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(23 Sep 2021)
Sabre Travel Solutions has appointed Nicole Regel as
Senior Director for Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.

Nicole, whose career in the travel business spans
over 25 years, has been promoted to the significantly
expanded role as she takes on the leadership of the Australia and
New Zealand team while also retaining her role overseeing Sabre’s
ongoing partnership with the Flight Centre Travel Group.

Nicole has experience across the wholesale, airline,
TMC, and technology sectors and has held leadership roles within
operations, sales, and account management.

The promotion builds on
three years as Director – Global

(21 Sep 2021)
Pan Pacific Hotels Group has unveiled plans to open 13
properties across 10 key gateway cities by the end of June
2024.

More than 3,300 rooms will be added to the group’s
inventory, bringing its portfolio to 48 hotels, resorts, and
serviced suites across 29 cities.

The expansion started with the opening of the
Parkroyal Monash Melbourne in April, followed by the highly anticipated Pan Pacific London on 1
September.

Thirteen more
are set to open in
key gateway cities, including Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi,
Melaka, Jakarta,
Dalian, Hanoi, Phnom Penh (pictured), and Siem Reap.

“We recognise

(20 Sep 2021)
Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions and Helipass are
working together to accelerate and deploy electrical vertical
takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft across France and Europe.

The partnership aims to fly Eve’s electric
aircraft for 50,000 flight hours per year, possibly increasing to
100,000 annual flight hours across Helipass’ network.

Following the commercial introduction of the new
eVTOL aircraft, which is planned for 2026, both companies will
endeavor to launch eVTOL flights across Helipass’ markets. Flights will
include sightseeing, city and airport transfers, as well as on-demand services.

“This is a great step for Electric Air Mobility.
We

(19 Sep 2021)
QantasLink has launched flights between Brisbane and
Proserpine Airport (PPP) on the Whitsunday Coast.

The airline will operate up to seven weekly return
flights on the route with 74-seat Q400 turboprop aircraft, adding
more than 1000 seats each week.

It is the first time in seventeen years that
Qantas has operated flights to the airport.

“We have already seen a great response for our new
flights to the Whitsunday Coast and we’re pleased to be making it
easier for Australians to explore this fantastic region with its
world-famous beaches,” said QantasLink CEO, John Gissing. “Once
borders reopen,

(18 Sep 2021)
Rolls-Royce’s all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’
aircraft completed its maiden flight on Wednesday.

The plane took to the skies propelled by its
powerful 400kW (500+hp) electric powertrain with the most
power-dense battery pack ever assembled for an aircraft.

The flight is
another step towards the plane’s world-record attempt and another
milestone on the aviation industry’s journey towards decarbonisation.

Warren East, CEO, Rolls-Royce, said, “The first
flight of the ‘Spirit of Innovation’ is a great achievement for
the ACCEL team and Rolls-Royce. We are focused on producing the
technology breakthroughs society needs to decarbonise transport
across air, land and