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FAA outage blamed on contractor
Ray Monty - Jan 20, 2024
The FAA outage was caused by a contractor’s mistake, US air safety officials say. The Federal Aviation Administration said the…
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Airlines welcome pause on EU’s smart border system roll out
Ray Monty - Jan 20, 2024
Europe’s airlines and airports have welcomed the delay to the new EU smart border system. The Entry Exit System (EES)…
After nearly 20 years, Swansea Airport restarting passenger flights
Ray Monty - Jan 20, 2024
Swansea Airport announced its first scheduled passenger flights for nearly 20 years. The Gower Peninsula airport said scheduled services will restart…
Air safely agency investigates Qantas mayday incident
Ray Monty - Jan 19, 2024
A second Qantas flight in as many days was forced to turn back over mechanical issues following an earlier ‘mayday’…
Maldives resort operator Soneva boosts solar power
Ray Monty - Jan 19, 2024
Maldives resort operator Soneva is expanding its solar power capability at resorts Soneva Fushi and Soneva Jani. It secured $10…
Emirates to resume daily nonstop Hong Kong flights
Ray Monty - Jan 19, 2024
Emirates will ramp up frequencies with daily direct Hong Kong flights from 29 March 2023. It adds to the existing…
New York City again explores housing asylum seekers on cruise ships
Ray Monty - Jan 19, 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams again mooted accommodating asylum seekers on cruise ships. Adams says the strain of housing…
Virgin Hotels, Virgin Limited Edition to merge
Ray Monty - Jan 19, 2024
Virgin Hotels plans to merge with sister company Virgin Limited Edition under the new parent brand named Virgin Hotels Collection. Virgin…
Manchester flights resume after snow closed runways
Ray Monty - Jan 19, 2024
Manchester flights have started to resume after runways were closed due to heavy overnight snowfall. Some morning flights at Manchester…
First post-Covid Hong Kong cruise ship arrives
Ray Monty - Jan 18, 2024
The first international Hong Kong cruise was welcomed at the Ocean Terminal. Silversea Cruises’ Silver Spirit docked at the terminal.…
Emirates boosts Chinese New Year travel schedules
Ray Monty - Jan 18, 2024
Emirates will ramp up its operations for Chinese New Year travel due to strong demand. It will boost capacity to…
Carnival Corp adding SpaceX Starlink Wi-Fi across fleet
Ray Monty - Jan 18, 2024
Cruise giant Carnival Corporation announced an agreement to deploy SpaceX Starlink Wi-Fi. Fleet roll out began in December 2022 with…
