Ethiopian targets e-commerce with new partnership
Ethiopian Airlines has partnered with postal firm MailAmericas to develop cross-border e-commerce services within Africa and the Middle East using… Read More »
Cathay Pacific cargo faces flat demand but belly bolsters business
Cathay Pacific reported underwhelming cargo figures for December 2022 as a result of overall “flat market demand”, but increased passenger… Read More »
Emburse: Q4 Business Travel Volume Up, Costs Lower
Business travel volumes and trip lengths increased in the fourth quarter of 2022, and air and hotel costs for business… Read More »
Porter Airlines chooses West Entertainment as IFE content service provider
Porter Airlines has chosen West Entertainment as its in-flight entertainment content service provider. According to West Entertainment, the partnership will… Read More »
Embraer Phenom 300MED receives FAA and EASA certification
Embraer’s Phenom 300MED has received the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the FAA and EASA. The STC was performed at… Read More »
Air France Unveils New 777-300ER Long-Haul Cabins
Air France has unveiled its latest long-haul cabins on board the carrier’s Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The Business Class cabin features… Read More »
Aruba Details New Tourism Developments Arriving in 2023
Today, the Aruba Tourism Authority (ATA) announced details of the exciting tourism product developments destined to drop in the ‘One… Read More »
Mexico Bans Smoking in Public Spaces, Including Resorts and Beaches
The Government of Mexico has approved the new Law on Tobacco Control, the most wide-ranging in the Americas, which has… Read More »
US Virgin Islands Joins Caribbean Tourism Organization
The U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) joined the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) as its 25th member country, said CTO officials. The… Read More »
FAA contractor unintentionally deleted files before outage disrupted thousands of flights
The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that a contractor unintentionally deleted files before an outage of a pilot-alert system that… Read More »
JetBlue plane hits the tail of another parked aircraft at JFK airport
Two JetBlue planes have lightly bumped into one another on the runway of New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK)… Read More »
Southwest Airlines pilots vote to strike in wake of operational meltdown
Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) announced that the pre-eminent union of the airline’s pilots will vote on whether to strike… Read More »
Another Qantas 737 incident, plane diverted over ‘potential mechanical issue’
A Qantas flight bound for Fiji’s Nadi International Airport (NAN) was forced to turn back to Sydney’s Kingsford Smith International… Read More »
Ethiopian to fly to Atlanta via Dublin
Ethiopian Airlines is launching a new service to the US. On May 16, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) will become… Read More »
Emirates Airbus A380 will fly to Morocco once again
As Emirates ramps up its operations in Morocco, the airline will replace the Boeing 777-300ER with the Airbus A380 on… Read More »
Scoot flight takes off early, leaving 35 passengers stranded
A Scoot Airline flight took off a few hours ahead of schedule, leaving behind 35 passengers at India’s Amritsar airport…. Read More »
Nippon Cargo Airlines responds to government maintenance warning
Freighter operator Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) was late last year given a “stern” warning from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,… Read More »
Air France cargo cartel fine annulled
In the latest development of the long-running case of an alleged air cargo cartel, Air France has obtained the annulment… Read More »
Cargolux and GE agree long-term support deal
GE Aerospace is to provide long-term support for the GE9X engines that power Cargolux’s new fleet of 10 Boeing 777… Read More »
Silk Way West and Nippon Express sign MoU
Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan’s Nippon Express Holdings, with the aim… Read More »
Lufthansa Cargo donates to Kenyan aid projects
Lufthansa Cargo has donated €10,481 to Cargo Human Care (CHC) in support of the organisation’s aid projects in Kenya. An… Read More »
Lufthansa submits offer to acquire a stake in ITA Airways
Lufthansa has confirmed it aims to acquire a minority stake in Italian national carrier ITA Airways with options for a… Read More »
IATA completes revisions to air transport industry manuals
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has completed the annual review of its air transport industry manuals for cargo, ground… Read More »
Amex GBT to Add Chooose Carbon Calculations to Booking Tool
American Express Global Business Travel is integrating carbon emissions calculations from climate reporting platform Chooose across its booking and reporting… Read More »
STR: December U.S. Hotel Occupancy Falls, Business Travel Increases
Average December 2022 U.S. hotel occupancy and revenue per available room decreased month over month, with the average daily rate… Read More »
Accor Launches Collection of Midscale Hotels
Accor has launched what it called a new global midscale brand of dubbed Handwritten Collection, with 12 properties signed and… Read More »