LONDON – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is partnering with the government of the Republic of Panama and Copa Airlines (CM) to trial IATA Travel Pass.
IATA’s Travel Pass comes in the form of a mobile app that helps passengers easily and securely manage their travel in line with government requirements for COVID-19 testing or vaccine information.
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New Travel Pass Partners
Panama is the first government to participate in a trial of IATA Travel Pass which will be essential to re-establishing global connectivity while managing the risks of COVID-19. Copa Airlines (CM) will be the first carrier in the Americas to trial the IATA Travel Pass. Using IATA Travel Pass, CM passengers will be able to create a ‘digital passport’.
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MIAMI – World2Fly, a new startup airline headquartered in Spain, has applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for permission to commence flights to the United States.
World2Fly seeks a foreign air carrier permit from the US DOT and the authority to operate scheduled and charter flights from any Member State of the European Union to the United States. The airline asserts that a swift approval will allow World2Fly to offer increased and competitive travel options for customers traveling between the EU and US.
This new Spanish airline has not inaugurated operations yet. In World2Fly’s US DOT application, they anticipate receiving their Air Operating Certificate (AOC) from the AESA around March 1, 2021.
MIAMI – Qatar Airways (QR) introduced the new THALES AVANT IFE (In Flight Entertainment) on its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner fleet.
Ms. Salam Al Shawa, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications at QR said, “As a leader of innovation within the global aviation industry, we are always looking for ways to further enrich our already exceptional 5-Star on board experience for passengers.”
“With the latest in-flight technology, including lightweight screens, greater content storage and full HD touch screens, we are delighted to work with Thales in bringing the most advanced AVANT IFE system on board our Boeing 787-8 fleet.”
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MIAMI – As aviation enthusiasts, each time we think about Ryanair, (FR) the Boeing 737-8AS comes into mind. The LCC currently has a total of 425 active aircraft.
Before the pandemic, each one used to perform between four to six cycles per day. In this article, we will talk about other aircrafts that have been useful to the carrier, which has the biggest Boeing 737-800 fleet in Europe. As we will see, that is not the only fleet FR fleet has.
Learjet 45 M-ABGV (Ryanair) 03-02-2021 LPPT. Photo: Hugo Guerra
The Bombardier Learjet 45
Ryanair possesses three Bombardier Learjet 45, with registrations M-ABEU, (MSN:374), M-ABGV, (MSN:421) and M-ABJA, (MSN:454). These aircrafts were delivered to the company on January 24, 2012, June 9, 2014 and December 24, 2015, respectively.