LATAM looks to settle decade-long Colombian Q300 dispute
LATAM Airlines Group has asked the US Bankruptcy Court in New York to approve a USD9.55 million settlement agreement between… Read More »
Air Canada partially reverses A220 order cancellation
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) has announced it has reversed its 2020 decision to cancel an order for two A220-300s… Read More »
Embraer plans to deliver over 150 jets in 2021
Brazil’s Embraer is on pace to deliver nearly 150 aircraft in 2021, according to the company’s forecasts in 2021’s third… Read More »
Boeing U.S. worker vaccine exemption requests top 11,000
The number of Boeing Co employees seeking a vaccine exemption on religious or medical grounds has reached more than 11,000… Read More »
Airbus unveils military jet trainer with eyes on Spain
Airbus is pitching a new military trainer jet that would replace the Spanish Air Force’s F-5M fleet. By the end… Read More »
Senator Feinstein to FAA: Passenger Safety Oversight Remains Ineffective
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today called on the Federal Aviation Administration to improve its safety oversight, noting a recent inspector… Read More »
PIA gets European air safety ratings
Pakistan’International Airlines on Friday said it had achieved safety ratings from European air safety watchdog SAFA. “With zero index, it… Read More »
Virgin Galactic’s “future astronauts” will be in the hands of an elite Canadian test pilot
Jameel Janjua calls them “future astronauts.” That’s partly corporate speak—Virgin Galactic’s preferred term for customers who pay upward of US$450,000… Read More »
Hilton’s 5th all-inclusive resort makes Cancun debut
Hilton Hotels’ fifth all-inclusive resort has opened near a mangrove preserve in Riviera Maya, Cancun. The 715-room property features 12… Read More »
Staff unease seen signaling unhappy hotelier holidays
An analyst for major hotel chains warns in a new report that 38% of hospitality workers say they’re considering quitting… Read More »
Shopee Hotel’s digital doors will open to the world
A new app called Shopee Hotel, created by e-commerce platform Shopee in a venture with the Agoda and Booking.com travel… Read More »
Highgate, Cerberus buy CorePoint Lodging for $1.5B
Affiliates of Highgate and Cerberus Capital Management have partnered in an approximately $1.5 billion purchase of CorePoint Lodging Inc., owner… Read More »
Bar managers trim menus, cross-train staff amid challenges
Bar managers and beverage directors grappling with the effects of the pandemic and labor shortages are streamlining cocktail menus and… Read More »
Mohegan withdraws from casino-resort project in Greece
Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment is no longer planning to develop a casino-resort in Athens, Greece, at a former airport site… Read More »
STR: Hotel metrics picking up pace toward 2019 levels
A report this week from STR and Tourism Economics projects a nominal return to 2019 levels of demand and average… Read More »
Qantas’s Project Sunrise still on the horizon
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said the airlines still hopes to offer ultra long-haul flights from Australia to London, but probably… Read More »
Families reconnect as US reopens international travel
Scenes of joyful and heartfelt reunions played out across the country Monday after the US reopened borders to international travelers…. Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines upgrades premium seating on new aircraft
Hawaiian Airlines is upgrading business class seating on the 787 Dreamliners due to be delivered in 2022.
Washington, D.C., rail extension reaches milestone
Washington, D.C., region’s Silver Line extension to Dulles International Airport and Loudoun County, Va., is set to enter the testing… Read More »
American Airlines grows presence in Latin America
American Airlines has expanded its operations and market share in South America and the Caribbean. Through the pandemic, we’ve increased… Read More »
Delta Air Lines plans transatlantic service expansion
Delta Air Lines is planning a significant transatlantic expansion in the spring and summer of 2022, resuming some pre-pandemic routes… Read More »
Alaska program to help HBCU students become pilots
Alaska Airlines’ “True North” program aims to increase diversity in the cockpit by providing financial assistance and a career… Read More »