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Photographer Richard Kreider captured this chartered Hi Fly Airbus A340 carrying Australians and Afghan visa holders from strife-torn Kabul as it arrived in the West Australian capital of Perth early Friday. About 100 Australian citizens and Afghan visa holders were on board the plane. They were loaded onto buses at Perth Airport by officials in …
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The peak international airline group has welcomed a move by Singapore to ease travel restrictions with its first quarantine-free travel program for arrivals from Brunei and Germany. The relaxation will also see rules eased for Hong Kong and Macau from August 26. The International Air Transport Association labeled the move “a positive step in the …
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MIAMI – The International Air transport Association (IATA) has issued several press releases on issues concerning its Travel Pass, the easing of travel restrictions in Singapore, and the ongoing situation concerning the Afghan airspace. IATA Travel Pass Adopted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia IATA is welcoming the announced decision taken by the General Authority …
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Summary List Placement Table of Contents: Masthead Sticky A plush, comfortable hotel room is a treat. But a whimsically themed, over-the-top suite is an experience, especially for families. Picture the sense of glee when your kids realize they’ll be spending the night in Spongebob’s pineapple. These experiential, unique accommodations become part of the vacation …
MIAMI – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has issued a corporate communication regarding airline funds held back by various countries that do not permit their repatriation. IATA has explicitly denounced the fact that when countries block airlines’ funds and impede their transfer, their action negatively impacts airlines and may be one of the causes …
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MIAMI – After decades of flying, an aircraft has to meet its demise. While some end up at the aircraft boneyard or grave, some are recycled. The latter is gaining relentless momentum. The recycling process of an aircraft entails harvesting parts and materials from what is called end-of-life aircraft. In general, the process begins with …
Summary List Placement There’s no better way to fly commercial across the Atlantic than in a premium cabin. And JetBlue is making it easier and cheaper for travelers to do just that. New York’s self-proclaimed hometown airline just made its European debut on August 11 flying between the Big Apple and London. Joining JetBlue on …
MIAMI – The promise of overseas travel brings a wave of anticipation, mostly focused on how much fun you’re going to have when you reach the destination, but also perhaps containing a little bit of anxiety about that bit beforehand – the airport. Airports are known to some people as being stressful, but you might …
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MIAMI – The US Department of Transportation (DoT) announced it will restrict certain Chinese airline’s flights to 40% passenger capacity for a duration of four weeks. The measure is being taken after China has imposed a similar limitation on four United Airlines (UA) flights, bound to Shanghai-Pudong (PVG), as a sanction for bringing in China …
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Summary List Placement Startup Avelo Airlines has chosen Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport as its East Coast base, a significantly underserved market in southern Connecticut. Service from New Haven will launch on November 3 with four routes to Florida. Avelo is the first airline to ever offer nonstop flights from New Haven to the sunshine state …
Global airline executives have become more optimistic about future profitability and passenger demand, with more than half expecting demand to recover to 2019 levels in 2023. The more hopeful outlook came as 81 percent of executives taking part in a July business confidence survey reported an increase in passenger volumes in the second quarter of …
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MIAMI – Breeze Airways (MX) has secured today US$200m in series B funding, just three months after launching operations. The funds, led by accounts managed by BlackRock and Knighthead Capital Management, will be used to fuel growth and continue the expansion of the airline. With 39 routes out of 16 cities, the Salt Lake City-based …
Virgin Australia is taking on low-cost competitor Jetstar with a new seat-only Economy Lite option aimed at people without checked bags and offering fares as low as $59 one-way. The basic fare is part of a restructuring of the airline’s economy fares that will see three options introduced: Economy Lite, Economy Choice and Economy Flex. …
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Masks will remain compulsory on US flights until mid-January as cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant continue to surge in America. The mask mandate, which also covers trains and buses, was due to expire on September 13 but a Transportation Security Administration official confirmed the plans to extend it. The official said the extension was …
MIAMI – Electra revealed this week that it has begun working directly with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to certify its hybrid-electric eSTOL aircraft under Part 23 regulations. Randy Griffith was hired as director of certification by the Virginia-based company in July. Griffith is managing engagement with both the FAA’s Center for Emerging Concepts and …
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MIAMI – German carrier Lufthansa (LH) successfully carried out its first A340 flight today evacuating 130 people from Afghanistan. The aircraft used in the operation was an Airbus A340-300 (A343), which flew out of Tashkent Airport (TAS), Uzbekistan back home to Frankfurt (FRA) in Germany. All the evacuees were initially transported from the devasted capital …
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MIAMI – It is official, Italy has a new flag carrier. ITA-Italia Trasporto Aereo has its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) along with an Italian air transport license issued by the Italian civil aviation regulator, ENAC-Ente Nazionale Aviazione Civile. The new carrier, which for the time being has no International Air transport Association (IATA) identification but …
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Summary List Placement Table of Contents: Masthead Sticky We could all use a break these days. And while we love our little ones more than anything, sometimes you need a guarantee that they’ll be no whining or tantrums on vacation (from children, anyway). Whether you’re looking to unwind sans kids or simply want to ensure …
Summary List Placement Talk less, listen more, and definitely don’t dance — that’s the concept behind listening bars popping up across Europe and the US. I visited Dahlia, which opened last month, the first such bar in Lisbon and the second in Portugal after the country’s first opened last November. Fitted with bespoke, high-quality audio …
Summary List Placement In December, I checked in for a 14-day quarantine at a five-star hotel with a view of Singapore’s iconic Marina Bay Sands hotel. With the glittering city laid out before me, it seemed like the beginning of a grand adventure: a year (or longer) of living in the tropical island city-state, where …
AAPA director Subhas Menon. Photo: AAPA Organizations such as the International Air Transport Association and SITA have developed technology such as secure digital health travel passes to help smooth the way. “But what is missing is we need governments to sanction digital health certificates,’’ Menon says, noting that the International Civil Aviation Organization and the …
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All Qantas Group employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 under a hardline policy the airline says is part of its commitment to safety. The airline has set a deadline of November 15 for frontline employees such as cabin crew, pilots and airport workers to be fully vaccinated with other employees given until March …
Air New Zealand says it is well prepared to cope with the fallout of the snap nationwide COVID lock-down announced on Tuesday by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Ardern called the lockdown, initially for three days, in the hope of quashing a potential outbreak of the contagious COVID-19 Delta variant after the nation’s first case was …
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Source: BTS The US Bureau of Transportation Statistics figures covering 21 airlines carrying more than 90 percent of passengers were up 21 percent overall compared to May. They were also a long way from the 3 million passengers carried in April 2020, the lowest figures monthly figure in BTS records dating back to 1974. The …
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MIAMI – The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) wants to prolong the requirement for travelers to wear masks on flights, trains, and buses, as well as at airports and railway stations, until January 18. The current TSA transportation mask order is in effect until September 13. On a call with the TSA and the Centers …
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Summary List Placement The World Of Hyatt Credit Card has added a new benefit for those who apply by September 30, 2021. New cardholders can earn double the tier-qualifying night credits on paid stays from August 16 to December 31, 2021. Hyatt has already reduced the number of nights required to qualify for elite …
Summary List Placement The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card and Chase Sapphire Reserve® recently added new bonus categories. In some of these categories (like streaming), you’ll only earn bonus points at select merchants. Other bonus categories are broader but still have exclusions to keep in mind. Read Insider’s guide to the best rewards credit cards. …