Marisa Garcia

The ultimate reward of awards is good press for the winners. But aiming for the prize--any prize--helps spur on airlines and airports to make air travel better. That has to be a good thing.

If the fastest way to the heart is through the stomach, Etihad is making a meal of its product differentiation and serving it hot to both investors in New York and lobbyists in the Nation's capital--complete with a lovely garnish.

It makes sense that Ryanair would take advantage of the distressed status of this airport and of the popularity of Valencia as a tourism destination, especially for UK travellers. The airport's promoters are no doubt relieved.

329% growth at Muscat International Airport is a mind-blowing increase. This tech will help make visiting our Skift Pick for 2015 easier on travellers.

There's more at stake here than could possibly fit a short Skift take. We'll keep watching and updating readers as this critical battle Open Skies battle progresses.

We’re not in the 1980s anymore. After a great push to initiate it and many trials to stabilize it, globalization has finally taken hold of the aviation industry. Turning back the calendar benefits very few and passengers will ultimately vote on Open Skies with their dollars, or euros, or dinars.

It's lovely to see an airline get into the spirit of local celebrations, especially one as significant as this. Parabéns, Rio de Janeiro! Os melhores desejos para os próximos 450 anos.

So what if British Airways took their sweet time to come up with these suites? Better late for the better than early for naught.

Airlines have a locked-in five minutes that they can appeal to flyers and, if they play it right, broadcast to others. Air New Zealand has played it better than others.

Just being able to use a dedicated lane makes downloading this free app worthwhile.