JetBlue plans to fight if the U.S. DoJ blocks the Spirit Merger

JetBlue is prepared to fight back if the U.S. Justice Department attempts to block the carrier’s proposed $3.8 billion merger… Read More »
Virtuoso Names Top 2023 Luxury Travel Destinations

Perhaps Paris’ soaring trendiness can be partially attributed to the popularity of the Netflix series ‘Emily in Paris’, which depicts… Read More »
Europe’s 2023 Outlook: Continued Tourism Rebound

While travel to Europe is steadily recovering from the blow dealt by the COVID-19 pandemic, it will take until 2025… Read More »
Tourist arrivals in Cyprus are up by 106%

Tourist arrivals in Cyprus reached 90,549 in January 2023 compared to 43,944 in January 2022, an increase of 106.1%. Arrivals… Read More »
Qantas Unveils A350 “Project Sunrise” First and Business Class Designs

Following the reveal of the preliminary designs for its A350-1000 ultra-long-haul premium cabins last year, Qantas has now unveiled prototypes… Read More »
United Airlines’ dynamic seat map keeps families together

United Airlines is improving the passenger experience for families travelling together, with an update to its family seating policy that… Read More »
Air Malta to fly the Blueview digital passenger experience

Air Malta has selected the Blueview ’digital passenger experience’ IFE system for its new Airbus A320 neo aircraft. Blueview, supplied… Read More »
Is onboard mobile roaming about to be improved?

A new collaboration is working to facilitate and accelerate the availability of seamless mobile roaming onboard commercial airlines. The partnership… Read More »
How to make aircraft interiors and exteriors completion more sustainable

The mission of better sustainability remains the top priority for the aviation industry, with most of the discussion circling around… Read More »
FACC secures finance for growth

FACC has concluded a syndicated loan of EUR 225 million (US$240 million) to finance its continuing growth strategy. FACC, headquartered… Read More »
Qatar Airways Cargo partners with iNOMAD platform

Qatar Airways Cargo has partnered with South Korea-based air cargo platform iNOMAD to improve visibility of rates and capacity for… Read More »
FedEx faces threat of pilot strike

The FedEx Express Master Executive Council (MEC) of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) has unanimously approved a resolution… Read More »
South African cargo airline Suid poised for launch

New South African cargo airline Suid Cargo Airlines will begin non scheduled flights from its hub at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo… Read More »
Cathay rebrands and refreshes cargo services

Cathay Pacific Cargo has rebranded as Cathay Cargo as part of the Cathay group’s overall brand redesign. Group chief executive… Read More »
Deem Updates Etta Booking Website

Deem this summer will launch a new version of its Etta booking website, which will include more flexible shopping options,… Read More »
Direct Travel Chatbot Simon Parle Français After Update

Direct Travel has launched a French-speaking version of its Simon virtual assistant tool, the corporate travel management service provider announced…. Read More »
Accor: Full-Year 2022 RevPAR Exceeds 2019 on Higher Rates

Accor Group reported an “excellent” fourth quarter that lifted full-year 2022 revenue per available room above pre-pandemic levels, executives said… Read More »
Thomalex Integrates Aimendo AI Tech Into OBT

Travel technology company Thomalex has integrated automation technology from artificial intelligence and machine learning technology provider Aimendo into its online… Read More »
Deem Updates Etta Booking Website

Deem this summer will launch a new version of its Etta booking website, which will include more flexible shopping options,… Read More »
Five killed in US plane crash shortly after take-off

Five people travelling in a small plane from Little Rock, Arkansas were killed when the aircraft crashed shortly after take-off,… Read More »
Qantas adds nine more Airbus A220s to its order book

Qantas ordered nine Airbus A220 aircraft, continuing its efforts to renew its domestic fleet, finalizing purchase rights options from a… Read More »
Air New Zealand plans to take 13 aircraft in the next five years

Air New Zealand announced plans to take 13 aircraft in the next five years. This comes after the airline’s financial… Read More »