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Prime progress?
Debut in Korea
South Korean start-up airline Air Premia made its debut flights this summer, the latest low-cost carrier to enter the South Korean aviation market. The airline's Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flew from Seoul Gimpo International Airport to Jeju International Airport in August, marking its first-ever commercial flight. The airline has postponed its planned launches to Australia and the US, focusing on domestic routes instead until the pandemic health issues are resolved. @AirPremia
Retailing giant Amazon is moving into the aviation business with expanded cargo operations at its new US hub at Kentucky International Airport (CVG) The hub was more than four years in the making, for an investment of $1.5bn, and will create more than 2,000 jobs at the site, processing millions of packages a week. In January Amazon also announced plans to buy 11 Boeing 767-300 jets and in March purchased a minority stake in American air cargo operator Air Transport Services Group. It already had a European air hub in Leipzig, Germany. How long before it processes passengers too? @amazon
Pilots as poets
An American Airlines pilot has turned the COVID-19 downturn into a positive moment for airline creativity, collating a book of poetry written by those usually based in the cockpit. Linda Pauwels has published a 59-page collection called Beyond Haiku: Pilots Write Poetry. The book includes her own haikus and those of 40 pilots of American Airlines all illustrated by a group of children - all are children of pilots. Linda hopes the book shows the softer side of traditionally steely aviators. @AmericanAir
Across the pond
New York-based carrier JetBlue arrived at London Heathrow Airport (LHR) in August operating its brand new Airbus A321 Long Range aircraft. It is the latest lowcost carrier to try its luck on the transatlantic route. The carrier will add more destinations to its schedule with flights between JFK and London Gatwick Airport beginning September. @JetBlue
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