The FAA has issued a preliminary finding that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey improperly allocated fees paid by airlines at Newark Airport to non-aviation projects.In addition to violati…
Hurtigruten to use hybrid ships to cut emissions
Hurtigruten names its new ships after Norwegian explorers, but if it were to follow the naming convention of another popular cruise company with historical ties to Norway, it might call its latest des…
British Airways to recruit thousands of cabin crew for centenary year
British Airways is to launch a programme to recruit more than 2,000 cabin crew in 2019.Successful candidates with no prior cabin crew experience will train through the airline’s new cabin crew a…
Monteiro to lead Four Seasons Hotel Montréal
Hotelier Gonçalo Monteiro has been appointed opening general manager of Four Seasons Hotel Montréal.He arrives from China, where he was most recently hotel manager of Four Seasons Hotel …
Singapore makes supplementary Johannesburg flights permanent
Effective March 31 next year, Singapore Airlines will add three weekly flights between Johannesburg and Singapore, bringing its total flights on the route to 10 per week.The airline’s daily flig…
O’Brian to head Airports Council International in Latin America
Members of the Airports Council International – Latin America and Caribbean general assembly have unanimously voted to elect Andrew O’Brian, chief executive of Corporación Quiport, …
Tourism Australia launches Premier Aussie Specialist Program in India
Tourism Australia has introduced a second tier to its specialist programme in India with the introduction of the Premier Aussie Specialist Program. Membership in the Premier Aussie Specialist category…
Agents say Celebrity Edge delivers on the hype
FORT LAUDERDALE — Travel agents aboard the Celebrity Edge for a preview cruise of the new $875 million ship said Celebrity Cruises has delivered on the concepts it talked up during an 18-month p…
British Airways waves farewell to Boeing 767
British Airways today bids farewell to one of the most iconic aircraft in its fleet, the Boeing 767.The airline’s final two 767s are being retired to the South Wales Aviation Museum in St Athan …
New trade leadership for South African Tourism in UK
Steven Balderston has joined South African Tourism as trade training specialist, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to the role from years of working in the travel industry.Originally from …