Air France’s new safety video is set in: the Paris Opera the Louvre a fashion show Château de Versailles iconic Eiffel Tower along the River Siene the legendary Hotel Martinez. Pioneered by Qantas and Air New Zealand, every airline now sseems to produce videos that feature scenery from their country. To be honest, these videos are now all looking the same. What do you think?
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Monthly Archives for February 2021.
Air Namibia Abruptly Shuts Down
As someone with part of their heart in Africa and a fascination with rail and air transport across that magnificent continent, I was very sad to learn that 75 year old Air Namibia is no more. Today, 636 staff lost their jobs, as the Namibian flag carrier was put into liquidation by it’s only shareholder, the country’s government. The staff will be reportedly paid 12 months salary as severance but receive no benefits. Air Namibia had been advertising Valentine’s Day Specials just two days ago. The website is no longer taking bookings. Four A319-100s, two…
Etihad Inoculates 100% of Staff
Etihad (لِلطَّيْرَان) of the United Arab Emirates and Singapore Airlines have been working to get all staff inoculated against COVID-19. Singapore had 90% of its staff registered for a vaccine dose by the end of January, 2021 but Etihad appears to have beaten them to it with its claim that all of its pilots and cabin crew member have been innoculated with a vaccine. To do so, the Etihad Airways Medical Centre became an accredited Covid-19 vaccination clinic in December 2020 and Tony Douglas, Group CEO took the vaccine on 4th January, 2021 and staff…
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