Recognition from APEX and SimpliFlying underscores that United will continue to innovate and raise the standard when it comes to preventing the spread...

COVID-19 pandemic has cost global tourism industry $935 billion
COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge financial impact on tourism globally, affecting all countries around the world, as well as airlines, travel operators...

Jetcraft appoints Americas Sales Director
Spangler will oversee Jetcraft’s strategic partnerships in the region, including Aerolineas Ejecutivas which operates as a Jetcraft authorized represe...

Qatar Airways resumes flights to Riyadh
Qatar Airways will operate a daily service to Riyadh on wide-body aircraft including the Airbus A350, Boeing 777-300 and Boeing 787-8 Continue reading...

World’s first Airbus A321P2F delivered
Airbus A321P2F is the first aircraft in its size category to offer containerized loading in both the main and lower deck Continue reading World’s firs...

Emirates expands its operations in the Americas
Emirates resumes flights to Seattle, Dallas, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York JFK, Toronto and Washington DC Continue re...

US travel agency air ticket volume still down nearly 70%
ARC reports that airline ticket sales by US travel agencies are still in the red Continue reading US travel agency air ticket volume still down nearly...

ETF: Discussion on slots ignores aviation workers’ main concerns
European aviation is in dire straits, and the current discussion on airport slots is doing little to address aviation workers’ main concerns Continue ...

Indonesian authorities confirm that Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 with 65 on board crashed into Jakarta Bay
At least 65 people - 53 passengers, including 10 children, and 12 crewmembers were on board of crashed Indonesian Boeing 737-500 passenger plane Conti...

Aeromexico continues negotiations with Unions
Aeromexico and unions negotiate necessary adjustments to face the adverse effects caused to the airline industry by the global pandemic of COVID-19 Co...

WestJet slashes capacity over ‘rushed government testing regime’
WestJet Group to stand down equivalent of 1,000 employees and reduce capacity by a third Continue reading WestJet slashes capacity over ‘rushed govern...

Aeromexico: 1.116 million passengers in December 2020
Aeromexico's December passenger numbers up 20.5% versus November 2020, driven by increases in both domestic and international passenger demand Continu...

Alaska Airlines launches Austin-Los Angeles and New York-San Diego flights
In 2020, Alaska added 12 new routes from LAX Continue reading Alaska Airlines launches Austin-Los Angeles and New York-San Diego flights at eTurboNews...

WestJet announces Boeing 737 MAX return-to service plan
WestJet announced that it is “safely” returning its fleet of Boeing 737 MAX jets to passenger service as of January 21. Continue reading WestJet anno...

Lufthansa raised €500 million in aircraft financing since July 2020
Lufthansa raises 500 million euros to refinance existing liabilities which are maturing in 2021 Continue reading Lufthansa raised €500 million in airc...

IATA: Passenger demand recovery grinds to a halt
Severe travel restrictions and quarantine measures cause air travel demand to slow down and come to a complete stop in November Continue reading IATA:...

Cathay Pacific suspends all flights from UK to Hong Kong until January 25
Cathay Pacific flights to London’s Heathrow airport will resume on January 12, followed by a total of seven more up until January 24. But a flight to ...

Etihad Guest offers more flexibility during COVID-19 pandemic
Etihad Guest, the award-winning loyalty program of Etihad Airways, concluded 2020 with a positive outlook following a series of corporate social resp...

Qatar Airways and LATAM expand South America networks
Qatar Airways teams up with LATAM on flights from Doha to South America| Qatar Airways accept bookings on Brazil based LATAM Airlines | Qatar Airways ...

No sign of recovery for airline ticket sales by US travel agencies
Airline Reporting Corporation (ARC) domestic traffic numbers in the United States | Number of tickets issued in the United States down up to 82.9% | ...

Qatar Airways Cargo takes delivery of three new Boeing 777 Freighters
Qatar Airways Cargo took delivery of three brand new Boeing 777 freighters today, bringing its total freighter fleet count to 30 freighters, consistin...

Airbus urges ‘appropriate’ EU response to new US tariffs
Airbus SE urged EU government in Brussels to issue an ‘appropriate’ response to the newly announced US trade tariffs. European multinational aerospac...

India asks airlines not to fly Chinese passengers into the country
Indian authorities have informally requested all domestic and international air carriers not to fly any Chinese passengers into India. India’s strong ...

JetBlue rings in the New Year with new Airbus A220-300 jet
JetBlue today announced it has formally taken delivery of its first Airbus A220-300 aircraft, marking the start of a new era for the airline’s fleet. ...

Qatar Airways announces launch of four weekly flights to Seattle
Qatar Airways is pleased to announce it will bring forward the launch of its four weekly flights to Seattle from 15 March to 29 January 2021. The airl...

Dozens killed and wounded in Aden International Airport attack in Yemen
According to the regional news sources, at least 27 people were killed and dozens were injured in the attack on Aden International Airport in Yemen. A...

Aeromexico: Significant progress with union agreements
Grupo Aeroméxico, S.A.B. de C.V. reports that significant progress has been made in Collective Bargaining Agreement (Contratos Colectivos de Trabajo) ...

New OTT Airlines makes maiden flight from Shanghai to Beijing
The OTT Airlines, a newly-founded subsidiary business run by China Eastern Airlines (CEA), made its maiden Shanghai-Beijing flight. The flight was com...

Alaska Airlines says no to emotional support animals
Following recent changes to U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) rules, Alaska Airlines will no longer accept emotional support animals on its fl...

Russian Aeroflot resumes Warsaw passenger flights
Press secretary of the Warsaw Chopin Airport announced that Russia’s flag carrier Aeroflot has resumed commercial flights to Poland’s capital city of ...

Qatar Airways: One of most challenging years in aviation history
At the close of an extraordinary year and one of the most challenging in the history of aviation, Qatar Airways reflects on its achievements in light ...

FAA restricts drone operations over national security sensitive locations
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) airspace restrictions over additional national security sens...

2020 Gay Travel Awards winners revealed!
The 2020 Gay Travel Awards announced the winners today. In its fifth year, the Gay Travel Awards mission is to recognize and reward select accommodat...

Russia extends UK flight ban through January 12
Russia’s official COVID-19 response center announced that the country has extended suspension of all flights between Russian Federation and the United...

Travel insurers: COVID-19 jab may become mandatory for Europe trip
Some European travel insurers warned that while COVID-19 vaccination is not currently needed to purchase a travel insurance policy for visiting Europe...

ARC: Air ticket sales by US travel agencies still in the red
Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) today reported the following consolidated airline ticketing volume variances, compared to the same period in 2019...

Qatar Airways expands codeshare agreement with Oman Air
Qatar Airways continues to expand its portfolio of strong, globally strategic partnerships by signing an expanded codeshare agreement with Oman Air th...

Etihad Airways launches charter flight services
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has expanded its business with the launch of charter and special flight services. Fu...

United and CDC work on contact tracing initiative for all international and domestic flights
United Airlines with the support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced a program to collect customer contact informa...

Air Canada operates 4,000th all-cargo flight
Air Canada said today that with the flight of AC 7227 from Toronto to Lima it has now operated 4,000 all-cargo flights since launching into the cargo-...

Qatar Airways surprises and delights passengers this Holiday Season
Qatar Airways is delighted to welcome this festive season by creating special moments that will surprise and delight our passengers both on board and ...

Vaccine politics and tourism
Tourism before the pandemic Over the past several decades, tourism has experienced continuous growth and diversification to become one of the fastest ...

Global tourism back to 1990 levels as arrivals fall 72%
International arrivals fell by 72% over the first ten months of 2020, with restrictions on travel, low consumer confidence and a global struggle to co...

JetBlue adds Miami flights to its New Year’s resolutions
Low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways fully committed today to one of its New Year’s resolutions: launch first-ever flights at Miami International Airport....

Air Greenland places Christmas order for Airbus A330neo
Air Greenland, the flag-carrier for Greenland, is the latest airline to order Airbus’ next generation A330neo widebody aircraft. The new A330-800 will...

Last-minute surge in flight bookings for Christmas period
Latest travel analytics research reveals that despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent collapse in aviation, there has been a last-minute surg...

JetBlue announces Key West flights from New York City and Boston
Beginning February 11, JetBlue Airways is to add seasonal nonstop service from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Boston Log...

Héli-Union to purchase two Airbus H160 helicopters
Airbus Helicopters and its historical partner Héli-Union have signed a contract for the purchase of two multi-mission H160s to address a wide range of...

Russia suspends all flights with Great Britain
Russia suspended all flights with the UK amid news of the discovery of a new, more contagious strain of COVID-19 in the country, according to the late...

Neste supplies DHL Express with sustainable aviation fuel at San Francisco Airport
Neste has signed an agreement to supply SAF to DHL Express, the express service arm of Deutsche Post DHL Group, world’s leading mail and logistics com...