Travelers increasingly combine business, leisure
Remote work has spurred travelers to combine business and leisure trips, partially to explain the trend toward leisure travelers buying… Read More »
Remote service helps relieve hotel staffing crunch
Calls to the “front desk” by guests of hotels large and small are increasingly being answered many miles from that… Read More »
FedEx to test electric delivery vehicles in India
FedEx will soon begin testing electric delivery vehicles in Bengaluru, India. “FedEx has a mission to connect the world responsibly… Read More »
Foundation honors Air Canada’s emissions commitment
The Roberta Bondar Foundation has recognized Air Canada for its commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. “Air Canada… Read More »
American adds Caribbean routes from Texas capital
American Airlines is adding flights from Austin, Texas, to Montego Bay, Jamaica, and Cozumel, Mexico, in June. The carrier will… Read More »
Delta loyalty program partners with Turo
Delta Air Lines is offering frequent flyers the opportunity to earn miles for using the Turo peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace…. Read More »
United focuses on premium international capacity
United Airlines is looking toward the full recovery of international travel and has made investments in its premium seat offerings… Read More »
Southwest features partnership with human trafficking recovery nonprofit
In observation of Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Southwest Airlines shared about its partnership with Rethreaded, a Florida-based nonprofit that provides… Read More »
Jakarta court extends Garuda Indonesia debt verification
Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) has been given a 60-day extension to complete the verification of ballooning claims in the… Read More »
Air Atlanta Icelandic adds 747-400(M) combi
Air Atlanta Icelandic (CC, Reykjavik Keflavik) has added its first B747-400(M) combi freighter on dry-lease from JetOneX, the Icelandic register… Read More »
Supreme Court to hear SpiceJet appeal against liquidation
India’s Supreme Court agreed on January 25 to hear a final appeal SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) filed against a liquidation… Read More »
Ethiopian Airlines planning new 777, A350 freighter order
Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa) is planning to order around five B777 freighters and could add “some” A350Fs to the… Read More »
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 »