(24 Feb 2021)American Airlines has renewed its content distributionagreement with Amadeus. Included in the agreement is NDC-enabled contentfrom American Airlines that will go live globally in the AmadeusTravel Platform in the coming months. The new content will enable travel advisors topurchase a Main Plus offer, which includes a Main Cabin Extra orPreferred Seat along with …

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(24 Feb 2021)General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and GKNAerospace have signed a contract for GKN to manufacture theadvanced composite V-tails for GA-ASI’s new MQ-9B SkyGuardianRemotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) from their Cowes facilityin the United Kingdom. SkyGuardian is the baseline system of the UK RoyalAir Force’s (RAF) Protector RG Mk1 and has also been selected …

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The New York-based Malayali model is a vocal opponent of colourism and gendercide. And now she has a larger platform to speak from It was the autumn of 2007 and I was at a Mumbai club for the crowning of India’s entry to the Miss Asia Pacific pageant. I vividly remember two guests: Jacqueline Fernandez …

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Woman to know Nidhi Sunil made headlines earlier this week as the newest global ambassador for L’Oréal Paris. This lawyer-turned-model in her 30s from Kerala is a familiar face for her campaigns and fashion magazine covers. But it is her work to promote diversity and as spokesperson for The Invisible Girl Project, a non profit …

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(26 Feb 2021)Korean Air has flown the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID19vaccines to Korea. An Airbus A330 carried 117,000 doses, enough for 58,500 people,from Amsterdam, Netherlands toSeoul on Friday. The delivery was acollaboration between Korean Air; Korea’s Ministry of Land,Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT); the Korea Centers forDisease Control and Prevention (KCDC); Korea’s Customs Service;the Korean military and …

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Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group will manage a new luxury resort with branded residences in Da Nang, Vietnam, the company announced. The project is scheduled to open in 2024. Mandarin Oriental, Da Nang sits on an 18-mile stretch of beach that links Da Nang in the north with Hoi An in the south. It is well …

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by Rick Steves, February 26, 2021 As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here’s a reminder of the fun that awaits us in Europe at the other end of this crisis. Wandering the Art Deco streets of Córdoba in …

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The Mekong River delta, known as the ‘rice bowl’ of Vietnam, is home to beautiful flower villages. These are prime tourist destinations in the Southeast Asian country. The largest flower village in the Mekong Delta region is Sa Dec, in the Dong Thap province. This village is 100 years old and is the largest flower …

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International Airlines Group has reported a loss of €7.4 billion for financial 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic wrought havoc in the aviation sector. The losses include charges for exceptional items relating to fuel and currency hedges, early fleet retirement and restructuring costs. The figure is in comparison to a profit of €2.6 billion in 2019. …

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International Airlines Group has reported a loss of €7.4 billion for financial 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic wrought havoc in the aviation sector. The losses include charges for exceptional items relating to fuel and currency hedges, early fleet retirement and restructuring costs. The figure is in comparison to a profit of €2.6 billion in 2019. …

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