Delta aims to offer corporate planners more options
Delta Air Lines renegotiated its relationships with several travel marketing platforms in order to offer corporate travel planners more choices… Read More »
Southwest ramp agent volunteers to bring holiday joy
Ramp agent Bill Baracani exemplifies the giving spirit of Southwest Airlines crew members, having supported the Salvation Army’s holiday initiative… Read More »
United, Virgin Australia unveil codeshare agreement
United Airlines has formed a codesharing partnership with Virgin Australia, offering passengers connecting flights within Australia and US-bound travelers access… Read More »
US airlines forecast strong holiday travel demand
US airlines are prepared to welcome millions of travelers this holiday season. United Airlines projects it will carry an average… Read More »
American Airlines sets aggressive 2022 hiring goals
American Airlines plans to hire 18,000 people in 2022, CEO Doug Parker said. “[I]nstead of building back from collapse, we’re… Read More »
Wellington Airport to welcome first electric flight sets world record for the longest flight over water by a pure electric plane
Wellington Airport is welcoming the future of sustainable air travel as the first electric plane to fly into the capital… Read More »
Has Las Vegas Become the Best Sports Travel Destination for Tourists?
Las Vegas is a paradise for gamblers, for foodies, for A-list entertainment enthusiasts, for lovers of nighttime clubbing and daytime… Read More »
The Best US Cities To Celebrate Christmas
Holiday Hotspots Christmas comes but once a year. However, travelers will be celebrating all December long and likely into January… Read More »
Las Vegas Changes Airport Name
One of the most recognizable airport names in the country – if not the world – is no more. Las… Read More »
Frontier Launches Holiday Buy One, Get One Free Offer
Frontier is offering a buy one Discount Den fare, get one free offer, called the Santas Fly Free sale, to… Read More »
Appeals Court Upholds United Airlines Vaccine Mandate
In a divided decision, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has upheld the employee vaccine mandate enacted… Read More »
Delta Names Chief Sustainability Officer
Delta Air Lines today named Pamela Fletcher as its new Chief Sustainability Officer in 2022, CEO Ed Bastian announced in… Read More »
Mexico to Add Fourth Cruise Ship Dock in Cozumel
The Mexican Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) announced it has approved the construction of a fourth cruise ship… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines concedes 787 delays may impact recovery
Hawaiian Airlines (HA, Honolulu) has admitted that the suspension of B787 deliveries due to recently discovered manufacturing issues may impact… Read More »
British Airways to debut BA Euroflyer ops from 2Q22
British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) has started selling seats for BA Euroflyer (BA, London Gatwick), its new London Gatwick-based short-haul… Read More »
IAG, Globalia confirm talks to halt Air Europa acquisition
IAG International Airlines Group is in advanced talks with Air Europa (UX, Palma de Mallorca) parent Globalia to halt the… Read More »
Switzerland’s Chair Airlines adds first A320
Chair Airlines (GM, Zurich) took delivery of its first A320-200, its largest type yet, on December 12, 2021, after HB-JOK… Read More »
Singapore Airlines inks LOI for 7+5 A350 freighters
Singapore Airlines (SQ, Singapore Changi) has signed a Letter of Intent with Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) for the purchase of… Read More »
United Airlines moots hydrogen-powered CRJ550s
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare) has taken a USD35 million equity stake in hydrogen-electric engine developer ZeroAvia (Hollister) and has… Read More »
Air New Zealand receives another $338mn state loan
Air New Zealand (NZ, Auckland Int’l) has been given access to another NZD500 million New Zealand dollars (USD338 million) in… Read More »
Former Boeing 737 MAX pilot says FAA official called him ‘scapegoat’ for crashes
A former chief technical pilot for Boeing charged with fraud for deceiving federal regulators evaluating the company’s 737 MAX jet… Read More »
TSA has confiscated record number of guns at airports in 2021
The Transportation Security Administration in 2021 has confiscated the most guns ever in a single year — some 5,700, most… Read More »
American Airlines will equip its A321XLR, 787-9 jets with 4K in-flight entertainment displays
American Airlines will feature a new line of 4K in-flight entertainment (IFE) seat-back screens developed by Samsung and Thales on… Read More »
Airbus boosts its hydrogen aviation research, innovation and development capabilities
Airbus has announced that it is strengthening both its research capabilities regarding the future use of hydrogen in aviation and… Read More »
NASA craft ‘touches’ sun for 1st time and dives into atmosphere
A NASA spacecraft has officially “touched” the sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona. Scientists announced… Read More »
Hotels.com unveils the “Not-So-Silent-Night Challenge”
Hotels.com, with ICF Next, is inviting consumers to win a chance to participate in the “Not-So-Silent-Night Challenge” — a two-night… Read More »