Summary List Placement Carnival’s latest giant cruise ship, the Mardi Gras, is set to begin sailing this April . The new cruise ship’s name is a direct reference to Carnival’s former 1972 Mardi Gras cruise ship. But unlike the previous iteration, the new Mardi Gras holds a series of North American cruising firsts, such as …
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Bombardier Fully Owns MRO Facility in Berlin
MIAMI – Bombardier has completed the purchase of issued and outstanding shares of Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services from Lufthansa Technik and ExecuJet Aviation Group. The Canadian airframer announced the news on January 4. The contract, first announced in September, clears the way for Bombardier to operate a wholly-owned service center in Berlin and further extend …
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New York just debuted a $1.6 billion train hall to upgrade its notorious Penn Station, complete with skylight ceilings and a premium lounge — see inside
Summary List Placement Just hours after the ball dropped in Times Square to mark the arrival of a new year, a new era for train travel was inaugurated just 10 blocks to the south. Moynihan Train Hall at Pennsylvania Station opened to the public on January 1, giving the busiest train station in North America …
Australian government lashes Qantas’s international plans
In a stinging rebuke, the Australian government has lashed Qantas’s plans for a reboot of its international flights from July 1. “The health and safety of Australians remain the Morrison-McCormack Government’s top priority,” Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said. “International borders will be opened when international arrivals …
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Qantas opens international ticket sales for July reboot
Qantas is betting the distribution of vaccines and lifting of border closures will allow it to resume scheduled services to key markets such as the US and UK from July. The Australian carrier on Tuesday brought forward bookings for international travel to both destinations to July even as it pushed back a proposed March start …
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Dreamliner defects see analysts slash Boeing outlook
Leading aviation analysts at New-York-based Bernstein have slashed their outlook for Boeing as the company grapples with widening manufacturing defects affecting hundreds of its 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The defects stopped 787 deliveries in November as Boeing reviewed its manufacturing plants and the manufacturer reportedly delivered just one aircraft in December. A worsening outlook for the …
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China Airlines Announces Final Passenger 747 Flight
MIAMI – Continuing the barrage of aircraft retirements from 2020, China Airlines (CI) has announced the date of its final passenger Boeing 747 flight. The airline will operate the special flight on February 6, allowing passengers to fly on the jet one last time. The flight will last approximately 5 hours 30 minutes, carrying 350 passengers. …
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The best ski resorts in Colorado and where to stay
Summary List Placement Colorado is home to 28 ski areas, from family-run hills to glitzy mega-mountains. We’ve rounded up the best ski resorts across the state, plus the best hotel to stay at for each area. Peak ski season is in full swing and hotels currently range from $$179 to $481 per night to …
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The Flying-V Concept Aircraft Flies in Germany
MIAMI – A scale model Flying-V, an experimental blended-wing aircraft design that could soon be commonplace, recently took to the skies in Germany. The project was undertaken with the sponsorship of KLM Airlines, the aircraft is a design by the Delft Technical Center (TU Delft) in the Netherlands. Recently, the aircraft flew from a German airbase assisted by an Airbus team. …
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Saudi Arabia to Open Borders with Qatar
MIAMI – Saudi Arabia has agreed to open its air, sea, and land borders with Qatar. The move will help to end a dispute that has lasted more than three years and triggered a crisis in the oil-rich Gulf – setting two US allies against each other. According to The Financial Times, Kuwait mediated the …
ZeroAvia Raises US$21.4m in Series A Round Funding
Photo: ZeroAvia Investing in Success The investments come after the company completed what is deemed the first battery-electric commercial flight in the UK back in June 2020 and the first flight in September 2020 of the HyFlyer I project, the largest hydrogen fuel cell aircraft. In the next three months, ZeroAvia plans a 250-mile long-distance flight. ZeroAvia …
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These are the best apps and platforms to learn a new language in 2021 — including Duolingo, Babbel, Rosetta Stone, and more
Summary List Placement With people staying home during the pandemic, many are finding themselves taking up new hobbies. E-learning is a popular option, and for those with international travel plans on pause, the extra time could offer a way to learn a new language for when that trip eventually happens. From casual, free apps …
11 Airbnbs with beautiful libraries bookworms will love
Summary List Placement As the pandemic persists, many are turning to domestic private vacation rentals since experts say they’re safer than hotels. Bookworms can find an escape in more ways than one at these US Airbnbs that feature gorgeous, in-home libraries. We’ve rounded up top-rated Airbnbs with libraries across the US, ranging from $95 …
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Qatar Airways Announces New Worldwide Codeshare Agreements
MIAMI – Qatar Airways (QR) has expanded its horizons with the introduction of new codeshare agreements with Oman Air (WY) and LATAM Airlines Brasil (JJ). The new codeshares increase destination numbers from three to 65 on QR’s network across Africa, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, India, and the Middle East. Qatar Airways customers benefit from …
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SkyUp Airlines Cleared for Take-off to 11 New Destinations
MIAMI – SkyUp Airlines (PQ) has been given the green light to operate 11 new international services in2021, including adding three more destinations in Germany from Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukraine’s State Aviation Administration has approved eight route launches from Kyiv Borispol (KBP) alongside one each from Lviv (LWO), Odessa (ODS) and Zaporizhia (OZH) (OZH). According to …
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Ryanair Terminating 12 UK Routes in Spat with CAA, Blames Brexit.
MIAMI – It looks like Ryanair (FR) and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) are having quite the spat. The airline has canceled 12 domestic routes in the UK and is blaming the CAA’s wet lease policies. According to an analysis of the situation by FlightGlobal, the issue stems from using wet leased foreign aircraft …
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The AvCompass #2 | Executive Aircraft from around the World
MIAMI – Some of the most recognizable and unique passenger aircraft flying around the world are specialized government aircraft. Whether its the United States’ Boeing VC-25 (Air Force One), Germany’s brand new Airbus A350 or the Republic of Turkey’s Boeing 747-8, each aircraft plays a vital role in international politics. As the face of the …
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World’s Top Twenty COVID-19 compliant airlines
Airlineratings.com, the world’s only safety, product, and COVID-19 rating agency has named its Top Twenty airlines for COVID-19 compliance. In alphabetical order, they are Air Baltic, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, All Nippon Airways, AirAsia, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Eva Air, Japan Airlines, Jetblue, KLM, Korean Airlines, Lufthansa, …
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New Zealand, Canada add pre-flight COVID testing to quarantine
Airlines have been lobbying for a COVID testing regime and those flying to New Zealand and Canada will soon have one — but not in the way the industry expected. Airline lobby groups such as the International Air Transport Association have been calling for a global testing regime to replace mandatory quarantine in a bid …
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Qatar questions A380 environmental sustainability
Qatar Airways has questioned the environmental sustainability of operating Airbus A380s during the COVID pandemic, citing internal figures showing they emit up to 95 percent more CO2 per hour than the twin-engine A350. The Qatar analysis demonstrates why the four-engine Airbus A380 has been grounded by most airlines during the coronavirus pandemic and why some …
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Today in Aviation: The Aero A.10 Limousine’s Maiden Flight
MIAMI – Today in Aviation, the first prototype of the A.10, one of the first Czechoslovak State Airlines (OK) aircraft, flew for the first time in 1922. The A.10 was significant, with five examples in service with the airline on the route from Prague to Bratislava from the time of its inception in 1923 until …
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Americans have been escaping to Mexico to avoid COVID-19 restrictions back home. Now, Mexico is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases.
Summary List Placement In a bid to avoid COVID-19 restrictions back home, a considerable number of Americans have traveled to Mexico for a vacation or — in some instances — to settle down there. “A lot of people are either coming down here and visiting to test it out or have just full-on relocated,” a …
Flybig Inaugurates Operations, Newest Indian Airline
MIAMI – Flybig (S9), the newest Indian airline, has inaugurated operations with a flight from Indore (IDR) to Ahmedabad (AMD). The airline plans to scale up operations to five flights a week by mid-February and while having both an ATR 72 and a Dash 8 Q400, it plans on eventually adding more ATR aircraft. Some …
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Amazon Air Buys Seven Retired Delta Boeing 767s
MIAMI – Amazon Air bought seven Boeing 767-300ERs from Delta Air Lines (DL) in the year in which there was a notable increase in cargo operations. The cargo carrier was launched in 2016, and its is based in Seattle to meet the 1-2 day delivery time for Amazon prime customers. The move was to bring …
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Fewer air disasters in 2020 but more people die
A drastic reduction in the number of flights in 2020 did not stop the number of people killed in air disasters rising to 299 from 257 in 2019, according to a new analysis. The first in what will be several analyses of aviation tragedies in 2020 shows there were 40 crashes in 2020, five of …
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Grounded Now Soaring, This Is Goodyear
The Future of Air Travel Is Now
Photo: Boeing Greener Skies Smaller electric aircraft are already flying. They are at the prototype and demonstration stage, but could pave the way for short-haul, point-to-point air taxis and island hops. Currently, the technology to build an electric jumbo is not a reality, but there are workarounds. As electric batteries get better, you can build …