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COVID-19 won’t stop business travel, says report
/Three Irish academics say their research suggests that business class travel will bounce back when the pandemic is finally over.
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DARPA to pit human against AI fighter in AlphaDogfight trials
The final competition of DARPA’s AlphaDogfight Trials will see teams and audience members watch online as AI algorithms control simulated F-16s in aerial combat.
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American eyes cuts as bailout ends
American Airlines is reportedly considering cutting flights to up to thirty US cities once “strings-attached” federal funding expires.
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Israel-UAE to talk direct flights amid ‘full normalisation of relations’
In a joint statement, the UAE and Israel announced that tourism and “direct flights” will form a core part of new bilateral agreements.
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Overpaid and under-productive: PIA pilot scandal continues
| 4 Comments on Overpaid and under-productive: PIA pilot scandal continuesIn the latest development of the ongoing Pakistani pilot scandal, an internal audit from within Pakistan International Airlines has found the airline’s pilots to be overpaid and underworked, in light of exceptionally low productivity, and exorbitant overspending on luxurious hotels. The report, compiled in collaboration with PIA and the Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority, stated that
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SIA, Cathay due to lag behind on post-COVID recovery
/ | 2 Comments on SIA, Cathay due to lag behind on post-COVID recoveryAnalysts suggest that the recovery time for some of the international aviation community’s biggest players, namely Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific Airways, will “inevitably” be prolonged compared with the rest of the industry, due to having no domestic market to fall back on. Joanna Lu, head of consultancy for the Asia region at aviation data
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