Vietjet is set to make Brisbane its first Australian long-haul destination following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the airline and Brisbane Airport Corporation in Queensland, Au…
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s prices in line with competitors
FORT LAUDERDALE — Eighteen months before its scheduled debut of the first Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection ship, executives offered the first clue as to pricing for the luxury brand, saying a repre…
Gatwick to trial autonomous vehicles on airfield
Gatwick’s 300 airside vehicles are stationary 90 per cent of the time – as staff attend to aircraft and passengers – but a trial of electric-powered autonomous vehicles will soon see…
Airbus begins construction of first All Nippon Airways A380 in France
The main sections of the first A380 for Japan’s All Nippon Airways have arrived at the Airbus final assembly line in Toulouse via a special convoy.They arrived with six subassemblies – the…
Philippine Airlines to roll out Amadeus Altéa Suite
In line with its goal to upgrade and innovate its systems, Philippine Airlines has signed an agreement with Amadeus to deliver an extensive transformation of the its core technology systems.The carrie…
South African eVisa roll-out set to commence
The roll-out programme for eVisas in South Africa will commence in the last quarter of the next financial year, by March 31, 2019, according to a written statement by the Department of Home Affairs, t…
World Travel Awards headed to Guayaquil for Latin America Ceremony
World Travel Awards has revealed that Guayaquil, on the west coast of Ecuador, will host its Latin America Ceremony on September 15th.It will be World Travel Awards’ first visit to Guayaquil, th…
Iberia and Qatar Airways expand codeshare partnership
Iberia and Qatar Airways have extended the codeshare agreement they signed in 2017, enabling their customers to travel to more destinations, with more flight options and better connections.Iberia pass…
Amadeus and Lufthansa launch biometric boarding at LAX, plan U.S. expansion
Amadeus has developed facial-recognition technology in partnership with Lufthansa that is now being used by the airline for boarding at Los Angeles International Airport.Lufthansa reports that during …
Last male Northern White rhino dies
The last remaining male Northern White rhino died yesterday, Monday 19, in Kenya, leaving only two females of the species alive on the planet.Sudan, as the rhino was named, was 45 years old and died f…