Former Turkish Airlines chairman declines offer to lead Air India, blames politics
Ilker Ayci, the former chairman of Turkish Airlines, has declined an offer from Indian conglomerate Tata Sons to lead the… Read More »
Virgin Australia bondholders urged to join class action suit
Former Virgin Australia Holdings bondholders have been encouraged to join a class action lawsuit against the Virgin Australia parent’s senior… Read More »
Thai Vietjet to resume Bangkok-Danang service from March
Thai Vietjet has announced the resumption of its international service linking Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok with the central beach… Read More »
Wizz Air issues Ukraine conflict update
Wizz Air has issued an update in light of the current conflict in Ukraine. A spokesperson for the Hungarian ultra-low-cost… Read More »
Frank Vieira Hugger joins CPaT Global as Director of Business Development
CPaT Global, the world’s leading provider of distance learning for the airline and aviation industry, has announced that Frank Vieira… Read More »
Spirit Airlines adding new flights between Orlando and Puerto Rico
Spirit Airlines announced the addition of new daily flights between Orlando and Ponce, Puerto Rico. The service between Mercedita International… Read More »
U.S. president Biden banning all Russian aircraft from entering U.S. airspace in retaliation for invasion of Ukraine
During his first State of the Union address on Tuesday Mar. 1, President Biden announced that the U.S. would ban… Read More »
British Airways also experiencing surface degradation on its Airbus A350s
British Airways owner IAG has experienced surface degradation on Airbus A350 jets but not to the same extent as Qatar… Read More »
Wizz Air suspends Russian and Ukrainian flights
Wizz Air confirmed it had suspended all flights to and from Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday Mar. 2, as it… Read More »
CesiumAstro secures $60 million in funding from Airbus Ventures and Kleiner Perkins
CesiumAstro Inc, a startup that builds hardware and software for aerospace communications, said on Wednesday Mar. 1 it has raised… Read More »
Bank of England studies insurer exposure to Russian sanctions
The Bank of England said on Wednesday Mar. 2 it was examining exposures of Britain’s insurers to fallout from financial… Read More »
Ryanair’s O’Leary says bookings can withstand Ukraine crisis
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will not have a dramatic impact on airline bookings in eastern Europe so long as the… Read More »
An unruly passenger threatened to ‘put on a show’ in the Orlando airport, arrested on battery charges
A 34-year-old New York man who said he had been drinking got into physical altercations with his wife, his 6-year-old… Read More »
Russian airlines isolated as Boeing suspends parts and maintenance
U.S. airplane manufacturer Boeing said it was suspending parts, maintenance and technical support for Russian airlines as the effect of… Read More »
Garuda Indonesia to cancel Airbus and Boeing jet orders worth $3.4 billions
Distressed flag carrier Garuda Indonesia plans to cancel billions of dollars worth of aircraft orders from Airbus and Boeing as… Read More »
How space-based ADS-B plane-tracking tech is changing flying across the North Atlantic
Big changes are happening over the North Atlantic, the busiest piece of Oceanic airspace in the world. Since the 1960s,… Read More »
Wizz Air supports Ukrainian refugees with 100,000 free seats
Wizz Air is supporting Ukrainian refugees by giving them 100,000 free seats on all of the carrier’s continental Europe flights… Read More »
Mirus extends capabilities of Hawk economy seat
Lightweight aircraft seating manufacturer Mirus Aircraft Seating has launched its latest derivative of the company’s Hawk economy seat. Mirus says… Read More »
Ryanair CEO says greater Western oil production will hit Russia hard
The chief executive of budget airline Ryanair has said that the most effective way to target Russia amid its ongoing… Read More »
Mesa Airlines adds a 737-400SF converted freighter from KF Aerospace
KF Aerospace announced the delivery of its converted Boeing 737-400SF to US-based air carrier, Mesa Airlines. The aircraft received a… Read More »
Deem to Integrate Uber for Business Bookings in Etta Platform
Deem is partnering with Uber for Business to enable on-demand and scheduled ride bookings to be made through the Etta… Read More »
Egencia Adds Amex GBT Negotiated Airfares to Booking Platform
Egencia has added American Express Global Business Travel’s special negotiated airfares to the Egencia Preferred Rate program, Egencia announced. The… Read More »
Accelya Promotes Davidson to CEO
Air technology provider Accelya has promoted former Farelogix chief Jim Davidson to CEO, effective immediately, the company announced Wednesday. Davidson… Read More »
TravelPerk Unveils Emissions Data API
Global travel management platform TravelPerk has launched an open API to help companies measure their travel carbon footprint and manage… Read More »
Delta Airlines partners with Hampton University to diversify pilots
Delta Airlines has announced a partnership with Hampton University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in order to diversify… Read More »
Hostel entrepreneur envisions a niche down the road
A former executive at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts hopes to entice American travelers with a new take on hostels, the… Read More »