Air France continues to promote French dining throughout the world. The airline is to team up with two Michelin-starred chefs to enhance the menus on its long-haul La Première and Business services. The chefs have created what the airline describe as ‘refined dishes’ for Air France passengers from Paris, including vegetarian, fish, poultry and meat […]
Twenty airline members of the World Economic Forum’s Target True Zero initiative have committed to utilising new technologies, such as electric, hydrogen and hybrid aircraft, to address the challenge of climate change. The development and delivery of novel propulsion technologies – powered by sustainable energy sources – were highlighted as key towards helping the aviation […]
Deutsche Hospitality is continuing on its course of expansion in the Middle East. On 10 November 2021, the new Steigenberger Hotel Doha welcomed guests to its 206 rooms spread over nine floors. 28 suites and a luxurious Royal Suite are also available to meet the highest standards of business travellers. The Steigenberger Hotel Doha aims […]
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has launched what it calls ‘an ambitious and groundbreaking’ Net Zero Roadmap, to guide the global travel and tourism sector in its battle against the climate crisis. The roadmap – developed in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and […]
Alaska Airlines has taken a big step towards eliminating single-use plastic on board flights. The airline is swapping plastic bottles for cartons and plastic cups for reusable paper cups for water service. The airline says that inflight water service is the most significant contributor of onboard plastic waste and the switch to more sustainable solutions […]
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic made history today, when their first flights of the day took part in a fully-synchronised joint take-off from London’s Heathrow Airport. British Airways Flight BA001 – a flight number previously reserved for Concorde – left Heathrow at 08:30 this morning, 8 November, in a first-ever synchronised take-off with Virgin Atlantic […]
British Airways is extending the roll out of its newest business class seat, Club Suite, as it continues to retrofit the seat across its Boeing 777 fleet, with the deployment expected to be completed by the end of 2022. The airline already has retrofitted a number of its Boeing 777 aircraft with the latest seat […]
London’s Gatwick Airport is to utilise artificial intelligence to make journeys through the airport quicker and easier. Gatwick has selected Veovo’s Passenger Predictability solution to optimise security operations and improve passenger flow. The partnership will allow the airport to handle increasing passenger numbers and build ‘a more sustainable, passenger-centred travel experience’. Veovo’s AI-powered technology gives […]
Boeing will showcase its portfolio of commercial, defence and services products at the 2021 Dubai Airshow this month, including the international debut of its newest fuel-efficient widebody jet, the Boeing 777X. During the event, a Boeing 777-9 flight-test aeroplane will fly in the airshow’s flying program and appear in the static display. Building on the […]
This month, world leaders are gathering in Glasgow to determine policies and commitments to reduce global warming, reverse climate change and ameliorate the effects of greenhouse gas emissions. Leading the way in these efforts are some of the world’s leading airlines and travel suppliers, including Global Travel Management. We asked a number of airlines and […]
