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Summary List Placement With COVID-19 grounding many people from international travel and making others wary of the safety of flying, many are turning to alternative forms of travel like renting RVs. In fact, RV rental bookings shot up 4,500% between March and July on the Airbnb-style RV rental marketplace, . However, it’s vital to keep …
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Photo: Max Langley Long Road Ahead With Boeing beginning LONDON – According to Reuters, the US Senate Commerce Committee will today vote on whether there should be tightened oversight of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) amid the grounding and ungrounding of the Boeing 737 MAX. It is likely this vote will be approved as the …
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MIAMI – Qatar Airways (QR) has announced that its codeshare agreement with Air Canada (AS) for travel between Doha and Toronto has been concluded. According to the QR press release, sales have started for the first codeshare flight to operate from December 15, 2020. The agreement shows QR’s long-term commitment to Canadian passengers and strengthens …
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LONDON – The first Airbus A320neo for Aircalin (SB) has been seen on its first flights around the Airbus factory in Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS). F-OTIB (MSN 10049), currently in the test registration of F-WWIR, is due to be delivered to SB in the next few weeks, following an order made in October 2017 for …
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LONDON – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published a Recission of the Emergency Order of Prohibition for the Boeing 737 MAX, meaning it has been recertified to fly again. This means the aircraft can now commercially operate again after being grounded for 18 months following the accidents of Lion Air (JT) Flight 610 and …
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Virgin Australia aims to keep its current one-third market share, retain business class and re-open much of its domestic lounge network as it tackles a volatile market under new owners Bain Capital. But there are changes in store for both the lounges and business class with the first “new look’ lounge opening in Adelaide in …
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MIAMI – An ATR-42 from Indian regional carrier Trujet (2T) suffered a collapsed right main gear at Chennai Airport (MAA) due to a technical issue after performing a balked landing at Mysore (MYQ). 2T’s Jet VT-TMM ATR42 in MAA Airport Photo: Avherald Flights Details The ATR-72-212A, with registration VT-TMM and performing flight 2T-543 from Belgaum …
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American Airlines, British Airways and oneworld plan to offer voluntary COVID-19 testing on flights between the US and London Heathrow (LHR) as they push to get international quarantine measures dropped. The industry’s arguments that compulsory 14-day coronavirus quarantine should be axed in favour of testing to help re-open international travel have yet to gain significant …
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Summary List Placement Due to COVID-19, many couples are leaning away from large, traditional wedding venues in favor of small ceremonies. Renting a vacation home is a great option for hosting a microwedding, which is becoming an increasingly popular trend. We found vacation rentals across the US in jaw-dropping settings worthy of hosting a beautiful …
Summary List Placement Allegiant Air is growing across the US with 15 new routes coming in 2021 as the airline industry hopes to start fresh in the new year and on the path to profitability. The routes will see Allegiant grow in existing markets and expand into new ones such as Orange Country, California and …
MIAMI – Icelandic-based PLAY has moved closer to the start of operations following approval for gate slots at London Stansted (STN), Gatwick (LGW), and Dublin (DUB). The proposed low-cost-carrier (LCC) was first expected to take to the skies this year but is now projecting Q2 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After WOW Air (WW) suddenly …
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Welcome Aboard The Airways Podcast! In this second episode of Season 4, Rohan, Vinay, and Enrique jump right into three very interesting topics: • Singapore Airlines to retire some Airbus A380s and Boeing 777-300s. • Air Canada cancels some Airbus A220s and Boeing 737 MAX orders. • Alaska Airlines names new CEO (bonus: fleet discussion) • …
Summary List Placement With the holidays coming up, many travelers are weighing options based on safety and the potential for risk — with disinfecting and distancing top of mind. Airbnbs and hotels are continuing to reopen and eagerly courting new travel business while implementing and publicizing stringent new cleaning and protocols. So which option is …
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LONDON – Aer Lingus (EI) has chosen Manchester (MAN) as the airport for its Summer operations. The carrier secured just over 1,500 new slots at MAN, enough to operate a full Summer of flights with four long-haul aircraft. The airline is reported to have based four aircraft at MAN for Summer 2021, one Airbus A330, …
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MIAMI – Today, Frontier Airlines (F9) announced it will fly to three new destinations and add 19 nonstop routes. The new destinations are St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.; Oakland, California; and Cozumel, Mexico. The flights are scheduled to start between March and May of 2021. The low-fare carrier added the 19 new routes to a number of …
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LONDON – Emirates (EK) has been rated the safest airline in the world in its response to the COVID-19 Pandemic according to the Safe Travel Barometer. The airline has topped the ranks with a Safe Travel Score of 4.4 out of 5.0 among 230+ airlines evaluated worldwide. The score is based on an independent audit of 26 health and safety parameters …
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LONDON – Emirates (EK), the world’s largest Airbus A380 operator, is likely to get more out of its superjumbos after the pandemic, when most global airlines are expected to permanently retire the aircraft from their fleets. This is according to EK President Sir Tim Clark, who said that EK’ Airbus A380s still have a huge …
LONDON – The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has tentatively signed off on Aer Lingus (EI) joining the OpenSkies joint venture on transatlantic offerings, which will fuse the likes of American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA), Finnair (AY) and Iberia (IB). All that EI has to wait on now is for the other airlines in …
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Photo: kochan kleps Large Aircraft with Smaller Capacity The applications also include the total number of seats on the aircraft. As such, the airline’s A321LRs would travel with just 138 seats, making it the carrier’s most premium-heavy and lowest capacity A320-family aircraft in operation. Also, its A220-300s are projected to have more seats on board …
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Summary List Placement Airbnb made its initial public offering documents available to the public Monday, revealing $696.6 million in losses during the first three quarters of what has been a tumultuous year for the company. At one point, Airbnb’s bookings in Beijing — an early COVID-19 hot-spot as well as a key growth market for …
Virgin Australia faces challenging business and aviation environments but is in the best possible place to meet those challenges, lead administrator Vaughan Strawbridge said as the airline officially changed hands late Tuesday. Australia’s second carrier is now officially under the control of new US owners Bain Capital after the airline’s shares and businesses were transferred …
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The battle of the fare sales continued across Australia this week with Jetstar teaming with Tourism Australia to launch a “Return for Free” campaign aimed at boosting domestic tourism. The low-cost airline is releasing 400,000 return trips across 51 domestic routes, prompting it to claim the title of the year’s biggest fare sale against Virgin …
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Summary List Placement After months of anticipation, Airbnb made its initial public offering documents publicly available on Monday, providing the most detailed look yet at the company’s inner financial workings. Airbnb’s prospectus reveals a revenue of $2.52 billion and a net loss of $696.9 million for the first nine months of the year. Airbnb was …
With the world welcoming news a second COVID-19 vaccine is producing striking results, thoughts are now turning to how to get doses of the drugs to global populations. Reports that a vaccine from Moderna is proving 94.5 percent effective in early trials come after earlier news that a vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech appeared to …
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MIAMI – Southwest Airlines (WN) today inaugurated a much-anticipated service out of Miami International Airport (MIA) with Airways highlighting the new touchdown in South Florida. The service, running 12 daily flights to Houston William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI), and Tampa International Airport (TPA) actually began …
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LONDON – Today I have achieved a milestone in my writing career. 1,000 online articles here at Airways. In normal circumstances, I would have taken the opportunity, and highlight the last few years of the aviation industry, and pick some of its best moments. But instead, given the current situation we all live in, I …
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Summary List Placement Despite the continuing pandemic, as the winter months set in, many travelers are seeking warm-weather domestic getaways. Savannah is a well-preserved historical escape offering year-round outdoor fun. Experts and the CDC agree that private Airbnbs offer a safer travel option than hotels due to the lack of encounters with other guests or …