Dubai-based carrier Emirates has announced an order for 15 additional Airbus A350-900s at the Dubai Airshow 2023 in a deal worth US$6 billion. The latest agreement will take Emirates’ total A350 order book to 65 units. The first A350 is scheduled to join Emirates’ fleet in August 2024. With the addition of today’s orders, Emirates…
The Dutch government has suspended controversial plans to cap the number of flights at Amsterdam Schiphol airport next year. The so-called Experimental Rule would have seen a cap of 460,000 flights imposed at the airport for 2024 (down from around 500,000), in a bid to reduce noise pollution. Earlier this year several airlines including KLM,…
Langham Hospitality Group has signed a management agreement with Parkland Group for The Langham, Foshan – a new hotel in China’s Greater Bay Area (GBA). Part of the One Sanlong Bay development – which includes luxury residential units as well as prime commercial office spaces – Foshan’s first high-rise urban resort is scheduled to open…
Russia’s largest airline Aeroflot has resumed regular flights from Sheremetyevo Airport to Abu Dhabi International. The carrier is operating four weekly flights on its narrowbody Boeing 737-800 to the UAE’s capital. The Aeroflot Group also includes Rossiya and Pobeda Airlines. In 2022, Aeroflot carried 20.5 million passengers while the Aeroflot Group and its subsidiaries carried…
St. Regis Hotels and Resorts has announced the opening of The St. Regis Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. The hotel marks Marriott International’s 500th luxury property globally. The St. Regis Riyadh is the only hotel within the recently launched Via Riyadh development which is home to designer boutiques, fine-dining restaurants and a cinema. Situated at the…
Marriott International has unveiled the second Scottish property under its AC Hotels brand. The 245-room AC Hotel Glasgow forms part of the £100 million Love Loan development off the city’s George Square, which when complete will also feature bars, restaurants, and Scotland’s first Soho House private members club. The complex will also house the first…
Saudi carrier Riyadh Air unveiled the second of its permanent dual-livery designs at the Dubai Airshow 2023 which began on Monday. The airline, wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund, is set to commence scheduled passenger services in 2025. The second livery will see Riyadh Air aircraft with a lavender and indigo paint combination featuring…
Government-run TransPennine Express has published a new blueprint which it says aims to “address many of the issues which have caused problems and disruption for rail customers”. Earlier this year the decision was made not to renew FirstGroup’s TransPennine Express franchise following a period of poor performance, with the service being transferred to the state-owned…
United Airlines has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for daily nonstop flights between Tokyo’s Haneda airport and Houston’s Bush Intercontinental airport. If approved, United will become the first U.S. carrier to offer a nonstop service between Houston and Haneda. In its pitch to the DOT, United argues that the new…
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