Greece’s SwiftAir Hellas adds first E120
SwiftAir Hellas (MDF, Athens Int’l) has added its first in-house EMB-120RT(F) in the form of SX-AQI (msn 120063), an aircraft… Read More »
Malaysia’s AirAsia X gains more time to stage creditor meets
Malaysia’s High Court has granted AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) a further extension of the restraining order on 15… Read More »
American Airlines to acquire 5.2% stake in Brazil’s GOL
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) has signed an extended partnership agreement with GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3, Sao Paulo Congonhas),… Read More »
Delhi confirms bids are in to buy loss-making Air India
India’s government has received the final bids for its privatisation process to sell 100% of its stake in Air India… Read More »
Uganda Airlines to start Middle East ops in 4Q21
Uganda Airlines (UR, Entebbe/Kampala) is to debut its first intercontinental flights – to Dubai Int’l – on October 1, 2021,… Read More »
Viet Nam’s Bamboo Airways eyes US ops in 4Q21/1Q22
Bamboo Airways (QH, Hanoi) plans to operate its first proving flight from Viet Nam to the United States on September… Read More »
Oman’s SalamAir takes first A321neo
SalamAir (OV, Muscat) has taken delivery of its first A321-200NX after A4O-OXA (msn 10483) was ferried from Hamburg Finkenwerder to… Read More »
Austria’s People’s to launch winter charters
People’s (PE, Altenrhein) has announced it will launch winter charter flights from Altenrhein in mid-January 2022, operating 2x weekly (growing… Read More »
Panama’s Cargo Three secures tentative US service consent
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has granted an exemption and, tentatively, a foreign air carrier permit (FACP) to Cargo… Read More »
UK’s Titan Airways adds first A330-300(P2F)
Titan Airways (ZT, London Stansted) took delivery of its first A330-300(P2F) on August 27, 2021, and began operating the… Read More »
India approves conversion of six A319s into AEW&C units
The Indian Cabinet Committee on Security has approved a INR110 billion rupee (USD1.5 billion) programme to build six airborne… Read More »
American, Southwest crew celebrate their Hispanic heritage
Victor Villegas, a diversity, equity and inclusion consultant at Southwest Airlines, and Ed Minaya, a Miami-based customer service manager for… Read More »
Delta ramp agent banks 30 years of goodbye waves
Greg Kaufmann, a Delta ramp agent in Dallas, has waved goodbye from the tarmac before every flight his daughter has… Read More »
Oklahoma City airport opens new $90M passenger terminal
Will Rogers Airport opened its new passenger terminal and security checkpoint this week, completing its $90 million construction project. Work… Read More »
The Athenian Summer is back !!!
Fast and strong traffic recovery from June to August, 60% of 2019 passenger traffic proves the resilience and attractiveness of… Read More »
Boutique Caribbean Destinations To Host First Flights from US
Two exclusive Caribbean destinations will finally be accessible to U.S. travelers via direct, nonstop flight connections. American Airlines will offer… Read More »
Netherlands Adjusts Quarantine Requirements, Implements Mandatory Vaccine Passports
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands announced quarantine restrictions imposed on arrivals from very high-risk countries—including the United States and… Read More »
Tourism Ireland Partners With Notre Dame
Ireland has fittingly been named the official international destination of Notre Dame Athletics. On Wednesday, Tourism Ireland announced that it… Read More »
Chile To Officially Reopen October 1
Chile has announced that it will begin accepting foreign tourists with strict entry requirements beginning October 1, after more than… Read More »
Caribbean Adapting Travel Protocols as High Season Nears
Led by Jamaica’s plan to offer visitors travel insurance and region-wide efforts to vaccinate residents and tourism workers, Caribbean nations… Read More »
US Travel Agency Air Ticket Sales Increase Year Over Year
In a positive sign for travel agents, Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) said that ARC-accredited travel agencies experienced a 328 percent… Read More »
Southwest Airlines Announces Early 2022 Bookable Flight Schedule
Southwest Airlines extended its bookable flight schedule through April 24, 2022, giving travelers the ability to plan and book their… Read More »