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Robert Silk

Senior Editor

As Travel Weekly's senior editor for aviation, Robert Silk provides coverage and analysis of route networks, service offerings and distribution as well as airline industry trends and political/policy debates. He writes the Wheels Up opinion column about commercial aviation.

Silk also handles Travel Weekly's coverage of the golf and ski industries.

Prior to joining Travel Weekly in 2015, he spent a decade covering tourism, business, the environment, development and general news for the Florida Keys' daily newspaper, the Key West Citizen, as well as for an affiliated weekly, the Florida Keys Free Press. He also edited the Travel Weekly Florida eNewsletter in 2015 and 2016.

Silk is the co-writer and star of the Azzurri Productions documentary film "Silk Finds What He's Looking For," which was released in June 2021 and chronicles the meditative sport of competitive desert sitting. He is also the author of "An Ecotourist's Guide to the Everglades and the Florida Keys," which was published in 2016 by University Press of Florida.

More Articles by Robert Silk

Avianca said that in lieu of acquiring Viva, it will seek to add aircraft to bolster regional connectivity in Colombia.

Avianca stops pursuing Viva Air mergerAvianca CEO Adrian Neuauser said that the merger conditions laid out by regulator Colombia Aerocivil were overly onerous.

Southwest pilots authorize a strike

Southwest pilots authorize a strikeSouthwest pilots have been vocal about technology shortcomings and operational failures at the airline.

Delta Sync Exclusives gives SkyMiles members the opportunity to accept a free Paramount+ trial membership and then stream content from the platform on their mobile devices.

Deployment of Delta Sync platform startsFlyers use their mobile devices to login with their SkyMiles number to receive access to promotional and entertainment...

The Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club at Boston Logan opens May 16. Chase also has lounges planned for Las Vegas, New York LaGuardia, Philadelphia, Phoenix and San Diego.

Chase's first U.S. airport lounge opens next weekThe Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club opens May 16 at Boston Logan. Lounges are also planned for Las Vegas, New York,...

TrueBlue members can now select awards -- including early boarding and a free alcoholic drink -- for reaching thresholds that fall short of Mosaic status.

JetBlue completes TrueBlue restructuringThe airline has added two new Mosaic loyalty status levels and changed its status-accrual method.

Air New Zealand anticipates flyers purchasing Skynest bunks for four-hour blocks at a cost of $400 to $600.

Air New Zealand's economy sleeper bunks will debut on two U.S. routesThe airline's Skynest will debut in 2024 on Boeing 787s flying Auckland-New York and Auckland-Chicago routes.

Snowfall in the Mountain West has been a key driver of this year's record-breaking season.

More snow meant more visitors for ski resorts this yearAccording to the National Ski Areas Association, domestic ski areas have welcomed a record 64.7 million visits, a 6.6% increase...

United would like to obtain new DOT authority to serve Haneda from Houston and Guam.

United opposes Delta's request for Tokyo Haneda route flexibilityDelta has asked the DOT for permission to change the U.S. gateway on two Haneda flights. United says that shouldn't be allowed.

The Biden administration plans to propose regulations that would require airlines to compensate passengers and cover their expenses for cancellations and significant delays that are within a carrier's control.

Biden admin wants airlines to pay for cancellations, delaysProposed regulations would require airlines to compensate passengers and cover their expenses for cancellations and significant...

In April, there were 7.7% fewer private jet flights in North America than last year.

Demand has dropped for private jet travel, and that's not a bad thingIndustry insiders say it is a healthy correction from what had been unsustainable growth during the pandemic.