Two resorts in Bali join Cross Collection Emirates expands use of mobile check-in ports to DXB Qantas launches flights between Darwin and Dili, Timor-Leste Airport Authority Hong Kong becomes sole shareholder of AsiaWorld-Expo Cebu Pacific operating 96% of pre-pandemic domestic flights Capacity ASL Aviation Holdings orders ten converted Boeing 737-800 freighters VistaJet takes delivery of 10th Air France Global 7500 to operate 90% of pre-COVID19 capacity in summer 2022 Outrigger takes control of a luxury resort in the Maldives Etihad Airways adds the first A350-1000 to its fleet Accor Expands its portfolio in Australia via a major agreement with Salter Brothers Tickets for HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens on sale from April 3 Marriott unveils important expansion plans for Vietnam Thomas Cook India expands presence in Punjab with new Gold Circle partner outlet British Airways resumes flights between Singap Our and Sydney Ovolo appoint Dave Baswal as Managing Director Cathay Pacific Partners PolyU to relaunch Cadet Pilot Tra Launch program A380 test aircraft completes first 100% SAF-powered flight Stephanie Pope named Boeing President and CEO Global Services AirAsia to expedite ongoing reimbursement claims Shelley Perkins returns to Accor as SVP Talent and Culture – Pacific British Airways takes delivery of first batch of UK-produced SAF Qantas expands domestic network with new Rolls- routes Royce will use Air bp’s SAF to test engines Qantas will launch flights from Melbourne to Dallas Fort Worth; MEL-LAX increase First China Airlines A321neo enters service IATA changes host country of 78th AGM and World Air Transport Summit WHO to establish Global Center for Traditional Medicine in Gujarat, India HKIA begins Flight Checks on Runway Three Delta Takes Delivery of First Airbus A321neo Four Seasons Hotel Seattle Appoints Brian Doherty as Executive Chief Boeing and Airbus Helicopters to Work Together on German Malaysia Airlines H-47 Chinook to Increase Flights to Australia, Thailand and the United Kingdom; Resume Indian services Melia Chiang Mai to celebrate grand opening on April 10 Hilton opens 50th Garden Inn hotel in Asia Pacific MTCO appoints Suvimol Thanasarakij as chief executive Finnair to operate more than 300 daily flights in summer 2022 American Airlines and JetBlue offer new benefits to FFP members Michelle McKinney Frymire appointed to US Travel and Tourism Advisory Board OPV trials prepare Airbus VSR700 for sea campaign with DGA and French Navy Emirates to launch two daily flights in A380 to Melbourne, Australia JW Marriott to enter luxury safari market in Masai Mara, Africa Sepang in talks to extend MotoGP contract until 2026 as Petronas becomes title sponsor Air New Zealand to launch flights to New York in September Simon Song returns to Four Seasons as Director of Food and Beverage Operations at Tianjin Textron to Acquire Electric Aircraft Company, Pipistrel Qatar Airways Privilege Club Adopts Avios as Rewards Currency Smiths Detection to Provide TSA with 47 CTX Explosives Detectors n Systems Travel Industry Interview with Kurt Ekert, Chairman of Saber Marriott Signs First Executive Apartments in Australia CWT Appoints Richard Saunders as Vice President of Global Partner Network Air Canada orders 26 Airbus A321XLR Mandarin Oriental to take over historic hotel in Cairo, Egypt AirAsia Aviation Group Names Dassault Board of Directors confirms dates for seminars on Falcon maintenance and operation in 2022 IATA sets industry standard for calculating aviation carbon emissions Marriott will open seven Fairfield hotels in Japan this year Nichlas Maratos joins Dusit as Vice President of Commercial Artotel Chosen to manage Batuangus 369 at Bitung, North Sulawesi Cebu Pacific comp’s A330neos returns enhanced cockpit communications from SITA and Inmarsat Yotel to open 237-room hotel in Geneva, Switzerland SpaceX for Satellite takeover launches Hong Kong Int. 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