Korea’s Eastar Jet exits restructuring, to resume ops
Eastar Jet (ESR, Seoul Gimpo) has emerged from its court-supervised restructuring process more than a year after it secured creditor… Read More »
Ukraine Int’l Airlines seeks ACMI placements for fleet
Ukraine International Airlines (PS, Kyiv Boryspil) has proffered its aircraft to the ACMI and charter market to secure some cash… Read More »
Echo to Be Wyndham’s First Economy Extended Stay
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts today announced it had awarded contracts to develop 50 properties for its new economy extended-stay hotel… Read More »
Castell Project Merges with AHLA Foundation
The American Hotel & Lodging Association, the AHLA Foundation and the Castell Project today announced a merger in which Castell… Read More »
How airlines are flying polar “Cold War” routes to Asia again
The closure of Russian airspace to some international carriers, including many in Europe, has forced airlines to seek alternate routes…. Read More »
Boeing 737 Max test pilot on trial for misleading regulators
A federal prosecutor said Friday Mar. 18 that a former Boeing test pilot lied to regulators about changes to a… Read More »
Wynn earns accolades for sustainability practices
Wynn Resorts has earned the “Global Vision Award” from Travel + Leisure for its environmental efforts, which include launching a… Read More »
Pay, hours, caring: Upscale hoteliers address labor gap
Higher pay and more flexible hours rank highest among staff shortage remedies presented by luxury hoteliers in a recent survey,… Read More »
Hotel startup Oravel reportedly considers smaller IPO
Oravel Stays, which runs the India-based lodging startup Oyo, is reviewing the option of cutting its initial public offering, originally… Read More »
Signs of hospitality life sprout in Bay Area
Six hotels have opened recently or will open soon in San Francisco’s Bay Area, heralding a comeback from the pandemic-induced… Read More »
Las Vegas resort adds indoor grid team to partnerships
M Resort has signed a sponsorship deal with the Vegas Knight Hawks team in the fledgling Indoor Football League. The… Read More »
Shanghai Disney Resort in China closes temporarily
Shanghai Disney Resort has shut down Shanghai Disneyland, Disneytown and Wishing Star Park until further notice due to the rising… Read More »
STR: US lodging continues climb, tops some 2019 stats
February’s US hotel performance edged past January’s and managed to surpass that of February 2019 by some metrics, STR reports…. Read More »
Southwest highlights sales associate in video
Southwest Airlines continues its celebration of Women’s History Month with a video highlighting Monique Bolden, an inside sales associate for… Read More »
Alaska Airlines honors late Rep. Young with patriotic flight
Alaska Airlines provided a patriotic-themed aircraft to fly Rep. Don Young’s body back to Washington, D.C. When he died on… Read More »
FAA offers to assist in China Eastern Airlines investigation
The Federal Aviation Administration said it is “ready to assist in the investigation efforts if asked” after a China Eastern… Read More »
American fields all-female tech ops team at AMT competition
American Airlines is fielding its first-ever all-female team in this year’s Aerospace Maintenance Competition. “I have been doing this for… Read More »
Albastar to serve 15 destinations from Milan BGY
SUMMER 2022 During summer 2022 season, the Spanish carrier Albastar will serve 15 destinations from its base at Milan Bergamo… Read More »
Cebu Pacific enhances cockpit communications with SITA solution
Cebu Pacific Air has selected aviation IT provider SITA’s AIRCOM Cockpit Services integrated with Inmarsat’s Swift Broadband Safety satellite network… Read More »
Flying classroom takes to the sky
A project to facilitate the training of the next generation of aerospace engineers in the UK’s only “flying classroom” is… Read More »
Hong Kong Lifting Flight Ban for US Travelers
Officials in Hong Kong announced a ban on flights from nine countries would be lifted and quarantine restrictions would be… Read More »
Boeing 737-800 passenger jet crashes in China with 132 people on board
A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board plunged midflight and crashed in a mountainous area of… Read More »
Hotels Donating Rooms, Money to Ukraine Relief Efforts
Members of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) announced they would donate millions in room nights, cash and rewards… Read More »
Shenzhen-Hong Kong freighter added as overland restrictions hit supply chains
The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen has launched a freighter service to Hong Kong to meet a lack of trucking… Read More »
VDG confirms suspension of AirBridgeCargo and Atran operations
The Volga-Dnepr Group (VDG) has confirmed that it has taken the decision to temporarily suspend operations at its AirBridgeCargo… Read More »
DHL Express expands SAF supply with five-year deal
DHL Express has signed a deal with BP and Neste to provide 800m litres of Sustainable Aviation Fuel over the… Read More »