4 STRAND PALACE HOTEL


This West End stalwart is in the midst of a multimillion-pound refurbishment, with almost all of its 785 rooms now reopened. Ground-floor renovations promise a new private dining room and bar by early


summer, with all works to be completed by April next year. strandpalacehotel.co.uk


BELMOND CADOGAN HOTEL


Belmond reopened the former Cadogan hotel in Chelsea last month, four years


since its closure. The 54-room hotel, home to more than 400 works of original art, underwent a US$48 million renovation and includes a restaurant overseen by


Adam Handling and access to the private Cadogan Place gardens. belmond.com


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London hotel revamps


TIME ON A380


AIRBUS CALLS


AIRBUS HAS SAID IT WILL STOP


production of the A380 superjumbo in 2021 owing to lack of demand. Te final blow came in February when Emirates reduced its outstanding orders for the aircraſt. Qantas also cancelled an


THE BILTMORE


The Millennium hotel in Mayfair, which shut in July last year, will reopen as the Biltmore this spring after a multimillion- pound renovation. The first European


Hilton LXR property will see the addition of an al-fresco terrace, cocktail bar and fitness suite. hilton.com


BA GOES RETRO


AMBA VICTORIA


The Grosvenor hotel next to Victoria station, owned by GLH, will be rebranded as Amba Victoria after


renovations are finished. The Grosvenor Arms restaurant and Tea Lounge have reopened, while the rest of the hotel including guestrooms will be completed by the end of 2019. amba-hotel.com


BRITISH AIRWAYS IS PAINTING a series of aircraſt with retro liveries in celebration of its centenary year. Te first aircraſt to receive a commemorative paintjob is a B747 jumbo (registration number G-BYGC), which has been given the 1964-1974 era British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) livery. It will serve B747-operated routes until it is retired in 2023. BOAC, the predecessor of BA, combined with British European Airways to form the British Airways brand in 1974.


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outstanding order for eight A380s. Te double-decker aircraſt has struggled to compete with more fuel-efficient and longer-range models.


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