AirAsia X to fly seven times a week to HonoluluAirAsia X is set to operate seven flights a week to Honolulu, Hawaii from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia via Osaka, Japan, beginning August 16. The announcement comes on the back of robust demand from Southeast Asia, with the airline&rsqu More… |
Kerzner in deal for first Atlantis resort in USChina Oceanwide has entered into a management agreement with Kerzner International Holdings, a leading developer of ultra-luxury hotels, for a new Atlantis resort in Ko Olina 642-acre development on beaches of the island of O’ahu in Hawaii More… |
Outrigger opens regional sales office in DubaiHawaii-based Outrigger Enterprises Group, a leading international hospitality company, has opened a sales and marketing representation office in Dubai covering the Middle East region. Middle East experts, Dubai-based Gulf Reps, wi More… |
Overheated batteries hamper 2nd leg of SI2 flightIrreversible damage to overheated batteries in the Solar Impulse airplane has pushed the second half of round-the-world solar flight to April 2016. Despite the hard work of the Solar Impulse team to repair the batteries which over More… |
Solar plane sets five-day nonstop world recordThe world’s first solar-powered plane, attempting to circumnavigate the globe powered only by the sun's energy, has set a new world record for distance and duration after a five-day nonstop solo flight across the Pacific Ocean from Jap More… |
Solar Impulse 2 bound for HawaiiA Swiss solar-powered plane took off early this morning from Nanjing Lukou Airport in China, bound for Hawaii, US, in what will be the exploration leg of the Round-the-World Solar Flight. Considered to be the longest leg of Solar More… |
Iselle lashes Hawaii with wind, rain as Julio loomsTropical Storm Iselle pummeled the Hawaiian Islands with high winds and heavy rain on Friday, forcing hundreds to seek shelter and knocking out power to over 20,000 people as residents kept a wary eye on an even more powerful storm headed their More… |
Teen who stowed away on flight resting in hospitalA teenage boy who stowed away on a flight from California to Hawaii in the frozen, oxygen-deprived wheel well of a passenger jet was resting in hospital on Tuesday, two days after his death-defying jaunt over the Pacific, a Hawaii official said. More… |
Tsunami hits Pacific regions after Chile quakeTsunami waves of up to 1.5 metres (5 ft) hit far-flung Pacific regions from the Russian far east and Japan to New Zealand's remote Chatham Islands on Sunday after a massive earthquake struck Chile, killing more than 300 people. Authori More… |