FAA Looking to Extend Temporary International Flight Slot Waivers
United States government officials have announced a proposal to extend temporary waivers for international minimum flight requirements at some of… Read More »
United Cuts Flights From Its Regional Airline Schedules
United Airlines will eliminate 17 domestic routes this year, all of them flown by its regional airline subsidiaries. The news… Read More »
Marriott International Celebrates Debut of 8,000th Property
Marriott International celebrated the opening of its 8,000th property with the debut of the 12-story Marriott Bethesda Downtown. As the… Read More »
Weighing pros and cons of Alaska Airlines’ Flight Pass
Alaska Airline’s fixed-price plan for travel, called Flight Pass, allows subscribers to pay a monthly fee based on the number… Read More »
Biden Bans Russian Aircraft From US Airspace
President Joe Biden on Tuesday night announced in his State of the Union Address that he will ban Russian aircraft… Read More »
Airlines Offering Huge Perks To Attract New Workers
U.S. airlines – burned last year by trimming their staffs due to the pandemic and then finding themselves unprepared when… Read More »
Uber Launches Uber Explore, a New Way To Explore In-Destination Attractions
Today, March 1, Uber launched its newest expansion: Uber Explore, a new way to browse and book attractions while in… Read More »
Air Canada mulls an A321neo order
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) is in early discussions about a potential order for between ten and twenty A321neo, sources… Read More »
China Southern Airlines to retire A380s by YE22
China Southern Airlines (CZ, Guangzhou) is set to retire all of its remaining A380-800s by the end of 2022, Chinese… Read More »
IAG mulls cargo, loyalty, IT, aircraft changes
IAG International Airlines Group is looking to divest assets such as aircraft and stakes in its air freight unit IAG… Read More »
Ireland’s Emerald Airlines commences flight operations
Emerald Airlines (Ireland) (EAI, Dublin Int’l) has begun flight operations following the launch of its inaugural service on the state-subsidised… Read More »
Lessors start repossessing aircraft from Russian airlines
All European Union-based lessors have until March 28 to terminate existing contracts with Russian operators and have begun a frantic… Read More »
World’s only An-225 destroyed by Russian airstrikes
The government of Ukraine has confirmed that the world’s only An-225, operated by state-owned Antonov Airlines (ADB, Gostomel), has been… Read More »
Tenders open for TAP’s slots at Lisbon, Portugal
Expressions of interest have been invited from interested airlines for 18 daily slots at Lisbon belonging to TAP Air Portugal… Read More »
Qantas to order A350-1000(ULR)s by mid-2022, launch in 2025
Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith) has revived plans to order A350-1000(ULR)s for its planned “Project Sunrise” non-stop services to Europe… Read More »
Cobham secures FIFO contract in Western Australia
Cobham Aviation Services Australia – Airline Services (QJE, Adelaide) has secured a further seven-year contract to continue providing fly-in, fly-out… Read More »
Moscow bans air space in response to Western sanctions, forcing airlines to reroute their flights
Airlines on Monday Feb. 28 braced for a potentially lengthy sanctions war after the EU banned Russian airlines and Moscow… Read More »
Contracts for 515 aircraft leased to Russian airlines will be terminated
Lessors are set to terminate hundreds of aircraft leases with Russian airlines following Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine… Read More »
More European countries ban Russian flights from their airspace
A growing number of countries in Europe announced Sunday Feb. 27 that they were closing their airspace to Russian planes… Read More »
Airbus counters back at Qatar with $220 million A350 damages claim
Airbus hit back in an escalating dispute with Qatar Airways over A350 jets on Monday Feb. 28, asking a British… Read More »
Anuvu secures exclusive in-flight distribution rights for Zero to Hero
High-speed connectivity and entertainment solutions provider Anuvu has obtained exclusive worldwide in-flight distribution rights for the award-winning Hong Kong film… Read More »
SWISS unveils first aircraft to be equipped with Premium Economy Class
SWISS presented its first aircraft to be equipped with the carrier’s new Premium Economy Class at Zurich Airport last week…. Read More »
Lockheed Martin and other defense stocks jumped as Germany increases military spending
Lockheed Martin and other defense stocks jumped Monday Feb. 28 after Germany announced plans to bolster its military strength, sinking… Read More »
Travel restrictions are quickly disappearing in Europe with Covid cases dropping
Travel restrictions are quickly disappearing in Europe, with new announcements coming by the week and, more recently, by the day…. Read More »
Highland Group: Smaller Markets Leading Extended-Stay Recovery
U.S. extended-stay lodging continued its strong performance in 2021, according to a report released Thursday by The Highland Group. Compiled… Read More »
D.C.’s Hotel Zena celebrates Black creativity, unity
The work of local artists, artisans and entrepreneurs was showcased last weekend under the heading Black Her-Story Makers Market at… Read More »