Following a memorandum of understand signed at Le Bourget Paris Airshow in June, Viva Air, the Latin America low-cost carrier group owned by Irelandia Aviation, has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for 50 A320 family aircraft.The 35 A320neo and…
Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia have announced a new codeshare agreement, creating more travel options between the UK and Australia – and giving customers the opportunity to travel around the world purely on Virgin airlines.From the end of January, travellers…
Boeing and flydubai have finalised the purchase of 175 737 Max airplanes in the largest single-aisle jet order in Middle East history.The deal – which includes options for an additional 50 jets – is valued at $27 billion at current…
Holiday travellers are escaping to the Caribbean, with hotels in most destinations not impacted by this year’s hurricanes reporting occupancies in excess of 90 per cent over the holiday season.“More than 70 per cent of the Caribbean was not impacted…
The European Commission has given its formal approval to the acquisition of Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter by the Lufthansa Group.The approval follows an extensive assessment of the planned transaction by the European Union’s competition authorities in their merger control capacity, after the…
Boeing and Royal Air Maroc have announced orders for four 787-9 Dreamliners – valued at $1.1 billion at list prices – that will enable Morocco’s flag-carrier to expand international services.The orders include two 787s purchased in December 2016 and two…
Mantis has signed a partnership with one of Zambia’s favourite camps in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.Lion Camp has been delivering truly memorable safari experiences over the past ten years, and after major renovation, will reopen in May 2018 under…
The city of Medellín has received the largest increase in foreign visitors for 2016 in Colombia.Visitor numbers from the UK grew by 14 per cent for the country as a whole and 38 per cent for the city of Medellín…
A suite of promotional materials – including a video, itineraries, articles and stunning imagery – has been published by Tourism Australia to promote the Great Fishing Adventures of Australia collective to keen anglers around the world.The group of independently owned…
A new study published by Routes, the organiser of the world’s leading air service development events, shows that Mexico City to Cancun is the busiest air route in North America.Almost 3.7 million passengers travelled the 1,294 kilometre journey between Mexico…
