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Bloomberg
a day ago
- Bloomberg
Pan American Airways Is Back, But It's Not What It Seems
A small gaggle of former Pan American World Airways flight attendants stood by a window in Terminal 7 at John F. Kennedy International Airport, craning their necks and holding up phones. There were a few audible gasps and a soft cry of 'Oh gosh, there it is' as the plane came into view. Several of the women teared up as the jet finally slid past the window, its fin bearing the unmistakable cobalt-blue meatball of the Pan Am logo. The former flight attendants—and several dozen fellow passengers—were at JFK on Tuesday to board the plane, a chartered Boeing 757 that's being billed as a 'Pan Am journey by private air.' Over 12 days the plane will travel from New York to Bermuda and then on to Lisbon, Marseille, London, and Shannon, Ireland, before returning to New York City. The plane itself, which has capacity for 50 passengers, features fully reclinable lie-back seats, personal devices from which to stream entertainment options, as well as an open bar and chef-prepared meals served by attendants dressed in full Pan Am regalia. The trip cost $59,950 per person for double occupancy, $5,600 more for single occupancy.
1News
2 days ago
- Business
- 1News
Luxon's trade delegation lands in China amid world unrest
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has touched down in Shanghai as global uncertainty remains amid the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel. Beijing overnight pulled its embassy staff out of Tehran, the capital city of Iran, as China President Xi Jinping called for de-escalation in the Middle East. Gui Jiakun, a spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry, said: 'China calls on all parties concerned, especially those with special influence over Israel, to shoulder their due responsibilities, take immediate action to help cool down the situation, and prevent the conflict from further escalating and spreading." It was a call echoed by Luxon. "We don't want to see a nuclear-armed Iran, we don't want to see Israel occupying Gaza, we don't want to see Hamas holding on to hostages. We want to see negotiation diplomacy," Luxon said. ADVERTISEMENT New Zealand currently has an embassy in Tehran with a small number of staff. Asked if it was time for New Zealand to pull its staff out of Tehran, the Prime Minister said not at this stage. "Those are decisions that MFAT will ultimately make and I'd just say to you I've been so impressed because that's been a conversation right from the very beginning of this conflict." He added there was no concern for staff safety at this time. "MFAT are making sure they're not at risk," Luxon said. The focus for the New Zealand delegation to China is to build on what it called a critical relationship. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon waves as he disembarks the RNZAF Boeing 757 in Shanghai. (Source: Prime Minister's Office) ADVERTISEMENT New Zealand was the first developed country to sign a free trade deal with China back in 2008. The opportunities between the two countries remain clear. "Our biggest challenge is actually getting share of mind and actually raising the profile of New Zealand within China," Luxon said. For the tourism sector in New Zealand the pandemic hangover remained. Innovative technology was on display at a sector event by Group in Shanghai. The company had the means to track up-to-date information about Chinese tourist numbers to New Zealand. Compared to pre-Covid levels, Chinese visitors to New Zealand were sitting at around 61%. ADVERTISEMENT Carrie Hurihanganui, chief executive of Auckland Airport, said it was not a unique situation to New Zealand as Australia too registered similar results. "When you look at things like the savings right here in China, you just have that 500 million or so middle class growing that is just watching," she said. "They're a bit cautious when it goes to a discretionary spend, but as I said, we are seeing green shoots, the numbers are picking up, just not quite as quickly as we'd like it to," Hurihanganui said. Chief executive of New Zealand Māori Toursim Dame Pania Tyson-Nathan said there were plenty of correlations between the two countries which helped attract Chinese tourists. "From a Māori perspective, they're intergenerational in everything they do, in the way they live, the way they think," she said. "That's critically important and I think it's something that the rest of New Zealand has been able to leverage as well." Trade delegation with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Shanghai. (Source: Prime Minister's Office) Last year during Premier Li's visit to Wellington, he declared 30-day visa-free entry into China for New Zealanders. ADVERTISEMENT From November, our Government would trial three-month visa waivers for Chinese visitors, but only if they had an Australian visa first. It was an issue raised directly with Luxon during today's tourism event. A staff member from Group cheekily took the chance to make the point to the Prime Minister. "Of course, if Prime Minister allow totally visa-free for Chinese tourists, that would be beautiful, that'd be fantastic," he said. "I appreciate the pitch," the Prime Minister laughed. Asked why New Zealand refused to ease restrictions further Christopher Luxon said it had been carefully considered. "Immigration in New Zealand deals with immigration settings for 195 countries. What we've asked them to do since the beginning of the year as we go for growth is to continue to look at our settings with respect to China," he said. ADVERTISEMENT Asked if they were appropriate and Luxon said he believed they were. Luxon denied it indicated New Zealand didn't trust China. "No, not at all. It's just immigration New Zealand has a decision and responsibility to look at the visa settings for 195 countries," he said. The tourism sector, it seemed, was keen to see entry pathways eased further. "There is a live discussion on the table at the moment and of course we will monitor," Dame Pania Tyson-Nathan said. "The Minister is listening to tourism and I think this space."
USA Today
3 days ago
- Business
- USA Today
'Tracing the transatlantic' charter trip honors the avgeek legacy of Pan Am
'Tracing the transatlantic' charter trip honors the avgeek legacy of Pan Am The storied Pan American World Airways – better known as Pan Am – is taking flight once again this summer as a commemorative trip departs from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Tuesday. A special "tracing the transatlantic" package vacation using a chartered Boeing 757 in Pan Am colors will visit sites that are significant to the brand and closely follow its original "flying boat" transatlantic route through June 28. CEO of Pan American World Airways and owner of Pan Am Brands Craig Carter said in a statement: Since 1927, Pan Am has left an indelible mark on the world. From humble beginnings as the first commercial carrier for the U.S. Air Mail, Pan Am's founder Juan T. Trippe went on to create a vast aviation empire across the globe, literally bringing the world closer together one flight at a time. ... This journey, tracing both the original Pan Am Southern Transatlantic Route between New York and Marseilles and the Northern Transatlantic route between London and New York, has been painstakingly designed to honor the unmatched legacy of Pan Am in the most respectful way. The tour group passengers each paid $59,950 per person for a seat on the all-business jet and hotel accommodations throughout the trip. Travelers on the tour will stop in Bermuda, Lisbon, Marseille, London and Shannon before returning to New York. The original Pan Am southerly transatlantic route, which departed from Port Washington, New York, stopped in the Azores, Lisbon and Marseille. Among the sites passengers will get to see is a full-scale replica of a Pan Am Boeing 314 Flying Boat in Foynes, Ireland. Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and writes the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY. He is based in New York and you can reach him at zwichter@
Newsweek
05-06-2025
- Business
- Newsweek
Delta Says Trump's Tariffs Could Impact Millions Of Customers
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Delta Air Lines said Thursday that the Trump administration's tariffs could negatively affect millions of customers, Reuters reported. According to Reuters, the travel giant told the U.S. Commerce Department that in 2023 and 2024, if it hadn't been able to get planes that were made in Canada, Germany and France, it would have been forced to cancel flights impacting as many as 10 million customers. A "similar impact could be expected going forward" if the Trump administration implements new tariffs affecting the airline, according to Reuters. A Boeing 757 (757-200) jetliner, belonging to Delta Air Lines, lands at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nv., on Sun., Feb. 23, 2020. A Boeing 757 (757-200) jetliner, belonging to Delta Air Lines, lands at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nv., on Sun., Feb. 23, 2020. Larry MacDougal via AP This story is developing and will be updated as more information becomes available.
CNN
30-05-2025
- Business
- CNN
Hydraulic hose failure and broken wire led to crash landing of cargo plane in 2023, NTSB report says
A FedEx plane landed with its landing gear up, skidding off the runway in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 2023 after a leak in a hydraulic hose caused the system to fail and a broken wire kept the backup system from working, according to a final National Transportation Safety Board report. Federal Express flight 1376, operating a Boeing 757, took off from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport-Lovell Field late in the evening of October 4, 2023, headed to Memphis. When the pilots raised the landing gear, the fluid pressure and quantity in the left hydraulic system, which operates the gear, decreased and an alarm sounded in the cockpit. 'Gear disagree. The gear is not coming down,' the first officer is quoted as saying on the cockpit voice recorder. The crew declared an emergency and planned to return to the airport. They repeatedly tried to lower the landing gear using a backup system but were unsuccessful. 'The crew used all available resources and included some non-standard attempts at troubleshooting,' the report said. When landing, the plane skidded for nearly a mile along the ground, crashing into antennas and ending up 830 feet off the end of the runway. The three people on board were not hurt but struggled to open the aircraft doors before evacuating down an emergency slide. The NTSB report praised the crew for being 'calm and professional throughout the accident sequence of events' and 'actively soliciting feedback and input and crosschecking with one another to ensure everyone was working with the same mental model.' After the crash landing, inspections found that hydraulic fluid leaked from a hose that opens the door for the left landing gear and had fully depleted the supply. Investigators determined the damage to the more than 35-year-old hose was likely caused by fatigue after it was, at some point, overloaded with force. An electrical wire used to operate a backup system was found to be broken, which is why the alternative method of lowering the gear didn't work either. Since the accident, FedEx started inspecting these backup landing gear extension systems after every 275 hours of flight, the NTSB said. Investigators also found a misrouted strap and missing parts on the escape side latch on the left door, which kept it from opening during the emergency. The right door of the plane also did not have all the slide's latch hardware, which caused it to initially jam when the crew was trying to evacuate. The plane was manufactured in 1988, after the Federal Aviation Administration had mandated these latches be changed, and the NTSB could not determine why they were used on this aircraft. A FedEx inspection found 24% of its planes with similar latches were missing parts, the NTSB said. No other aircraft were found to have misrouted straps. The NTSB reviewed Boeing's parts catalog and FedEx's maintenance manuals and found that they had 'inconsistent depictions' of the latches, and none showed all required modifications. 'These inconsistent, conflicting depictions would likely be confusing to maintenance personnel and could lead to the installation of and failure to detect nonconforming latches, which could result in another incident of an evacuation slide not deploying properly when needed,' the report said. As a result of this accident, Boeing issued a notice to other operators of the 757 around the world to inspect their latches and provided details on what they should include. The NTSB issued recommendations to Boeing to update their manuals and parts catalog to 'to ensure they depict the correct configuration' for the latches and called on the FAA to require inspections of the latches 'and modify or replace them, if necessary, so they comply with the correct configuration.'
