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 »
Swissport partners with Speedcargo in digital push to increase utilization of cargo space
Swissport will launch proof of concept trials of the Cargo Eye sizing system and the AI-powered Cargo Mind software solution… Read More »
NASA gives green light to fuel James Webb Space Telescope
NASA engineers have cleared teams at the Guiana Space Center in South America to begin loading 63 gallons of fuel… Read More »
Finnair reintroducing travel retail service
Finnair is set to restart its travel retail service on 1 December. The Nordic carrier will offer a renewed travel… Read More »
Viasat and China Satcom set to serve IFC needs in China airspace
Passengers on Viasat IFC equipped aircraft flying into and out of Chinese airspace could soon be offered in-flight connectivity services… Read More »
IAMA announces latest Virtual Think Tank
IAMA, the Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance, has announced details of its latest Virtual ThinkTank (VTT). The IVTT 2021 – Nº05… Read More »
Wizz Air trials fflya
Wizz Air is conducting passenger trials of the Bluetooth passenger network, fflya, on an A321 aircraft. Pioneering the use of… Read More »
Biden says he doesn’t expect more travel restrictions or lockdowns as Covid omicron variant spreads
President Joe Biden on Monday said he doesn’t expect the U.S. to impose additional travel restrictions to stem the spread… Read More »
Airlines log busiest days since early 2020 over Thanksgiving
U.S. airlines over Thanksgiving week had some of their busiest days since before the coronavirus was declared a pandemic as… Read More »
The Londoner raises the ante for upscale sector
The Londoner, which opened this year in its namesake city, has much more to distinguish itself than its status as… Read More »
Signs of life in hotel trading don’t point to major M&A
Large-scale merger-and-acquisition deals resembling the 2016 Marriott-Starwood blockbuster are not likely in the shadow of the pandemic, an expert observes,… Read More »
Top New Orleans hotelier buys landmark but eyes sell-offs
The Chateau Hotel, a fixture in New Orleans’ French Quarter, has been purchased by the city’s largest hotel owner, but… Read More »
Green Book hotel of yore makes Ga. imperiled roster
A hotel in Thomasville, Ga., once featured in the storied Green Book of accommodations available to African-Americans in the Jim… Read More »
Wonder where those shipping containers go? Stay in one
Eighteen shipping containers comprise The Pad hotel in Colorado ski country, one of many examples of repurposing that lend a… Read More »
Hotels hire out idle rooms as workspace
Renting rooms for remote office workspace is boosting revenues for a growing number of hotels as the lingering pandemic slows… Read More »