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A round-up of the latest stories in business travel
ITS WINGS CLIPPED AIRBUS IS TO CEASE deliveries of its A380 “superjumbo” after Emirates slashed its order for the aircraft from 162 to 123. The A380 saw its first commercial
BUSINESS TRAVEL AWARDS 2019: WINNERS REVEALED
INDUSTRY COLLEAGUES gathered at the Grosvenor House Hotel on London’s Park Lane at the end of January to celebrate those recognised in the 2019 Business Travel Awards. Two awards were won by easyjet, while
newcomer Airportr walked away with the Best New Travel Technology Product trophy. Meanwhile, the Best Specialist Business Travel Service award went to International SOS – Event Support, and Blacklane won Best Ground Transportation Company. Kerrie Henshaw-Cox, global commercial lead
at AstraZeneca, took home the title of Travel Buyer of the Year, and Willis Towers Watson and American Express Global Business Travel won Travel Team of the Year. Other winners included Travelodge, BCD Travel, Avis, Virgin Trains and Barclaycard. n Check out all the winners, p56-65
flight in 2007 and was popular among passengers for its spacious design, but demand from airlines has slowed in recent years in favour of smaller widebody aircraft. Its future was questioned in
2017, but Emirates – a long-time supporter of the A380 – placed an order for an additional 36 aircraft early last year, securing production in the short term. However, Airbus said Emirates
had decided to reduce its order for the superjumbo “following a review of its operations”. The final 14 A380s will be delivered to the airline over the next two years. Airbus has confirmed deliveries of the A380 will cease in 2021.
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