Lufthansa partners MSC to pitch for ITA Airways
ITA Airways (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) has received an expression of interest (EOI) from Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Group and Lufthansa… Read More »
US cancels Chinese flights in retaliation for CAAC calls
The US Department of Transportation has cancelled 44 inbound flights to the United States due to be operated by Air… Read More »
FAA expands 5G approvals, operations resume
The United States Federal Aviation Administration – FAA has broadened the list of commercial aircraft types authorised to execute low-visibility… Read More »
Malaysia’s Raya Airways denies talks with AirAsia
Raya Airways (TH, Kuala Lumpur Subang) has denied having any talks about a potential sale to AirAsia (AK, Kuala Lumpur… Read More »
Indonesia’s Sama Sama Seaplanes eyes 1Q23 launch
Sama Sama Seaplanes hopes to launch charter flights in Indonesia using a fleet of Cessna (single turboprop) C208EX Grand Caravan… Read More »
CWT Names Hindmarsh to Lead RoomIt, China Operations
CWT has appointed Belinda Hindmarsh as SVP and chief operating officer of both its global hotel distribution division RoomIt and… Read More »
ATPCO Signs Express Contracts Deal with Gol
ATPCO has signed a new Express Contracts agreement with Brazilian low-cost-carrier Gol, ATPCO announced Tuesday. Gol in 2021 migrated its… Read More »
Amex: 2021 a Banner Year for SME Business, Large Corp. T&E Growth Lags
Spending volume on American Express commercial cards continued on an upward trajectory in the fourth quarter, totaling $141 billion compared… Read More »
AHLA: Business Travel Share of U.S. Hotel Revenue Down Sharply from ’19
Business travelers made up 52.5 percent of U.S. lodging industry room revenue in 2019. The American Hotel & Lodging Association… Read More »
Four Seasons Outlines Growth Plans
Luxury hotel company Four Seasons, now majority-owned by Bill Gates’ Cascade Investments, has big plans afoot for 2022. The brand… Read More »
China Southern Airlines completes Boeing 737 MAX test flight
China completes Boeing 737 MAX test flight. China Southern Airlines, one of the country’s three biggest carriers, completed a test… Read More »
Airbus revokes Qatar order for 50 A321 jets as A350 paint rift widens
Airbus (AIR.PA) on Jan. 20 raised the stakes in a dispute with major customer Qatar Airways over grounded and undelivered… Read More »
EFW delivers its first Airbus A330 cargo conversion
Conversion house EFW has delivered its first Airbus A330-200 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) converted aircraft to Altavair, which will in turn lease… Read More »
SITA buys out Cargolux’s stake in air cargo software provider CHAMP
Transport IT firm SITA has become the sole owner of air cargo software provider CHAMP Cargosystems after buying the stake… Read More »
Air medical service provider Spright orders Wingcopter drones
Air medical service provider Spright is purchasing drones from Wingcopter to provide delivery solutions in the US in a deal… Read More »
NASA’s new space telescope reaches destination in solar orbit
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, designed to give the world an unprecedented glimpse of infant galaxies in the early stages… Read More »
Flexjet’s European operation achieves IS-BAO accreditation
Private jet travel provider Flexjet has achieved the International Standard for Business Aviation Operators (IS-BAO) for its European operation. IS-BAO… Read More »
Boom Supersonic strengthens leadership team
Boom Supersonic, the aircraft manufacturer building supersonic aircraft Overture, has appointed Stephen Weiland as the company’s Chief Financial Officer and… Read More »
Gulf Air explores opportunities with DHL
Bahrain’s flag carrier Gulf Air has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with logistics company DHL that aims to explore… Read More »
What’s driving the spike in U.S. air rage incidents
There were more than 5,700 reports of air rage on U.S. airlines in 2021 compared with a typical year of… Read More »
New Entry Rules at Larnaka Airport
Until 31 January 2022 (23:59 Cyprus time), all passengers aged 12 years and over, regardless of their vaccination history, who… Read More »
Katowice Airport: Cargo Leader among Polish regional Airports
Record-Breaking Cargo Traffic in 2021 The Upper Silesian Aviation Group (GTL SA) – the manager of Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International… Read More »