Edward Russell travel tips

Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss looks forward to a good winter. Bookings are strong and leisure travelers, especially those paying top dollar for the seats in the pointy end of the plane, are eager to travel to the airline’s many warm-weather destinations.

Virgin Atlantic Airways completed a transatlantic flight Tuesday using all sustainable aviation fuel — and whatever you do, do not call it a stunt.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, November 29. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Avianca CEO Adrian Neuhauser will take the helm of the Latin American airline group Abra in January. He will pass the reins of the Bogotá-based carrier to its Deputy CEO Frederico Pedreira.

It’s not a merger, but Air Transat and Porter Airlines plan a new joint venture that would allow the Canadian companies to join forces to grab a larger marketshare.

Turkish Airlines is moving forward with plans to spin off its leisure brand Anadolujet next year as its own airline, AJet.

Over the past decade, airlines have introduced seats (and suites) that deliver the comfort of a five-star hotel, thanks to features such as sliding privacy doors, restaurant-quality dining, and plush bedding that rivals what one would get on the ground.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, November 22. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

U.S. airline pilots who feel they need treatment for depression face a tough choice: Disclose it, and face months or more than a year of evaluation and no flying. Or do nothing, and risk a mental health crisis that endangers themselves and others.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Tuesday, November 21. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

U.S. authorities are taking a number of measures to ensure smooth flights for the record number of people set to take the skies this Thanksgiving.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, November 17. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Business as usual at the Federal Aviation Administration isn’t enough to dig out of the national air traffic controller shortage affecting flights across the U.S.

JetBlue Airways President Joanna Geraghty said the airline would “love” to partner with passenger rail operator Brightline in Florida.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, November 10. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Thursday, November 9. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Thursday, November 2. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

United Airlines Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Nocella does not think the international travel boom has run its course. Far from it.

American Airlines is adjusting its course during the pandemic recovery to boost its profitability, such as by focusing on under-served routes in the U.S. and by making its frequent flyer program an even bigger revenue generator. 

Southwest Airlines executives want investors to be clear about big thing: U.S. travel demand is “healthy.” Southwest leaders repeated the word several times during the third-quarter earnings call Thursday.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, October 25. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.