7 countries added to CDC’s high-risk list
Seven destinations, including France, Israel and Iceland, have been added to the CDC’s high-risk list. The agency is urging Americans… Read More »
How business travel will shift in post-pandemic world
Business travel was undergoing a transformation long before COVID-19 came along, with technological advances, a desire to curb spending and… Read More »
JetBlue celebrates airline’s first transatlantic flight
JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes joined passengers aboard the airline’s first London Heathrow flight, which departed Wednesday. As Europe has reopened… Read More »
Delta Air Lines gifts namesake with a swag package
Three-year-old Delta Gerardi and her mother were not exactly happy that she shares a name with the ascendant COVID-19 variant,… Read More »
Crossover jets reduce airlines’ CO2 output
Pratt & Whitney GTF engines on airlines’ crossover narrowbody jets have helped cut down on emissions related to commercial air… Read More »
United Airlines details new employee appearance standards
United Airlines has released details of its new, more inclusive, employee appearance standards, which change guidelines for hair, nails and… Read More »
Wright appointed maintenance VP at Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines’ incoming vice president of maintenance and engineering is Donald Wright, who recently retired from United Airlines where he… Read More »
United CEO: Requiring vaccinations for travel unlikely
Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines, says “it’s a government question” but that he doesn’t anticipate US domestic travelers will… Read More »
JetBlue CEO celebrates airline’s first transatlantic flight
JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes joined passengers aboard the airline’s first London Heathrow flight, which departed Wednesday. As Europe has reopened… Read More »
DOT secretary tours DFW terminal project
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport has started work on the remodel of the “high gates” in the facility’s C terminal part… Read More »
Avoid the Crowds in These 10 Secluded National Parks
Under-the-Radar Protected Lands The National Park Service will celebrate its 105th birthday on August 25, 2021, marking the milestone with… Read More »
New Zealand To Begin Reopening for Foreign Travel in Early 2022
In a speech she made this morning, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that the southwest Pacific nation plans to start reopening… Read More »
Tampa Bay Tourism Sets July Travel Record
Visit Tampa Bay has reported record-breaking hotel revenue in July, breaking the last record, which was set back in 2019 prior… Read More »
JetBlue Launches Flights Between New York City, London
JetBlue has officially entered the transatlantic market with new, nonstop service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and London… Read More »
Alaska Airlines Announces New Flights Between US West Coast, Mexico
Alaska Airlines announced new service connecting the San Francisco Bay Area to three new nonstop destinations in Mexico. With the… Read More »
Data Shows COVID-19 Delta Variant Impacting Air Travel Demand
Concerns related to the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus are impacting the demand for air travel. According to ABCNews.com, Southwest Airlines… Read More »
United Airlines Announces More Inclusive Changes to Employee Uniform Policy
United Airlines announced a more flexible uniform policy for flight attendants to allow for greater self-expression while working. According to CNN.com, officials from… Read More »
27 People Sailing Aboard Carnival Vista Test Positive for COVID-19
Twenty-seven people sailing aboard Carnival Vista in the Caribbean have tested positive for COVID-19, 26 of whom are crew members and the other a… Read More »
Canada’s Iskwew Air launches scheduled services
Iskwew Air (Vancouver Int’l) – Canada’s only indigenous female-founded airline – launches its first scheduled service on August 16 with… Read More »
Republic of Gambia sells VIP Il-62M to Belarus
The Republic of Gambia (Banjul) has sold its only Il-62M, formerly used for government flights, to Belarus’s Rada Airlines (RDA,… Read More »
Vietravel Airlines asks for $44mn state loan
Nguyễn Quốc Kỳ, chairman of Vietravel Airlines (VU, Hue Phu Bai Int’l) and president of its tour operator parent Vietravel,… Read More »
Gov’t seeks foreign JV partner to rescue Maldivian
The Government of the Maldives is seeking a foreign partner to form a joint venture with state-owned Maldivian (Q2, Malé)… Read More »