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Wizz Air U-turns on recovery prediction
Budapest-based budget carrier Wizz Air has reduced its projected passenger recovery estimate by 25 per cent in light of a resurgence of COVID-19 throughout Europe and the re-imposition of travel restrictions and quarantine requirements. The low-cost carrier had previously revealed its ambitious intentions to have 80 per cent of its fleet back in the air
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Pilots report man in a jet pack 3,000 feet above LAX
| 7 Comments on Pilots report man in a jet pack 3,000 feet above LAXTwo pilots have reported a unique sighting flying alongside their aircraft at about 3,000 feet on approach to Los Angeles International Airport: a man in a jet pack. American Airlines flight 1997 from Philadelphia to LA was the first to report the unusual sighting, at around 6:35pm local time on Sunday. “Tower, American 1997, we
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Hawaiian Airlines to cut 2,000 more jobs
/Hawaii’s largest carrier, Hawaiian Airlines, has announced that more than 2,000 employees will lose their job over the next month, as the airline struggles with subdued demand and ongoing restrictions imposed by the state government. Hawaiian Airlines president and CEO Peter Ingram sent a letter to employees noting that over 1,000 employees, mainly pilots and
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Podcast: How Gibraltar became a case study in border barminess
/In this episode, Boo and Adam discuss the strange tale of how staying at a hotel one mile away cost some poor British holidaymakers two weeks’ pay.
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China completes trial of drone cargo flights
| 1 Comment on China completes trial of drone cargo flightsSF Holdings has successfully completed a trial of China’s first unmanned cargo flight in the country’s northwest.
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Amazon gets FAA approval for delivery drones
Amazon has received federal approval in the US to use its Prime Air drones to deliver packages, which could see package delivery times cut to 30 minutes or less. The US Federal Aviation Administration confirmed on Monday that it had issued a Part 135 air carrier certificate to Amazon for its fleet of Prime Air
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