Today, United Airlines informed operations leaders that half of the airline’s entire staff would be receiving notices of involuntary furloughs. Unfortunately the airline’s announcement just 3 weeks ago that it expects to have total available liquidity of approximately $17 billion at the end of the third quarter of 2020 does not appear to have come […]

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Summer travel unarguably looks different this summer, and the latest travel industry report sheds light on the emerging priorities and behaviors of Americans looking to get away. Leveraging search and demand data and a national poll of 1,000+ Americans, results from the report include: 85 percent of U.S. travelers are likely to take a road […]

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Chinese government officials announced today that China will impose visa restrictions on US citizens who have engaged in “egregious” behavior over Tibet. Visa restrictions announcement is Beijing’s apparent retaliation against US curbs on Chinese officials. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday Washington would restrict visas for some Chinese officials because Beijing allegedly […]

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Airbus delivered 36 commercial aircraft in June 2020, representing a slight increase compared to 24 in May and 14 in April and bringing the total for the first half of the year to 196 deliveries. In H1 2020, Airbus booked a total of 298 net commercial aircraft orders. This compares to 389 aircraft in H1 […]

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Honolulu Mayor Caldwell today introduced a “Fish to Dish” program to support O‘ahu’s critical fisheries infrastructure when a new record increase in COVID -19 infections was posted today. Hawaii Governor Ige in a separate press conference again did not allow eTurboNews to ask a question and successfully avoided to respond to the Honolulu Mayor’s concern […]

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The Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau has launched the ‘PHL Health Pledge’, a new initiative to increase awareness of the destination’s efforts to safely welcome back visitors as Philadelphia gradually reopens for business. To support this effort, the PHLCVB has partnered with Dr. David Nash, Dean Emeritus of the Jefferson College of Population Health, to […]

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Caribbean Airlines has re-started commercial operations from its Jamaica hub into the USA and Canada. Daily flights to/from Kingston and New York resumed on July 6, with a further roll out of non-stop services to Toronto and Miami scheduled during the week. Caribbean Airlines’ Chief Executive Officer, Garvin Medera stated: “The resumption of phased commercial […]

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The Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG has approved a Lufthansa second restructuring set of measures as part of its overall restructuring program in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. With the first set of measures launched in early April it had been decided, among other things, to reduce the fleet by 100 aircraft and […]

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Czech authorities said that two passenger trains collided in west Czech Republic, killing three people and injuring dozens. “Two passenger trains collided head-to-head near the village of Pernink, preliminary reports suggest there are around 20 wounded people and three were killed,” spokesperson for the joint corps of rescuers and firefighters said. “Some of the victims […]

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The installation of a new submarine fiber optic cable system in Montserrat has been successfully completed. Marine installation operations commenced on June 29, 2020 following the arrival of the cable laying ship, ‘IT Intrepid’ and finished on July 2nd. Project Manager, Mr Denzil West, noted: “Following the successful completion of the installation and testing process, […]

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