United States

Difficulties with deliveries of new Boeing aircraft - notably the B787 Dreamliner - are dragging on. American Airlines is due to receive only three new Dreamliners this year instead of the six originally planned. The company is therefore officially justifying its decision to reduce its European flight schedule on the grounds of these delays. Among the...

The Biden-Harris administration has just announced the adoption of a non-reversible rule to protect passengers, effective in July. The administration's target: the surprise charges applied by airlines when buying a ticket. Admittedly, the Biden administration is not going so far as to call these charges into question. However, it is requiring airlines and travel agencies to...

At the end of March, Air Tahiti Nui joined the American TSA PreCheck programme. This is good news for its passengers. This programme allows travellers considered to be "low risk" to benefit from relaxed controls at more than 200 airports in the United States. For the summer season, the Polynesian carrier is offering 5...

After decoding the travel habits of European professionals, BCD Travel crosses the Atlantic to focus on the US market. With the same question: which destinations are the most popular for business travel? This new study published by TMC confirms the dynamism of the transatlantic axis. In fact, just as...

With Holiday Inn for IHG, Ibis for Accor and Fairfield and Courtyard for Marriott. Hampton by Hilton is one of the most widely deployed hotel brands in the world. To celebrate its 40th anniversary in the best possible way, Hilton's budget brand has just passed the 3,000 mark...

Over the past few weeks, United Airlines has experienced an increasing number of incidents, prompting the FAA, the US air transport regulator, to step up its oversight of the US carrier's safety. "Due to recent incidents, the FAA is increasing its oversight of United Airlines. It is ensuring that the company complies with safety regulations, that it...

The American giant Boeing is in a cold sweat. "Boeing has to become a better company and deliveries will follow", Bob Jordan, CEO of Southwest Airlines, recently admitted at an industry conference organised by JPMorgan. The aircraft manufacturer seems to have lost control of its production chain. Quality control problems that are having a knock-on effect...

The Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) recently published by the US Department of Transportation (DoT) provides an annual snapshot of the quality of air travel services across the Atlantic. Based on operational data from US airlines, the report covers punctuality, lost or misplaced baggage, services for passengers suffering from allergies, and more.

Hilton is moving up a gear to increase the density of its offering in the luxury and lifestyle segment. In the space of a few weeks since the start of the year, the American group began by concluding a partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World to integrate hundreds of luxury hotels into its distribution system and its...

Business travellers passing through Nashville will now find a suitable roof over their heads thanks to the recent opening of the Hilton BNA Nashville Airport Terminal. This is the first hotel to be directly linked to the Tennessee capital's hub by a covered pedestrian walkway. This development is part of a wider project, that of...

This is the end of a drama that has been shaking up the American hotel industry for almost a year. Choice Hotels, which was involved in a hostile takeover bid by its rival Wyndham, has just thrown down the gauntlet following the expiry of its unsolicited share exchange offer. Wyndham's CEO, Geoff Ballotti, was delighted to say: "We are looking forward to...

With no fewer than 134 international destinations in 67 countries, United boasts the largest and most diversified network of international routes among US airlines. This status will be further enhanced by the new destinations unveiled this week. United will be adding three new international destinations to its catalogue. Starting with...

"I want America and I'm going to get it". A year after announcing its intention to expand in the United States, B&B HOTELS is moving to realise its ambitions with the signing of its first hotel in Orlando. Located close to Universal Studios, the airport and the Orlando Convention Center, this 218-room hotel will be the first of its kind in...

It's often forgotten that Dublin is one of the European airports with the best connections to the United States. In fact, Aer Lingus has greatly increased its range of services and destinations over the last few years, in particular with the introduction of small-capacity aircraft, the long-range Airbus A320 and A321. This has enabled it to...

Delta aims to win the loyalty of its business customers with increasingly premium ground services. Several premium lounges are expected to open in the coming months. Starting with the very first representative planned at JFK. The New York airport will host 3,500 m² of facilities dedicated to business travellers, including a terrace. The lounge, which is due to open...

ARGENTINA Buenos Aires Casa Lucia (open)At 80 metres high, this was one of the tallest skyscrapers in South America when it was inaugurated in the 1930s. This real estate project, promoted at the time by shipping magnate Nicolas Mihanovich, has remained one of the most emblematic buildings in the Argentine capital. Located on the...

"This is a massive expansion of our operations on transcontinental and international routes. This is part of our objective to conquer routes with few flights or that are simply too expensive". These were the words of Josh Flyr, Frontier Airlines' vice-president of network and operations, on 23 January at the presentation...

It's official as of 23 January: Phoenix will be joining Air France's American catalogue. The airline plans to connect Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Phoenix Sky Harbor for the first time on 23 May. Three flights a week will be operated between the French capital and the Arizona city, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and...

The project is ambitious, and promises to change the face of Dallas as a major events destination. In addition to MICE, the 'Master Plan' devised by Texas officials should transform Downtown Dallas and even the destination as a whole, by forging more links between its conference centre and the rest of the...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered the temporary grounding of 171 Boeing 737 MAX-9s following a spectacular incident involving an aircraft operated by Alaska Airlines. Last Friday, a panel of the fuselage separated about ten minutes after the aircraft took off from Portland airport (Oregon). Federal investigators...