(09 Feb 2021)AirAsia has reported that its airlines in Indonesia,Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand carried a combined total of23 million passengers in 2020. By December, the four AOCs had recovered close to60% of pre-COVID19 domestic capacity. AirAsia Malaysia closed the fourth quarter with834,934 passengers carried on a 72% load factor, despite thesetback in October and November …

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(09 Feb 2021)Emirates has upgraded its self check-in and bag drop kiosks at DubaiInternational (DXB) so that they are now touchless. The 32 self-service bag drop machines and 16check-in kiosks can be controlled completely by personal mobiledevices without touching the screens. The kiosks allow customers tocheck-in, receive their boarding pass, choose seats on board, anddrop …

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“India is not a minimalist country.” On this point, JJ Valaya is clear, explaining, “Architecture and temples? Complex designs. Our festivals and ceremonies, very detailed. Food? Full of spices and flavours. In the run to be globally cool and chic, Indians sometimes forget this.” Somewhere, the words Gandhian and Khadi get quieted. But then, the …

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(09 Feb 2021)British Airways is to power future flights withsustainable aviation fuel produced from sustainably-sourcedethanol, as part of a new partnership with sustainable aviation fuel(SAF)company LanzaJet. The airline will invest in LanzaJet’s firstcommercial scale Freedom Pines Fuels facility in Georgia, USA andis hoping that the SAF it receives from the plant will power anumber of …

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(09 Feb 2021)Qantas is making improvements to its inflight food andbeverage options this month. The changes, which are in line with its premiumfull-service offering, include: Previously available for purchase on certainflights, complimentary beer and wine for Economy Class passengerswill be available daily across all domestic and regionalflights.Included in the beer options will be an exclusive …

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(08 Feb 2021)Etihad Airways has partnered with GE Aviation tolaunch GE’s 360 Foam Wash jet engine cleaning system. The Abu Dhabi-based airline will use GE’s 360 Foam Washon the GE90 and GEnx-1B engines on Etihad’ Boeing 777 and 787fleet. GE’s 360 Foam Wash is analternative to the water wash method, and restores engineperformance leading to …

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(08 Feb 2021)Air New Zealand has reopened its regional lounge atWellington Airport (WLG). The lounge will be open on weekdays and willoperate in additionto the domestic lounge which is open as per usual. Alison Swarbrick, Air New Zealand Senior ManagerGlobal Lounges and Valet, said, “It’s great to see Kiwis travel their own countryand we’re pleased …

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(08 Feb 2021)Qantas is now offering even more flexibility tocustomers who wish to change their travel plans, allowingunlimited flight date changes until at least January 2022. The change coincides with a nationwide domesticsale, with more than 1 million seats on sale to 55 destinationsstarting from $99 and a boost to the premium-service offeredon-board. Qantas Group …

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(08 Feb 2021)Simpson Marine has sold a new Sanlorenzo SL78, with alist price of 4.2 million, and apre-owned 2018 Sanlorenzo SL118, the former flagship of the SLrange, to two undisclosed customers in Indonesia. Both luxury yachts are scheduled to arrive inIndonesia in March 2021. “I’m excited to start 2021 with the arrival ofthese two iconic …

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