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Turkish Airlines Restarts Hot Meal ServiceBy Michael B. Baker

Turkish Airlines has resumed hot meal service for both Business and Economy class on flights longer than two hours and 15 minutes, the carrier... KEEP READING

Carriers Grounding Some Max Aircraft to Address Electrical IssueBy Michael B. Baker

Carriers have grounded some Boeing 737 Max aircraft following a notification from Boeing of a potential electrical issue.... KEEP READING

United Tests SITA Biometric Technology for Domestic FlightsBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines is testing a low-touch biometric experience for domestic flights out of San Francisco International Airport. ... KEEP READING

IATA: February Global Air Travel Demand Falls FurtherBy Dawit Habtemariam

Global air demand in February 2021 fell 74.7 percent compared with its pre-pandemic level in February 2019, according to the International Air Transport... KEEP READING

JetBlue Transatlantic Flights to Feature Customizable Meals, Free Wi-FiBy Michael B. Baker

JetBlue will feature customizable meals and complimentary Wi-Fi for economy-class passengers when it launches its transatlantic service later this year,... KEEP READING

Cirium Creates Data Tool for Airlines to Better Assess Corp. Clients' TravelBy Michael B. Baker

Airline data analytics supplier Cirium has developed a new technology suite for carriers to manage corporate travel, which they say will enable airlines... KEEP READING

Air Canada Drops Transat Acquisition After Hitting EC RoadblockBy Michael B. Baker

Air Canada has terminated its planned acquisition of Montreal-based Transat, citing "onerous remedies" that would be required to secure approval by the... KEEP READING

TAP Plans Summer Expansion, Adds Lisbon Airport Covid-19 TestingBy Michael B. Baker

TAP Air Portugal plans to operate by August 879 flights per week on 100 routes as the carrier gradually restores its network. ... KEEP READING

Outlining the Contours of RecoveryBy Donna M. Airoldi

Pandemic conventional wisdom has held that corporate transient travel would be the second industry sector to recover, behind leisure travel. But that... KEEP READING

New CDC Guidance Loosens Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated TravelersBy Michael B. Baker

Fully vaccinated individuals in the United States can travel safely without quarantine or pre-travel Covid-19 testing, according to updated guidance... KEEP READING

JAL to Conduct Trio of Health Passport TrialsBy Michael B. Baker

Japan Airlines is testing three different health passport platforms over the next several weeks, the carrier announced. ... KEEP READING

Hertz Progresses Toward June Chapter 11 ExitBy Dawit Habtemariam

Hertz Global Holdings plans to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June 2021 and has completed all required court filings to do so, the company announced this... KEEP READING

Uber for Business Appoints New Global HeadBy Dawit Habtemariam

Uber for Business has appointed Susan Anderson as its new global head, the company announced on LinkedIn. ... KEEP READING

Frontier Expects to Net $266 Million from IPOBy Michael B. Baker

Frontier Group Holdings, parent of Frontier Airlines, has priced its shares for its initial public offering at $19.... KEEP READING

Air Canada Extends Aeroplan Elite Status Through 2022By Michael B. Baker

Air Canada has extended elite status for Aeroplan members through next year and has widened the timeframe to earn status after that. ... KEEP READING

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