by Patrick Whyte, Skift, – Jan 29, 2020 8:15 am Wizz Air is looking east rather than west for further expansion in the wake of an ambitious move to establish a Middle East subsidiary. The airline is partnering with the state-owned Abu Dhabi Development Holding Company to create a joint venture that will start operating sometime in the second...Read More

By Nancy Trejos, Skift – Jan 28, 2020 2:30 am The legalization of marijuana in many states is becoming an increasingly perplexing challenge for one key part of the travel industry: hotels. They’re confronted with figuring out how to let guests partake in it on-property, training and drug testing employees, and dealing with confusing and...Read More

Hong Kong (CNN Business)Airlines based in North America, Europe and Asia are canceling flights to China as authorities there seek to contain the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus. British Airways, United Airlines, American Airlines, Air Asia, Cathay Pacific, Air India, IndiGo, Lufthansa and Finnair have announced plans to slash the number of flights they are operating...Read More

The concept of pilotless commercial jet flight has been bandied about for years. But while the technology has been there, there’s been little concrete evidence to suggest autonomous flying could ever really get off the ground — until now. Airbus has confirmed one of its test aircraft took off automatically at Toulouse-Blagnac airport in France last...Read More