United moves deeper into Latin America with Avianca, Copa tie-upTransport

United moves deeper into Latin America with Avianca, Copa tie-up

United Continental Holdings Inc last Friday said it had finalized a three-way joint venture with carriers Avianca Holdings SA of…

Icelandair scraps plan to buy its rival WOW air, shares tumble

Icelandair scraps plan to buy its rival WOW air, shares tumble

Icelandair said on Thursday it had scrapped its all-share deal to buy WOW air that had aimed to create a…

VietJet plane makes troubled landing, minor injuries to some passengersTourism Insight News

VietJet plane makes troubled landing, minor injuries to some passengers

A VietJet Aviation JSC flight made a troubled landing on Thursday evening after the wheels on its front landing gear…

Ethiopia overtakes Dubai as top feeder of air traffic to Africa

Ethiopia overtakes Dubai as top feeder of air traffic to Africa

Ethiopia has overtaken Dubai as a conduit for long-haul passengers to Africa, highlighting the success of the state airline’s expansion…

Elon Musk ducks out of one Los Angeles tunnel but pursues another

Elon Musk ducks out of one Los Angeles tunnel but pursues another

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has scrapped plans for a high-speed passenger tunnel under the West side of Los Angeles but…

Doomed Lion Air jet was “not airworthy” on penultimate flightTourism Insight News

Doomed Lion Air jet was “not airworthy” on penultimate flight

A Lion Air jet that crashed into the sea off Indonesia last month was not in an airworthy condition on…

Norwegian Air unveils London-Rio flight, challenging ‘monopoly’

Norwegian Air unveils London-Rio flight, challenging ‘monopoly’

Budget carrier Norwegian Air plans to start flights between London and Rio de Janeiro in March to break what it…

South Africa Airways needs $540 million in working capital from next month

South Africa Airways needs $540 million in working capital from next month

South Africa’s cash-strapped state airline will need a total of 7.5 billion rand ($540 million) from next month to fund…

Qatar Airways announces more flights to Iran weeks after U.S. sanctions reimposed on TehranTransport

Qatar Airways announces more flights to Iran weeks after U.S. sanctions reimposed on Tehran

Qatar Airways will add more flights to Iran from January, the state-owned Gulf airline announced yesterday just weeks after the…

Storm strands U.S. holiday travelers, more than 1,240 flights canceled

Storm strands U.S. holiday travelers, more than 1,240 flights canceled

Many holiday travelers in the United States were stuck at airports on the final day of Thanksgiving weekend after more…