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Willie Walsh Takes Charge at IndiGo: Why India's Biggest Airline Hired a Global Heavyweight
Aviation

Willie Walsh Takes Charge at IndiGo: Why India's Biggest Airline Hired..

Boeing 737 MAX 7 Wins FAA Certification After Eight-Year Wait
Aviation

Boeing 737 MAX 7 Wins FAA Certification After Eight-Year Wait

Travel Technology

Hotel Wi-Fi Security Warning: Microsoft Says Russian Hackers Are Hijac..

Microsoft Threat Intelligence says a Russian state-linked group hijacked hotel and conference Wi-Fi portals to steal Microsoft 365 logins and plant surveillance malware on travelle..

Business Travel Spending to Hit Record $1.71 Trillion in 2026, GBTA Says — but $2 Trillion Slips to 2030
Business & Markets

Business Travel Spending to Hit Record $1.71 Trillion in 2026, GBTA Sa..

GBTA's 2026 Business Travel Index forecasts record global spending of $1.71 trillion, up 7.2% — yet trips will grow just 1.3%. Rising airfares and hotel rates, not more travellers, are driving the top line, and the $2 trillion milestone has..

Air India Flight From Phuket Hits Severe Turbulence Before Delhi Landing; At Least 12 Injured

Air India Flight From Phuket Hits Severe Turbulenc..

Air India flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi dropped roughly 300 feet in a sudden turbulence event on 4 August, injuring..

JetBlue's BlueFirst First Class Lands With a Basic-Fare Twist
Aviation

JetBlue's BlueFirst First Class Lands With a Basic-Fare Twist

Europe's Tourist Rules, Fees and Bans in 2026: The Complete City-by-City List
Tourism

Europe's Tourist Rules, Fees and Bans in 2026: The Complete City-by-Ci..

Tourism

Visit Malaysia 2026 at Mid-Year: 43 Million Target Still in Reach, but..

Malaysia logged 21.12 million international arrivals in the first half of 2026, up 2.5% year on year, keeping Visit Malaysia 2026's 43 million visitor target within arithmetic reac..

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ETIAS Launch Date Update: EU Holds to Late-2026 Start as EES Completes Its Rollout
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ETIAS Launch Date Update: EU Holds to Late-2026 Start as EES Completes..

ETIAS is still not live. The EU confirms the €20 travel authorisation will start in the last quarter of 2026,..

Europe's Summer of Strikes: French ATC Walkout Grounds 1,500 Flights as Italy and Spain Join In
Tourism

Europe's Summer of Strikes: French ATC Walkout Grounds 1,500 Flights a..

A French air traffic control strike on 3-4 July cancelled about 1,500 flights and disrupted more than a millio..

Airline Q2 2026 Earnings Preview: Delta Opens a Fuel-Bruised Season With Wall Street Braced for Lower Profits
Business & Markets

Airline Q2 2026 Earnings Preview: Delta Opens a Fuel-Bruised Season Wi..

Delta kicks off the airline Q2 2026 earnings season on 10 July with consensus EPS down nearly 30% despite doub..

New Routes for July 2026: Riyadh Air's European Blitz, A321XLR Atlantic Debuts and China's UK Return
Aviation

New Routes for July 2026: Riyadh Air's European Blitz, A321XLR Atlanti..

July 2026 brings one of the busiest route-launch calendars in years: Riyadh Air adds Madrid, Manchester, Malag..

Caribbean Travel Gets a Break: NOAA Forecasts a Below-Normal 2026 Hurricane Season
Destinations

Caribbean Travel Gets a Break: NOAA Forecasts a Below-Normal 2026 Hurr..

NOAA predicts a below-normal 2026 Atlantic hurricane season of 8-14 named storms as El Niño builds, the quiete..

Japan's Tourism Boom Sets New Records in 2026 Despite China's Travel Freeze
Tourism

Japan's Tourism Boom Sets New Records in 2026 Despite China's Travel F..

Japan logged a record 10.68 million arrivals in the first quarter of 2026 even as Chinese visitor numbers coll..

Air Cargo at Mid-2026: Demand Defies Forecasts as Rates Soar and De Minimis Rules Reshape E-Commerce
Business & Markets

Air Cargo at Mid-2026: Demand Defies Forecasts as Rates Soar and De Mi..

Air cargo demand rose 6% in May and June tonnage climbed 9%, IATA and WorldACD data show, even as spot rates j..

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