Uber Launches Uber One – A New Membership Experience
Uber has launched a new membership experience, Uber One, today November 17, combining rides, delivery and grocery services into one… Read More »
Hard Rock Hotels To Gift 50 Couples Free Vacations With New Contest
Hard Rock Hotels will give 50 lucky couples a free four-night stay at one of its all-inclusive resorts in the… Read More »
Canada’s Enerjet rebrands as Lynx Air, eyes 2Q22 debut
Canadian budget startup Lynx Air is to debut early next year with a fleet of three new B737 MAX on… Read More »
Kenya Airways looks to gov’t to absorb $250mn debt mountain
Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) is in discussion with the country’s treasury over the settlement of the airline’s USD250… Read More »
UK’s Virgin Atlantic keen to return to Gatwick
Virgin Atlantic (VS, London Heathrow) would be keen to return to London Gatwick as travel demand returns after having suspended… Read More »
ASL Aviation Holdings to explore hydrogen-powered ATRs
ASL Aviation Holdings has signed an agreement with start-up ZeroAvia (Hollister) to explore the conversion of ASL’s Avions de Transport… Read More »
Spain’s Canarian Airways resumes ops after name change
Lattitude Hub (OX, Tenerife Sur) has reinforced its connections between Tenerife Sur and both Madrid Barajas and Bilbao for the… Read More »
Malé, Maldives slot changes disrupt airline schedules
Malé Velana International Airport, the main international airport in the Maldives, has extended the minimum time between landings for international… Read More »
Emirates mulls IPO for itself or one of its units
Emirates (EK, Dubai Int’l) or one of its subsidiaries could soon be listed on the Dubai Financial Market stock exchange,… Read More »
Tigerair Taiwan to resume operations in late 4Q21
Tigerair Taiwan (IT, Taipei Taoyuan) has announced the resumption of commercial in-house operations on December 25, 2021, with an initial… Read More »
Afrijet continues ATR fleet upgrade
ATR has finalised the sale of three ATR 72-600 aircraft to Central African airline Afrijet who will use the aircraft… Read More »
easyjet announces winners of future flight competition
The winners of easyJet’s ‘Aircraft of the Future’ competition have been announced. The airline launched the competition in October, challenging… Read More »
Boeing agreement to settle Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash claims is approved by U.S. judge
A U.S. judge approved on Nov. 15 Boeing’s agreement to acknowledge liability for compensatory damages in lawsuits filed by families… Read More »
GE Aviation validates durability of GE9X with dust-ingestion tests
The FAA-certified GE9X, designed specifically for the Boeing 777X, has accomplished another milestone, with a new series of tests validating… Read More »
U.S. raps Russia after missile strike on its own satellite as an ‘Irresponsible act’
The United States on Nov. 15 confirmed that a Russian anti-satellite missile test was responsible for causing a debris field… Read More »
Tribe makes record distributions, plans casino expansion
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will distribute an all-time high allocation of $8,840 per tribal member due to the… Read More »
Tourism to get its own federal post
The infrastructure bill waiting President Joe Biden’s signature will create a new chief travel and tourism officer in the Transportation… Read More »
$200M redevelopment planned for Indianapolis mall
Sojos Capital is funding a $200 million redevelopment of Lafayette Square Mall in Indianapolis. The mixed-use project will include 200… Read More »
Anomaly, Expedia say buy experiences this Black Friday
Anomaly created Expedia Group’s first Black Friday campaign, which suggests consumers buy travel experiences instead of things and promotes a… Read More »
USTA chief: Strong, uneven recovery needs federal boost
Domestic leisure travel, already near pre-pandemic volume, will continue to lead the industry’s recovery while business and international bookings will… Read More »
Ghost kitchen concept for hotels enjoys spirited run
The technology platform Butler Hospitality has whetted appetites among hoteliers by turning their kitchens into ghost facilities providing meals to… Read More »
Foreclosure sends posh Times Square Edition to auction
A luxury hotel in New York City’s Times Square, once valued at more than $2 billion, will be offered at… Read More »