Cruise Ships Scheduled to Debut in 2022
Heading Out to Sea As 2022 gets off to a bumpy start for cruising, it remains to be seen if… Read More »
Canada’s Jazz Air ends Dash 8-300 operations
Jazz Air (QK, Halifax) retired all of its remaining DHC-8-300s on January 9, 2022. The regional carrier has six of… Read More »
South African Airways confirms attempted aircraft seizure in Zambia
South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has confirmed a default judgement in Zambia that resulted in an unsuccessful attempt… Read More »
Iraqi Airways takes delivery of maiden A220
Iraqi Airways (IA, Baghdad) has taken delivery of its first of five A220-300s on order from Airbus after YI-ARE (msn… Read More »
Ryanair to close Frankfurt base from late 1Q22
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) has confirmed that it will close its Frankfurt Int’l base on March 31, 2022, and has… Read More »
Malta’s Airhub Aviation eyes fleet expansion by summer 2022
Continuously looking to expand its fleet, Airhub Airlines (GJM, Malta Int’l) will add 11 aircraft, including three to be converted… Read More »
Ecuador’s Equair completes certification, launches
Equair (Quito Int’l) commenced scheduled flight operations early on Monday, January 10, after securing its air operator’s certificate (AOC) from… Read More »
Malaysia’s SKS Airways completes certification
Malaysian startup SKS Airways (KI, Johor Bahru) is ready for take-off after having secured an Air Service Licence (ASL) from… Read More »
Macao, Hong Kong declare two-week flight bans over Omicron
Macao has announced a two-week ban on commercial passenger flights from regions outside mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong from… Read More »
WestJet cancels flights due to COVID-related employee shortage
Many employees of WestJet Airlines are infected with the Omicron variant, leading the Canadian carrier to cut 15% of its… Read More »
Bamboo Airways to resume international flights in January
Bamboo Airways will resume its international flights in January. Shortly after, it will add regular flights to Frankfurt and Munich…. Read More »
Motus and Shoreline partner on IFE offerings
Motus and Shoreline Entertainment have signed a long-term partnership for the transport industry. Through this collaboration a catalogue of more… Read More »
SIA Engineering Company extends Iacobucci collaboration
SIA Engineering Company has signed a long-term distribution agreement with Iacobucci HF Aerospace that bolsters SIAEC’s existing collaboration with IHFA… Read More »
ICCR encourages greater use of Indian music onboard Indian airlines
The lndian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has proposed that Indian airlines play Indian music onboard to further promote Indian… Read More »
Sabre Names Former CWT Head Ekert President
Global distribution system operator Sabre Corp. has named as president Kurt Ekert, the former president and CEO of travel management… Read More »
Travelport, Aeromexico Agreement to Include NDC Content
Global distribution system operator Travelport and Aeromexico renewed their partnership with a multi-year distribution agreement that eventually will channel New… Read More »
Southwest to Introduce New Fare Category in 2022
Southwest Airlines in 2022 will introduce a new fare category, potentially as early as the second quarter, the company announced… Read More »
BTA Report: NDC ‘Failing to Deliver on Expectations’
Business Travel Association members report they are “frustrated” with a “lack of progress” from airlines with New Distribution Capability initiatives,… Read More »
Egencia Expands Rail Booking Options
Egencia over the past several months has added new rail booking capabilities, including new providers, additional service capabilities in certain… Read More »
Travelport Reaches New NDC Distribution Deals with IAG, Air France-KLM
Global distribution system operator Travelport has reached new agreements with International Airlines Group and Air France-KLM to channel New Distribution… Read More »
With SPAC Deal in Hand, Ground Platform Gett Readies Growth
Ground transportation booking platform Gett this month announced it would merge with a special purpose acquisition company Rosecliff Acquisition Corp…. Read More »
HQ Adds Curb Taxis to Aggregated Supply Offering
Corporate mobility specialist HQ has formed a partnership with ride-hailing app Curb that will see the latter’s on-demand taxis added… Read More »
ATPCO to Split Advisory Council into Five Groups
ATPCO is dividing its Advisory Council into five specialized areas, including councils focused on distribution and offers, in an effort… Read More »
Hubli Lands Partnership with Travelport
Event booking platform Hubli, formerly MeetingsBooker.com, has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with travel technology company Travelport that will see… Read More »
HRS Adds ‘Longstay’ Option to Platform
Corporate lodging platform HRS has added a “longstay” hotel segment for stays of eight or more nights to its product… Read More »
Etihad Adds Rich Content to Third-Party Channels Via ATPCO Deal
Etihad Airways has signed a retailing agreement with ATPCO to display rich content on its amenities, products and ancillaries through… Read More »