Successful 1st edition of the annual ‘Airport Safety & Security Week’
Willemstad, November 27, 2021 ̶ Curaçao Airport Partners proudly shares the successful completion of its first annual Airport Safety &… Read More »
Jamaica Visitor Surge Outpacing Global Destinations
Jamaican visitor arrivals and hotel occupancy trended sharply higher across November, with airline capacity and consumer demand outpacing other global… Read More »
Corona To Open Natural Island Destination in Caribbean
Iconic beer brand Corona will debut a unique island destination in the Caribbean next year. Corona Island is slated to… Read More »
Airlines Pass the Thanksgiving Test
We give it an A. Except for a slight hiccup by American Airlines, U.S. carriers passed the test as they… Read More »
Is Travel Deal Tuesday Really the Best Time To Book Cheap Flights?
There’s certainly no shortage of deals to be had on National Cheap Flight Day, Black Friday, Cyber Monday or even… Read More »
New Survey Shows Holiday Travel Gets a Big Boost
Americans are ready to travel. According to a new Allianz Partners USA Top 10 Holiday Destinations survey, holiday travel will… Read More »
Club Med Announces Plans for Its First All-Inclusive Ski Resort in the US
It’s an exciting week for Club Med, as the company is celebrating the grand opening of Club Med Québec-Charlevoix as… Read More »
Zambia Airways adds first aircraft, a damp-leased Dash 8-400
Zambia Airways (ZN, Lusaka) has taken delivery of its first aircraft, a Dash 8-400 on damp lease from equity partner… Read More »
Nigeria’s K-Impex eyes cargo, pax ops in 2022
Another Nigerian startup – K-impex Airline (Abuja) – is planning to enter the local scheduled passenger, charter, and cargo market… Read More »
Privatisation of South African Airways nudges forward, Mango amends plan
The partial privatisation of South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) is progressing with the news that the Takatso Consortium… Read More »
Germany’s flyv eyes airline JVs for underserved city pairs
German start-up flyv aims to connect underserved markets globally using a joint venture model that will see airlines pool their… Read More »
Loftleidir takes Cabo Verde to court
The renationalisation of Cabo Verde Airlines (VR, Sal Amilcar Cabral Int’l) is being challenged in the ICC International Court of… Read More »
Philippines’ Cebu Pacific Air takes first A330neo
Cebu Pacific Air (5J, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) has taken delivery of its first of sixteen A330-900s, configured in the… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet mulls Goshawk, De Havilland settlements
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) is reportedly working towards settling a lawsuit filed by Irish lessor Goshawk and its trustee Wilmington… Read More »
Morocco, Israel impose two week travel bans over Omicron
Morocco has closed its airports for all incoming flights and Israel has closed its borders for all foreign nationals for… Read More »
Manila renews Philippine Airlines franchise for 25 years
The Philippines Parliament has endorsed a bill that renews for another 25 years a franchise granted to Philippine Airlines (PR,… Read More »
Shareholders approve $415mn Thai AirAsia recapitalisation
Shareholders nearly unanimously approved a three-part recapitalisation package for Asia Aviation Public Limited Company, the parent company of Thai AirAsia,… Read More »
Finnair crew may face weeks of quarantine in Hong Kong after pilot’s Covid diagnosis
According to Finnair, the incident did not affect passengers. The fate of Monday’s return flight remained unclear. The crew of… Read More »
FAA sends warning about holiday laser lights with $11,000 per violation
Laser holiday light projectors that people point at their homes contain concentrated beams that can disorient or temporarily blind pilots…. Read More »
Justice Department addresses rise in criminal conduct on commercial flights
The memorandum also highlights an information-sharing protocol between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Justice Department. As the holiday… Read More »
NASA’s new technology will roll out to airports, save time for passengers
NASA’s Administrator Bill Nelson, visited Orlando International Airport in Florida Wednesday and met with aviation leaders to discuss implementing aircraft… Read More »
Skyports to develop Europe’s first test eVTOL vertiport in France
Skyports, the world-leading designer, developer, and operator of vertiports (landing sites for eVTOL aircraft) is developing Europe’s first test vertiport… Read More »