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Will Airline Pilot Shortage Cripple Second-Tier Markets?

Smart Meetings

airline industry is facing—and, according to news reports, it will only worsen in the coming years. The crisis has already landed at the regional airline level, according to Peter Gall, a former American Airlines pilot and now a professor at West Virginia University. airline industry over the next decade.”.

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New ITA Airways Shows Its Colors

Business Traveler USA

The airline has unveiled its new livery which has been inspired by the blue of Italy’s national football and rugby teams. Following in the footsteps of Alitalia which had been a SkyTeam member since 2001, the new carrier also signaled its intention to join the alliance “pending the identification of a strategic partner.”

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Skyteam Welcomes Italian Carrier ITA Airways

Business Traveler USA

The airline launched operations Oct. Alitalia had been a member of the alliance since 2001. For more than 20 years, the Italian market has been a cornerstone of Skyteam’s European network and no other airline alliance connects Italy better to the world,” said the alliance’s chairman Walter Cho. “We

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How has Social Media Changed the Tourism Industry?

Solimar International

Airlines didn’t begin selling tickets online until 1994, and hotels followed a year later. Previously, hotels and airlines solicited reviews through phone interviews and comment cards, which had low response rates. TripAdvisor revolutionized the industry in 2001 by making a public online platform for customer reviews.

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Remembering 9/11

Convene by PCMA

This week, we mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11, when hijacked commercial airliners crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York, into the Pentagon, and in a field in Pennsylvania. 11, 2001, at the Marriott Brooklyn to coordinate the Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) Trial were interrupted shortly after 9 a.m.

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Aqaba builds towards a MICE future

Travel Daily Media

Since its inception in 2001, Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) has played a key role in securing inward investment and to turn Aqaba into a cosmopolitan business hub and world class leisure destination. Africa in May, and Aqaba’s major investments will provide the next stepping stone for MICE in this country”.

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Aqaba builds towards a MICE future

Travel Daily Media

Since its inception in 2001, Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) has played a key role in securing inward investment and to turn Aqaba into a cosmopolitan business hub and world class leisure destination. Africa in May, and Aqaba’s major investments will provide the next stepping stone for MICE in this country”.

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