Alaska Airlines Joins HBCU Partnership Challenge
Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12), and Rep. French Hill (R-AR-02), co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)… Read More »
Labor Day Holiday Gains Back 90 Percent of Air Travel Compared to 2019
Despite a late Labor Day this year, the five-day holiday weekend from September 2 through September 6 saw 9,229,145 fliers… Read More »
Delta Air Lines Announces New SAF Deal With Chevron, Google
Delta Air Lines announced a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and Google to track sustainable aviation… Read More »
US airlines invest in building pilot hiring pipeline
As US airlines look toward the future, carriers are investing in building career pipelines for pilots and increasing hiring efforts…. Read More »
Delta Air Lines Study Shows COVID Testing Before Flights Helps Stop Spread
A new study found the risk of exposure to COVID-19 while traveling drops to less than 0.1 percent when all… Read More »
20 Years After 9/11, Has the TSA Done Its Job?
It’s almost hard to believe that September 11 is the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the U.S., a… Read More »
Highgate Hawaii’s Waikiki Properties to Require Full Vaccinations for Guests
Highgate Hawaii’s seven Waikiki properties have become the first in Hawaii to require proof of full vaccination for guests, patrons… Read More »
Bill Gates Bets on Travel Rebound, Buys Controlling Stake in Four Seasons Hotels
Billionaire Bill Gates is betting on the travel rebound continuing – particularly the business travel sector – by increasing his… Read More »
Leisure Demand Fuels Hyatt’s Continued Growth Across Europe
Hyatt Hotels Corporation today announced that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into six new management and franchise agreements for hotels… Read More »
A new restaurant has opened at the Krasnodar airport
The new point has opened in the terminal of Domestic Departures of Krasnodar airport, where passengers are pleasantly and tastefully… Read More »
Suriname’s Gum Air orders one Cessna SkyCourier
Gum Air (GUM, Paramaribo Zorg en Hoop) has ordered a single Cessna 408 SkyCourier from Cessna Aircraft Company/Textron Aviation with… Read More »
Bahamasair allocated another $30mn in state aid
Bahamasair (UP, Nassau Int’l) has been granted USD30 million in state aid for the 2021/2022 fiscal year of which USD20… Read More »
Ryanair calls off Boeing talks over B737 MAX 10 order
Ryanair Holdings has announced it has ended negotiations with Boeing over a potential B737-10 order due to a lack of… Read More »
Air Arabia Group to form a JV in Pakistan, eyes 2022 launch
Air Arabia Group has entered into a joint venture agreement with Pakistani conglomerate Lakson Group to launch a new low-cost… Read More »
Singapore clears B737 MAX ops and Ethiopian reaches settlement
Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) is two steps closer to putting the B737 MAX grounding saga behind it as the Civil… Read More »
Oman’s SalamAir outlines A321neo deployment plans
SalamAir (OV, Muscat) has outlined its proposed A321-200NX network plans ahead of the upcoming delivery of its first aircraft of… Read More »
Sudan, South Sudan re-open land borders
After a decade of closure, Sudan and South Sudan will re-open their shared land borders from October 1 following an… Read More »
Airbus maintains lead over Boeing in deliveries
Airbus (AIR.PA) delivered 40 jets in August to bring supplies of its new jets to 384 since the start of… Read More »
Northrop Grumman inks $421.6M contract for Missile Defense Agency
Northrop Grumman Systems (NOC -1.8%) awarded a noncompetitive, ID/IQ, hybrid contract with a maximum ceiling value of $421.6M, including $233.9M… Read More »
Iran Air’s interesting Airbus A330 diversion
On Monday, September 6th, an Iran Air Airbus A330 operating Flight IR723 took off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport… Read More »
Blackstone said to be seeking $5B-plus for Cosmopolitan
The New York investment firm Blackstone Inc. is trying to sell the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas resort for the second… Read More »
Boutique resorts destined for socially distanced
Boutique resorts are filling a travel niche for tourists who want a vacation where they can socially distance. For instance,… Read More »