private shareholder halves stake in Lufthansa
KB Holding GmbH, the investment vehicle for the Thiele family, said it sold over a half of its shares in… Read More »
Ryanair seeks €1.2bn in Eurobonds, looks to retire A320s
Ryanair Holdings has issued five-year Eurobonds seeking to raise EUR1.2 billion euros (USD1.45 billion) as it gears up for the… Read More »