A tour of Malta’s top highlights for travelers
Beautiful, Historic Malta The small Mediterranean nation of Malta is deservedly shining in the international travel spotlight today, as more… Read More »
Canada’s First All-Inclusive Mountain Resort Officially Welcomes Guests
Years in the making, the highly anticipated Club Med Quebec Charlevoix today officially welcomes its first visitors. Located 90 minutes… Read More »
South African Airways seeks EOIs for LCC unit, Mango
South Africa’s stricken state-owned budget carrier Mango Airlines (JE, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) is to secure a new investor by the… Read More »
SAS to launch Connect, Link brands in 1Q22
SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK, Copenhagen Kastrup) plans to launch its two new brands, SAS Connect and SAS Link, in the… Read More »
Qatar Airways considers leases to fill A350 gap
Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad Int’l) is considering leasing in additional capacity in 2022 given the ongoing grounding of twenty… Read More »
British Airways sues Chicago O’Hare over aircraft damage
British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) has filed a USD3.2 million lawsuit against the City of Chicago after three of its… Read More »
Canada’s Pacific Coastal eyes US transborder link
Canadian regional carrier Pacific Coastal Airlines (8P, Vancouver Int’l) plans to launch transborder services to the United States under the… Read More »
Malaysia’s Kargo Xpress takes first 737-800(BCF) freighter
Kargo Xpress (KXP, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) took delivery of its first B737-800(BCF) – N248GE (msn 34267) – on November 19,… Read More »
China inches towards 737 MAX ungrounding
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has issued an airworthiness directive outlining the modifications that must be made to… Read More »
Apple loses key autos engineer to electric aviation startup Archer
Michael Schwekutsch, a director of engineering in the Apple Special Projects Group that’s reportedly working on self-driving cars, has left… Read More »
Universal Hydrogen CEO sees Airbus and Boeing backing new fuel
Airbus (AIR.PA) and Boeing (BA.N) will launch all-new successors to their best-selling single-aisle jets powered by hydrogen from around the… Read More »
United 737 MAX 8 jet powered by sustainable SAF fuel flew from O’Hare
What would normally be a ho-hum United Airlines flight from O’Hare International Airport to Washington on Wednesday Dec. 1 is… Read More »
European Business Aviation Association shifts Safety Summit to virtual format
Citing the rise in Covid-19 cases in Europe, the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) said it is moving its annual… Read More »
SpaceX’s Starlink is testing internet service for aircraft
SpaceX’s Starlink unit is testing its space-based internet service with several aircraft and wants to offer in-flight connection to airlines… Read More »
Universal Hydrogen CEO sees jetmakers backing new fuel
Airbus (AIR.PA) and Boeing Co (BA.N) will launch all-new successors to their best-selling single-aisle jets powered by hydrogen from around… Read More »
Pratt to announce update of A320neo engine
Hartford, Conn., Dec 1 (Reuters) – Engine maker Pratt & Whitney is set to announce an improved version of its… Read More »
Safran stands firm on jet output, reviews part of Zodiac
Jet engine maker Safran (SAF.PA) said the worst of the coronavirus crisis was over but took a cautious view on… Read More »
India’s Jet Airways in talks with Boeing, Airbus for $12 billion order
India’s Jet Airways (JET.NS) is in talks with planemakers Boeing Co (BA.N) and Airbus SE (AIR.PA) for an order worth… Read More »
Global airlines prepare for Omicron volatility, agility will be key
Global airlines are bracing for more volatility due to the Omicron coronavirus variant that could force them to juggle schedules… Read More »
Air France-KLM considers cap hike delay as Omicron disrupts travel
Air France-KLM (AIRF.PA) is considering delaying its planned capital increase because of tough travel restrictions imposed by governments to mitigate… Read More »
Canada bars Boeing from fighter race
Canada on Wednesday excluded Boeing Co (BA.N) from a multi-billion-dollar race to supply 88 new fighter jets and indicated a… Read More »
UN-backed ecology honor goes to Peru’s Inkaterra
Peru-based Inkaterra Hotels has become the first hotel brand to be designated “climate positive” by GreenInitiative, a United Nations-endorsed certification… Read More »
Hensel Phelps builds $387M resort with drone technology
Drones have enhanced Hensel Phelps’ work on the $387 million Kalahari Resort near Austin, Texas. Developers say the technology’s aerial… Read More »
3% Honolulu hotel tax gains City Council nod
A bill to impose a 3% hotel tax sailed through the Honolulu City Council on Wednesday, with Mayor Mayor Rick… Read More »
SPAC reportedly to take hotel startup Selina public
Special-purpose acquisition company Boa Acquisition will take Selina, a startup hotel platform catering to younger travelers, public in a merger… Read More »
By mood and numbers, Canada’s grown more hospitable
Optimism for the North American hotel industry and its investment viability reigns in Canada, with statistical support. Canadian transactions in… Read More »