After Concerns From Airlines, AT&T and Verizon Agree to Delay 5G Rollout
In a literal late-night reversal of course on Monday, telecommunications giants AT&T and Verizon agreed to postpone the rollout of… Read More »
Dreams Resorts & Spas to Debut Colombia Property April 1
Apple Leisure Group’s AMR Collection will unveil its first South American resort with the debut of the 286-room Dreams Karibana… Read More »
The Boca Raton Unveils Transformative Renovations
The Boca Raton in Boca Raton, Fla., unveiled its Harborside renovations, which are part of a $200 million facelift to… Read More »
NYC & Company Launches First Hotel Week
Hoping to capitalize on the success of Restaurant Week and to boost post-holiday tourism, NYC & Company today starts its… Read More »
Brazil Suspends Cruise Operations Through January 21
The Cruise Lines International Association’s Brazil chapter (CLIA Brazil) has suspended cruise operations to Brazilian ports through January 21, 2022… Read More »
AirAsia Group plans name change to Capital A
AirAsia Group has filed a notice to the Bursa Malaysia stock exchange saying it is considering a change in its… Read More »
Kuwait Airways nixes Sri Lanka flights over forex
Kuwait Airways (KU, Kuwait) has pulled its flights to Sri Lanka after general sales agents (GSAs) and local airline offices… Read More »
Portugal’s Hi Fly transfers last A340 to Maltese AOC
Hi Fly (5K, Beja) transferred its last A340-300 to sister carrier Hi Fly Malta (HFM, Malta Int’l) on December 21,… Read More »
US’s AirBahn defers launch due to COVID-19
AirBahn (ARB, Ontario) has petitioned the US Department of Transportation to extend the validity of its certificate of public convenience… Read More »
Philippines AirAsia reopens Clark hub, ups frequencies
Philippines AirAsia (Z2, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) reopened its Clark hub on January 2 with thrice-weekly flights to Caticlan, the… Read More »
Philippine Airlines exits Chapter 11
Philippine Airlines (PR, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) has emerged from voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings with a strengthened balance sheet,… Read More »
Alaska Airlines starts initiative to train more African-American pilots
Alaska Airlines is starting an initiative to train more African-American pilots, a program that will hopefully lead to eventual employment… Read More »
GE stock recent selloff gives Credit Suisse analyst reason to recommend buying
Analyst John Walsh sees potential for more than 20% upside for the ‘cyclical aerospace recovery stock’. Shares of General Electric… Read More »
U.S. airlines cancel another 1,400 flights as winter storms and Covid omicron variant hits
Airlines canceled hundreds of additional U.S. flights on Tuesday Jan. 4 in the wake of winter storms and as the… Read More »
SpiceJet brings Dolby to SpiceScreen
Low-cost airline SpiceJet has become the Indian airline to partner with to bring a cinema-like experience to passengers via its… Read More »
Airline and aviation trends show optimistic but challenging conditions for 2022
Needless to say 2020 and 2021 have been very challenging years for the travel industry, especially for airlines, airports, aircraft… Read More »
2021 was the safest year to fly since 2017
2021 was one of the safest year to fly, 81 people lost their lives in four fatal air accidents worldwide… Read More »
Philippine Airlines exits US bankruptcy and slashes up to $2 billion in debt
Philippine Airlines has said it has emerged from bankruptcy after a US court approved its plan to slash up to… Read More »
Jet engine maker Safran plans to hire 12,000 in 2022 as air traffic recovers
Jet engine maker Safran believes the worst of the crisis in aviation caused by COVID-19 is over, and plans to… Read More »
White House directs NASA to extend International Space Station operations through 2030
The White House has given NASA a New Year’s Eve “go” to continue operations on board the International Space Station… Read More »
Travel tech consortium Mondee is going public via a merger SPAC Deal
Travel technology consortium Mondee is going public via a merger with special purpose acquisition company ITHAX Acquisition Corp. in a… Read More »
Showtime coming again to high-profile Las Vegas resorts
Two Las Vegas casino resorts that share the dubious distinction of closing down major production shows due to the pandemic… Read More »