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Capital A CEO: Creation of AirAsia Group is “an exciting time”
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Tony Fernandes, CEO of Capital A, talks about plans to sell its aviation business to AirAsia X. He says the newly formed AirAsia Group intends to go public by December. Source
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Cathay Pacific bans couple after video showed inflight dispute over reclined seat
A couple, who argued with a passenger who reclined her seat, won’t be flying with Cathay Pacific ever again. The Hong Kong-based airline banned the pair after video footage emerged showing the couple taunting, using vulgar hand gestures, and jostling the chair of a female passenger who reclined her seat on a 14-hour flight from […]
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These are the top 10 global talent hubs in the world — and the U.S. isn’t one of them
European countries dominated the 2024 IMD World Talent Ranking. Didier Marti | Moment | Getty Images For the eleventh consecutive year, Switzerland topped the list as the world’s most talent-competitive country, according to the IMD 2024 World Talent Ranking, signaling its strong and stable talent pool despite the rapidly changing global work landscape. The ranking […]
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The unspoken rules of celebrating Oktoberfest in Munich
Oktoberfest is a worldwide phenomenon, a Bavarian beer festival celebrated in countries around the globe. But many say nowhere is it more fun than in its original home of Munich. The festival attracts some six million celebrants every year, according to a festival website operated by Munich’s Department of Labor and Economics. As a non-Bavarian […]
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Boeing sweetens labor proposal in ‘best and final’ offer as strike enters second week
Striking Boeing workers hold rally at the Boeing Portland Facility on September 19, 2024, in Portland, Oregon. Jordan Gale | AFP | Getty Images Boeing on Monday sweetened a contract offer and said it was its “best and final” proposal for its more than 30,000 machinists as their strike entered a second week. The new […]
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Explore East London’s vibrant Dalston with floral entrepreneur Kaiva Kaimins
Home to floral entrepreneur Kaiva Kaimins, Dalston is a vibrant enclave in East London filled with independent businesses. Kaimins gave CNBC Travel a tour of her favorite spots. Florist Kaiva Kaimins may have been born in Australia, but Dalston is home. Kaimins lives and works in the East London enclave, where she set up her […]
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Citi: Cost per seat miles is rising across airlines
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Stephen Trent, Citi’s MD on Americas Airlines, compares discount airlines to bigger carriers, and how they’re navigating debt, labor & supply issues. Source
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Boeing starts furloughing tens of thousands of employees amid machinist strike
Workers with picket signs outside the Boeing Co. manufacturing facility during a strike in Everett, Washington, US, on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. M. Scott Brauer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing will furlough a “large number” of U.S. executives, managers and other staff, citing the ongoing machinist strike as the company races to preserve cash, […]
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These are the ’50 best hotels’ in the world for 2024
What has 101 suites and villas, views over Bangkok’s Chao Phraya river and costs from $600 per night? Capella Bangkok, 2024’s ‘best’ hotel in the world, according to ’50 Best.’ That’s the collective view of 600 anonymous global voters, comprising travel journalists, hoteliers and seasoned travel specialists, which determined the results of “The World’s 50 […]
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A push toward sustainable jet fuel is leaving investors with unanswered questions
Neste Oyj’s Singapore refinery in Singapore, one of the world’s biggest SAF plants, under construction on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. The site was chosen because its already a petrochemicals center with sound logistical connections and talent is readily available. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The aviation industry still sees so-called “sustainable aviation fuel” (SAF) […]
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