London’s Heathrow Airport has crowned the rapidly modernising flag carrier of Oman, beating last year’s winner SAS.
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easyJet makes “good progress” recruiting female pilots
It now has 222 female pilots, up from 128 in 2015 – a 73% rise from when it began to accelerate its recruitment of female pilots.
Read More »MAX crisis: How Europe’s airlines are affected
With the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft likely to drag on for months, some airlines are in a far worse position than others.
Read More »Norwegian sets sights on Peru
But the low-cost carrier will be flying into direct competition with several other airlines on its new route.
Read More »Scandic to expand two hotels in Norway
The properties will get more spacious conference zones and many new rooms – including what will be Scandic’s biggest hotel in the country.
Read More »New routes between Nordics and Vienna
Lauda has altered its name from Laudamotion and announced a second route to Gothenburg – and many more flights from Vienna.
Read More »Gothenburg attraction wins architects prize
The new urban destination Jubileumsparken is the winner of a Swedish Architects award for best landscape architecture.
Read More »New travel guide to marijuana in the US
A new website advises visitors to the US where to find legal ‘420-friendly’ lodging, cannabis clubs and dispensaries.
Read More »Last-ditch attempt to save airline
Saddled with debts of more than $1bn, Jet Airways is struggling to stay in the air, risking 23,000 jobs.
Read More »Great Dane Airlines switches investors
In comes a prominent businessman from northern Jutland to help get the new airline’s first plane off the ground.
Read More »Boeing quietly launches “world’s longest plane”
Amid the controversy over its 737 MAX aircraft, Boeing unveiled the 777X in an employee-only preview rather than a public event.
Read More »Global cruise maps course for sustainability
CLIA pledges that member cruise lines will cut the rate of carbon emissions across the industry by 40% by 2030.
Read More »Barack Obama to head tourism summit
The president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 will be the headline speaker at the WTTC Global Summit 2019.
Read More »Egypt tourism’s “immense strength and recovery”
New research reveals Egypt’s travel and tourism sector growing by 16.5%, second only to Ethiopia in the whole of Africa.
Read More »Finnair, Widerøe open another new route
Together with more frequencies on Helsinki-Tromsø, Helsinki-Trondheim will be attractive for Norwegians, Finns – and Asians.
Read More »Crisis time again for Alitalia
Two weeks before a deadline for a deal to rescue the ailing flag carrier, easyJet walks away from a consortium to save it.
Read More »Vienna gets approval for third runway
As airlines increasingly fight over Vienna routes, the final decision by Austria's supreme court comes after years of appeals.
Read More »Travelport agrees Japanese GDS venture
The new joint venture with Japan Airlines, Travelport Axess, will combine Travelport’s technology with local expertise.
Read More »Study blasts dolphin and whale attractions
Captive whales, dolphins and other marine mammals should not be suffering as tourist attractions, a new report says.
Read More »Cambodia now single destination for Europeans
Thanks to improving connectivity and infrastructure, Cambodia is no longer just an add-on for Thailand and Vietnam.
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