LCC PLAY emerges as Icelandair undergoes a resurgence
Before COVID-19, Iceland had been one of Europe’s most dynamic markets, characterised until 2018 by strong growth. The national airline… Read More »
US Congress: Infrastructure Act – airports still barely supported
Getting by with no help from its friends but plenty from its enemies the US government has secured the passage… Read More »
IATA’s Willie Walsh: some APAC airlines financially “precarious”
Talking at the CAPA Live on 10-Nov-2021, IATA Director General spoke with CAPA’s chairman emeritus Peter Harbison. Some of the… Read More »
Tourism Numbers in Greece Up Significantly Since Reopening
Government officials in Greece announced that tourism numbers through August have reached around 50 percent of the totals seen in… Read More »
American Airlines Plans To Eliminate 27 Routes
American Airlines is trimming some of its service over the next several months. According to the airline industry blog The… Read More »
Spirit Airlines Expands International Connectivity
Spirit is expanding its international connectivity, launching two more nonstop routes to Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) and Tampa International… Read More »
Hilton Announces the Opening of Hilton Hotel Tahiti
Travelers now have a new escape when visiting the capital of French Polynesia, with the opening of the new 200-room… Read More »
Margaritaville Beach House Key West Opens
In the wake of a major renovation and rebranding, the former Barbary Beach House Key West debuted as the Margaritaville… Read More »
Southwest donates $1M in flights to nonprofits
Southwest Airlines is donating 100 one-way domestic flight passes worth about $1 million to each of 52 nonprofit organizations. The… Read More »
13 new routes at Milan Bergamo Airport
Milan Bergamo Airport announces 13 new routes this winter The 2021 winter season , which begun on Sunday 31 October… Read More »
United Restarts Onboard Sales of Hard Liquor
Today’s the day. After announcing last month it would resume the sale of hard liquor, United Airlines today, Monday, November… Read More »
RIX Weekly Update
This week Riga Airport connects passengers to 77 destinations RIX Weekly Update! This week Riga Airport connects passengers to 77… Read More »
Flair, Porter, Air Transat to be a force for change in Canada?
As is the case in other areas of the world, there is no shortage of ambition among smaller airlines in… Read More »
Virgin Voyages Adds Superstar Athletes as Cruise Line Investors
Virgin Voyages announced an investment by Patricof Co. (P/Co) that adds a superstar roster of more than 40 entrepreneurial athletes… Read More »
Sri Lanka’s Fly Lankan Asia eyes regional cargo, pax ops
Fly Lankan Asia (Colombo Int’l) is planning to target the short-haul cargo and passenger services niche and has already secured… Read More »
Nigeria’s Overland Airways orders three E175s
Overland Airways (OF, Lagos) has ordered three E175s from Embraer (EMB, Sao Jose dos Campos) with options for three more…. Read More »
Emirates to add six Boeing 777 freighters
Emirates (EK, Dubai Int’l) has ordered two B777-Fs from Boeing and four B777-300(ER)(SF)s from Israel Aerospace Industries. Neither Emirates nor… Read More »
IAG row over Heathrow charges continues
IAG International Airlines Group Chief Executive Officer Luis Gallego has warned the British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) parent may cut… Read More »
Qatar Airways, China Southern forge closer commercial ties
Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad Int’l) and China Southern Airlines (CZ, Guangzhou) are to codeshare on all flights between their… Read More »
British Airways sets up BA EuroFlyer for Gatwick ops
British Airways’ new London Gatwick-based short-haul subsidiary is called BA Euroflyer (BA, London Gatwick), according to UK documents of incorporation…. Read More »
Oman Air to seek more government, market funding
Oman Air (WY, Muscat) requires more funding due to the lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and will both ask… Read More »
DHL orders nine 767-300(BCF) freighters
DHL Express has ordered nine additional B767-300(ERBCF)s from Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare). A statement issued during the ongoing Dubai Air… Read More »