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There are no dull moments in the aviation sector as airlines continuously debut or add flights due to the increasing demand of passengers to reach every nook and cranny of the world.

South America is now much closer to Europe as Avianca has launched the new service from Munich to Bogotá. Munich is now the only German destination served non-stop by the Colombian carrier.

Qatar Airways has announced the return of its recently-launched direct seasonal routes with more flights and upgraded aircraft on two routes from May 2019.

In a recent discussion, I chatted with the well-travelled marketing officer at Fiji Airways, Marc Cavaliere, who in his spirited style unveiled some of their upcoming plans to make Fiji…

This month, three of the major GDS providers in the industry -- Amadeus, Sabre, and Travelport, denoting an upward trend recording considerable profits.

According to IATA, 20% of the leaderboard airlines’ third-party volume is forecast to be sold through NDC API. That means 80% of those airlines’ sales volume will be retailed in the…

National airline Garuda Indonesia has announced that it will take over the operations of its rival airline Sriwijaya Group.

Sabre Corporation has announced in a media call today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Farelogix, which operates NDC order delivery technology used by many of the world’s…

Industry analysts ForwardKeys have revealed their insights into the habits of the Chinese global outbound traveller, unveiling what it believes to be the “four important factors that…

Digital media specialists NMPi today announced that it has partnered with Wizz Air. The agreement will help the brand to deliver a personalised digital marketing experience for its…

Finnair has revealed today that it will update its passenger offering in 2021 by installing its brand new Premium Economy product.

For decades, the lure of tax-free gold and cheap flights made the Emirates and particularly Dubai a hot favourite with Indians. While the stringent norms in Middle East, safety concerns and…

Vietnam’s budget flag carrier, VietJet, has grown into the second biggest entity in the skies of Southeast Asia with a bigger market cap than AirAsia.

With so many airlines announcing new planes, new schedules and new destinations we have decided to introduce a weekly round-up of some of the most eye catching ones to land at on the news…

In a span of little more than a week, two unfortunate incidents befall Indonesian low-cost carrier Lion Air. Following the fatal crash of Lion Air 737 claiming the lives of 189 people,…

For this week's podcast, I spoke with Sebastian Gibergues, vice president of e-commerce at Amadeus, about the challenges of the future of online retail in the travel space:…

Low cost carriers (LCC), EasyJet and Air Transat, have announced a new partnership which will see the Canadian LCC join the “Worldwide by EasyJet" platform.

Air India has revealed it has boosted its connections to the United States this week by announcing the introduction of three new non-stop flights covering the JFK International to Mumbai…

TravelgateX, a global marketplace for the travel trade, has acquired start-up REVVA in order to strengthen its position in the business intelligence sector.

Just when you thought the rise of craft ale had reached an apex and couldn’t go any higher, UK hopsters BrewDog announced the launch of BrewDog Airlines. Keen to find out more, and hoping to…

Less than a year after the arrival of its first Airbus A321neo in January, in the first country in SE Asia, it seems the aircraft has made a good impression with Vietjet announcing it has…