American Airlines Launches Fundraiser for Cancer Patients
American Airlines has been partnering with Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) for the past five years, and this month they’re launching a fundraising… Read More »
Adventurous All-Fun Inclusive Concept at Hotel Xcaret Arte
Grupo Xcaret’s second property, Hotel Xcaret Arte, officially began welcoming guests last month. Conveniently situated 45 minutes away from the Cancun International… Read More »
American backs Stand Up to Cancer with donated miles
American Airlines is rewarding frequent flyers with miles in exchange for donating to Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), which will broadcast its… Read More »
American Airlines’ Ban on Main Cabin Alcohol Extended Into 2022
American Airlines has just announced that it will be extending its suspension of main cabin alcohol sales on domestic flights… Read More »
FAA Fines for Unruly Behavior This Year Exceed $1 Million
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it has proposed another $531,545 in civil penalties against more than 30 airline… Read More »
NCL President Reiterates the Line’s Focus on Safety
With three of its 17 ships sailing again, Norwegian Cruise Line President and CEO Harry Sommer said the company’s “main… Read More »
Avelo Airlines Expands To East Coast With Nonstop Florida Flights
Avelo Airlines is wasting no time expanding to the East Coast, announcing plans to launch service from Connecticut’s Tweed-New Haven… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet has cargo business valued at $344mn
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) is in talks with several private equity funds as it looks to raise cash by separating… Read More »
Latvia’s airBaltic secures approval for €90mn more state aid
Another EUR90 million euros (USD105 million) of Latvian public money has been promised to airBaltic (BT, Riga) to help keep… Read More »
Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines outlines initial network
Greater Bay Airlines (HGB, Hong Kong Int’l) has said on its website that it plans to begin international operations to… Read More »
Denmark’s Alsie Express to launch international flights
Alsie Express (6I, Sønderborg) is set to foray into the international market with plans to launch seasonal scheduled services between… Read More »
Philippines AirAsia to resume international flights by 1Q22
Philippines AirAsia (Z2, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) intends to restart international flights by the first quarter of 2022 after resuming… Read More »
US penalises Chinese carriers in tit-for-tat politics
In tit-for-tat politics, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) is restricting passenger loads on a number of US-bound flights of… Read More »
US’s Spirit Airlines counts the cost of flight cancellations
The cancellation of more than 2,826 flights over an 11-day stretch between July 30 and August 9, 2021, has cost… Read More »
Interpol issues warrant for founder of Mexico’s Interjet
Following the arrest warrant issued in Mexico last month for Interjet (AIJ, Toluca) co-founder Miguel Alemán Magnani, Interpol has now… Read More »
Boeing and Alaska Airlines commence flight trials for key new components of Inmarsat’s Iris air traffic modernisation programme
Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, has announced its participation in this year’s Boeing ecoDemonstrator programme. The… Read More »
Menzies expands footprint with acquisition in Central America and contract momentum in Oceania
John Menzies plc (“Menzies”), the global aviation services business, is pleased to announce further expansion in Central America with the… 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 »
How hard is it to recycle a jumbo jet?
Thanks to the pandemic and the subsequent collapse in air travel, around a quarter of the world’s passenger jets remain… Read More »
Russian low cost carrier pulls out of Boeing 737 MAX contracts
Russian airline Pobeda has pulled out of contracts for 20 Boeing 737 MAX planes, the low cost unit of national… Read More »
Aerospace startup Boom Supersonic aims to revive commercial supersonic air travel
Boom Supersonic, an aerospace startup, hopes to resurrect faster-than-the-speed-of-sound commercial air travel across the Atlantic, not seen since the SST… Read More »
Alaska Airlines continues fleet optimization with 12 additional Boeing 737-9 aircraft
Alaska Airlines announced today it is accelerating its fleet growth by exercising options early on 12 Boeing 737-9 aircraft. The… Read More »