Alaska Airlines sends local athletes to Special Olympics

Alaska Airlines is teaming up with GCI to finance Team Alaska’s trip to the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in… Read More »
Philadelphia airport’s new art display highlights justice

Philadelphia International Airport’s latest art exhibition, “Fans of Homage,” features fans inspired by those commonly used by worshippers in African-American… Read More »
Air traffic to Mexico broke records in July

US airlines flew a record number of passengers to Mexico in July. Mexican officials reported that the five largest US… Read More »
Riviera Nayarit Reports Minimal Damage After Hurricane Nora

Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit emerged from Hurricane Nora relatively unscathed and remains ready to host tourists, officials announced on Monday. According… Read More »
Airlines offer flexibility amid Hurricane Ida

Airlines, including Delta, Southwest, United and American, offered rebooking flexibility, capped fares and adjusted flight schedules before Hurricane Ida shut… Read More »
Indian regulator gives GoAir greenlight for IPO

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has given Go Airlines (India) Private Limited t/a Go First (G8, Mumbai… Read More »
Tropical storm Ida grounds dozens of flights at US airports

Flights at several airports on the US Gulf Coast were cancelled or disrupted over the weekend with many remaining cancelled… Read More »
EU court to hear Ryanair action on aid to Aegean Airlines

The Court of Justice of the European Union’s Luxembourg-based General Court has said it will hear a review, initiated by… Read More »
Nigeria’s Azman Air begins commercial A340 operations

Azman Air (AZM, Kano) has deployed its sole widebody aircraft, an A340-600, into commercial service after completing its type certification… Read More »
Ryanair accuses TAP of blocking Lisbon slots

Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) continues its campaign against state protection of TAP Air Portugal (TP, Lisbon) with group chief executive… Read More »
UK’s Bristow Group eyes 50 eSTOL aircraft

Helicopter specialist Bristow Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with start-up Electra.aero to jointly develop and potentially induct up… Read More »
Uzbekistan Airways unveils new budget carrier brand

Uzbekistan Airways (HY, Tashkent Islam Karimov) has detailed further plans for its new low-cost division, known as Uzbekistan Express (HY,… Read More »
Flight caterer sues India’s SpiceJet over alleged debt

SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) is facing yet another court case over alleged unpaid debts, this time as SkyGourmet, one of… Read More »
Vietnam Airlines seeks investors for Pacific Airlines unit

Vietnam Airlines (VN, Hanoi) has begun hunting for investors for its Pacific Airlines (BL, Ho Chi Minh City) subsidiary, as… Read More »
Virgin Australia secures eight more B737NGs on lease

Virgin Australia (VA, Brisbane Int’l) has signed lease commitments for a further nine B737-800s with deliveries due between October 2021… Read More »
Alaska Airlines takes over the 737 MAX cancelled by Samoa Airways

Alaska Airlines is preparing to receive the 737 MAX 9 that Samoa Airways ordered in 2019 and cancelled shortly after…. Read More »
Virgin Australia is adding 9 Boeing 737-800s to fleet ahead of expected travel rebound

Virgin Australia said on Friday it would add nine Boeing Co (BA.N) 737-800 planes to its fleet from October in… Read More »
Plan a holiday with your pet at these dog-friendly destinations

Lockdowns have, overall, been a testing time for people around the world. But isolating alone, working from home more and… Read More »
UK warns airlines to avoid flying below 25,000 feet over Afghanistan after attack

Britain has issued a notice to airlines to avoid flying below 25,000 feet (7,620 metres) over Afghanistan after an attack… Read More »
Israel Aerospace and Etihad to open aircraft conversion site in Abu Dhabi

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) (ISRAI.UL) said on Wednesday it signed an agreement with Etihad Engineering to establish a facility in… Read More »
Delta Air Lines inks transformative deal with Travelport

Delta Air Lines inks a global distribution agreement with Travelport, designed to enhance value-generation for the entire travel retail ecosystem… Read More »