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Delta Air Lines will begin service between Atlanta and Tel Aviv in March 2023. Delta's schedule to the Israeli capital will ramp up to 13 flights in April and May.
Marriott International is introducing a new extended-stay brand, Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy, for the work/leisure traveler. The units will have a full kitchen and laundry with a separate living room and bedroom.
Hotels are beginning to take a second look at their swimming pools and repurposing the space to produce more revenue. The Revere Hotel Boston Common converted theirs to a lounge, while JW Marriott Tampa Water Street chose to put an event lawn on the sixth floor where a pool might have gone.
For the 12th consecutive year, Delta Air Lines came in first place in the annual Business Travel News Airline Survey of corporate travel professionals. Delta ranked No. 1 in most categories, which included customer service, products, distribution and network.
American Airlines held a rally last week highlighting its partnership with Stand Up To Cancer. This year's fundraising effort raised more than $2.5 million for cancer research.
US airlines are preparing for a Thanksgiving weekend where air travel is expected to nearly match pre-pandemic levels. Airlines have "gone above and beyond to try to get ready," said Nick Calio, president and CEO of Airlines for America, noting that they have "adjusted their schedules, they've been on hiring binges, on putting people in [...]
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority opened its long-awaited Silver Line Metrorail extension to Dulles International Airport in Virginia. Plans for the line date back to 1962, but funding and legal disputes delayed construction until 2014, after which cost overruns and further delays pushed the project well past its originally expected opening in 2018.
A recent study charts a path toward widespread availability of sustainable aviation fuel by using grass miscanthus as a source for the production of biofuel. "It is within reach for the United States to decarbonize the fuel used by commercial aviation, without having to wait for electrification of aircraft propulsion," according to Nazli Uludere Aragon, [...]
A digital Apple Wallet ID will be accepted for security screening at Denver International Airport. Colorado joins Arizona and Maryland in allowing the use of digital identification as an alternative to physical driver's licenses.
Delta Air Lines is testing drag reduction technology that has the potential to reduce emissions by making aircraft more aerodynamic. "Our partnership with Aero Design Labs is a great example of how Delta continues to invest in new ways to modify our operations to make an immediate impact on our carbon footprint today, while we [...]
Air Canada Cargo continues to expand its freighter fleet and network, taking delivery of its third 767 and expanding cargo service to Asia and Europe. The freighter fleet allows Air Canada to resume transporting horses.
Alaska Airlines is using customized virtual reality equipment in its pilot training program, making it easier for students to learn the topography of a cockpit before ever entering a simulator. "It's helping give them exposure to things we typically wouldn't see early in training which makes them more successful in the latter stages of training," [...]
