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American Airlines Takes First Dreamliner Delivery Since 2021

Business Traveler USA

After a halt of over a year, the manufacturer got FAA approval this week for airlines to begin receiving new 787s. American, which has more than 40 of the new aircraft on the order books, took delivery from the Boeing facility in South Carolina, according to an Instagram post from the airline’s CEO Robert Isom.

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Carbon Offset in Aviation Explained: How ICAO CORSIA Helps Airlines Get Closer to Net Zero

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Later on, we’ll look at the regulating standards and talk about offsetting programs. Now that we’ve covered the basics, let’s look deeper into the regulating organizations and key legislative acts that supervise carbon offsetting in aviation. Carbon offset regulations in aviation. Here’s what they contain.

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Stay Safe

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To keep afloat, hotels have had to adapt quickly to new regulations, redesigning spaces and enhancing cleaning to keep customers and staff safe. Whereas once they may not have thought much about the work that goes on behind the scenes, now travelers prioritize hygiene when booking. Guests, too, have changed their behavior.

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Oil Field Housing: Hotels vs. Man Camps

Hotel Engine

Man camp housing ranges from stripped-down options providing only basic living essentials, to quite luxurious manufactured homes. Because workers live on company property and housing, the company has the option to set rules and regulations — such as restricting use of alcohol and deciding whether to allow outside guests on the property.

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Boeing’s 737 Max Gathers Momentum – At Last

Business Traveler USA

As more nations grant approval for the 737 Max to fly and more airlines add to Boeing’s order books, the latest iteration of the world’s most widely used passenger jet is staging a comeback. So far this year, the airframe manufacturer has added 524 new orders, making up for most of the lost years.

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How to Vet Limo Companies

Smart Meetings

Don’t just open the ole-fashioned phone book and play “eeny, meeny, miny, moe,” because people’s lives are at stake. Snead says insurance coverage minimums are also not regulated federally, but rather by local jurisdictions. However, seat belt usage in the livery world is not regulated at a federal level, as it is for air travel.

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Hotel Technical Specifications: Distribution, Payment, Smart Device, and Back Office Standards by HTNG and OpenTravel

AltexSoft Travel

This is something that happened historically – IATA existed since the dawn of civil aviation , and hotels never had a centralized regulator to keep the industry united. This schema contains dozens of XML messages for booking, ancillary services, descriptive information, etc. Object and class libraries. OpenTravel 2.0