Despite Struggles, Breeze Airways Secures More Funding
Well, one thing is for certain. David Neeleman’s successes have earned enough confidence and goodwill in the airline industry to… Read More »
Southwest Using Cash Incentive for Staff Referrals
Ah, money. The ultimate enticement. Southwest Airlines knows this. The Dallas-based carrier is offering bonuses worth $300 to current staff… Read More »
Supersonic commercial air travel is coming back
The newest big thing could change the industry forever. As we hopefully head out of the pandemic, air travel has… Read More »
AMR Collection Invites Guests To Celebrate Every Moment
Celebrating a Milestone AMResorts has been inviting guests of all ages to enjoy its resorts throughout Mexico and the Caribbean… Read More »
Hotel Owner Experiments With Ancillary Fees
For years, at least until the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the airlines lived large off ancillary fees. Those extra… Read More »
Italy’s ITA secures its OL, AOC
The Italian civil aviation authority (Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile – ENAC) has granted ITA – Italia Trasporto Aereo (AZ,… Read More »
Switzerland’s Chair Airlines to add first A320 in 4Q21
Chair Airlines (GM, Zurich) has announced it has reached a deal to add its first in-house A320-200 in November 2021… Read More »
UK’s Project Fresson gains momentum
A UK initiative to develop a commercially viable retrofittable green propulsion system for the BN-2 Islander using hydrogen fuel cell… Read More »
China’s Loong Air takes first A321neo
Loong Air (GJ, Hangzhou) took delivery of its first A321-200NX, B-323U (msn 10428), on August 13, 2021. On lease from… Read More »
Aeroméxico to launch transatlantic ops from regions
Starting later this year, Aeroméxico (AM, México City Int’l) will launch its first two transatlantic routes from airports other than… Read More »
Kabul, Afghanistan reopens to limited traffic
Kabul Hamid Karzai International Airport has reopened to limited commercial and military traffic despite being besieged by thousands of Afghans… Read More »
Gazprom Neft increases jet fuel sales by 16% in H1 2021
Gazpromneft-Aero, the aviation fuel operator of Gazprom Neft, increased jet fuel sales by 16% to 1.6 million tons in H1… Read More »
$1.8M TIF for hotel requires local hiring, sourcing
A boutique hotel planned for downtown Louisville, Ky., will emphasize local hiring and purchasing in a proviso tied to creation… Read More »
New spa to open next month at Disneyland in Calif.
The Tenaya Stone Spa is scheduled to open Sept. 16 at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim,… Read More »
Travel advisor helps navigate European vacations
Eurobound President Brigitte Armand said the main challenge currently when planning travel in Europe is navigating each country’s rules and… Read More »
How VICI is tapping into opportunity on the Las Vegas Strip
VICI Properties has been producing appealing yields, and its recently announced deal for MGM Growth Properties is expected to be… Read More »
KesselsKramer puts L.A. residents in CitizenM’s windows
KesselsKramer created a photographic window exhibition at CitizenM’s new hotel in Los Angeles, which displays Polaroid portraits shot by photographer… Read More »
Roar won’t fade, vows pandemic-defying Sonesta CEO
Sonesta International Hotels has spent the pandemic decline expanding its portfolio from 80 properties to about 1,200, and CEO Carlos… Read More »
Extra tab for hotel services draws interest, skepticism
Charging for perks such as early check-ins and pool use has caught on with one US hotel chain, but most… Read More »
COVID-19 a factor in air passenger count drop in Aug.
The US air passenger count dipped from 2,004,220 per day in the first two weeks in July to 1,973,077 for… Read More »
Survey: Majority of travelers support vaccine passports
A survey from Upgraded Points found that 81.8% of Americans support vaccination passports and 54.9% support them for travel. “The… Read More »
Delta upgrades premium cabin menus
Delta Air Lines is upgrading its premium cabin menus, and passengers traveling from San Francisco to Boston and New York… Read More »
American adjusts schedules, training operations to accommodate demand
American Airlines is extending operation of its pilot training base in Charlotte, N.C., citing “the single largest increase in leisure… Read More »
US airlines ramp up hiring plans
The demand for pilots at aviation companies, including major airlines, has been steadily increasing during the first half of the… Read More »
Amex GBT Earns Patents for Booking, Chat Tech
American Express Global Business Travel has been awarded two new U.S. patents for technology designed for use by corporate travelers… Read More »
Video shows fire suppression test at new United facility
United Airlines has posted a video showing a safety test at its nearly complete maintenance facility, in which the fire… Read More »