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British Airways aircraft shortage: Could Boeing 747s be brought back to fill gaps in airline schedules?
2 months, 1 week ago

British Airways aircraft shortage: Could Boeing 747s be brought back to fill gaps in airline schedules?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But British Airways has chosen to axe three daily long-haul round-trips this winter because of a shortage of serviceable planes. …

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From LAX to hospitals to Starbucks, global tech outage brings chaos and frustration
5 months ago

From LAX to hospitals to Starbucks, global tech outage brings chaos and frustration

LA Times  

Airlines, banks, healthcare systems, government agencies and other industries across California scrambled to recover Friday from the effects of a widespread global technology outage. The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services wrote on X that officials are “closely monitoring the global software outage.” “Initial reports indicate minor state system outages,” the office wrote. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was in …

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Meet the new airline buying up super jumbo jets for cheap to offer flights across the Atlantic
1 year, 1 month ago

Meet the new airline buying up super jumbo jets for cheap to offer flights across the Atlantic

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “That allows us to be able to add more in terms of the product and there's more headroom in terms …

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The A380 was nearly extinct. Now a new airline says it’s building a superjumbo-only fleet
54 years, 11 months ago

The A380 was nearly extinct. Now a new airline says it’s building a superjumbo-only fleet

CNN  

CNN — The pandemic almost killed it and its production ended sooner than anticipated in 2021, but the A380 simply refuses to die. “It’s a fantastic aircraft when you use it in the right way and on the right routes,” says Global Airlines CEO James Asquith. “And we’re not just looking at the cabin or the interiors for that, but …

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New UK-US airline buys first plane
1 year, 6 months ago

New UK-US airline buys first plane

The Independent  

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Countries Shouldn't Wait for Majority to Be Vaccinated, Need to Open Borders Now: IATA DG
4 years, 1 month ago

Countries Shouldn't Wait for Majority to Be Vaccinated, Need to Open Borders Now: IATA DG

News 18  

Countries across the world should not wait for the majority of people to be vaccinated against coronavirus and need to open their borders by implementing systematic pre-departure testing, IATA Director General Alexandre de Juniac said on Monday. That is why, the International Air Transport Association is calling for systematic pre-departure COVID-19 testing instead of open borders with quarantine, he added. …

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Airlines plead with Boris Johnson to introduce airport coronavirus tests to get round quarantine
4 years, 4 months ago

Airlines plead with Boris Johnson to introduce airport coronavirus tests to get round quarantine

Daily Mail  

Britain's biggest airlines urged Boris Johnson to bring in a regime of airport coronavirus testing today in a bid to eevive air routes with pandemic hot-spots like the United States. The chief executives of British Airways, TUI, easyJet and Virgin Atlantic have written to the Prime Minister, warning him that major routes connecting the UK with important world centres are …

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