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On Tuesday, April 20th, Boeing announced that it would adjust its current retirement policy to keep current CEO Dave Calhoun at the helm of affairs. According to Boeing’s mandatory retirement policy, CEOs were made to retire at 65, but the company has now extended it to 70. So, Mr Calhoun gets an extra five years … Read more

Waiting for a vaccine could go on longer than you might expect. Well, what if an alternative was enjoying a holiday in a sunkissed tropical paradise while also getting vaccinated against COVID-19? That is what the Maldives offers tourists as a ‘vaxcation.’ Medical tourism typically refers to tourists traveling to various countries for medical reasons, … Read more

As carriers across America gear up for a busy summer, Southwest Airlines is set to bring almost 3,000 flight attendants back to work. This news comes in the wake of more than 200 pilots returning to the cockpit last week, and Southwest numbers increasing to almost 3,000 daily flights. The cabin crew and pilots are … Read more

President Joe Biden’s administration maintains that vaccine passports should be developed by the private sector. During a briefing on Tuesday 30th March 2021, White House Senior Advisor for COVID Response, Andy Slavitt, disclosed that while the government intends to establish guidelines for the private sector, it would not be involved in the actual development of … Read more

On Friday, yesterday, Virgin Atlantic disclosed that they were set to start trials of two COVID-19 related health passports.  The first trials are expected to begin on Monday,  29th March 2021. At the same time, the second app will launch in mid-April. Given the pandemic, it has become a requirement for passengers to prove their … Read more