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Ajay Awtaney is the Founder and Editor of Live From A Lounge (LFAL), a pioneering digital platform renowned for publishing news and views about aviation, hotels, passenger experience, loyalty programs, travel trends and frequent travel tips for the Global Indian. He is considered the Indian authority on business travel, luxury travel, frequent flyer miles, loyalty credit cards and travel for Indians around the globe. Ajay is a frequent contributor and commentator on the media as well, including ET Now, BBC, CNBC TV18, NDTV, Conde Nast Traveller and many other outlets.

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Indian carriers initiate Covid-19 vaccine programmes for their employees

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To keep the skies safe, it is essential that passengers and crew get vaccinated. So, as soon as the opportunity presented itself, airlines of India have started to vaccinate their staff, and will also try to vaccinate their families in some cases later. Here is the latest update on who has started on the efforts so far.

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Airbus to replace A380 Final Assembly Line at Toulouse with A320 Family FAL by 2022

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Airbus will resume work on installing a new A320/A321 Final Assembly Line in the space earlier occupied by the A380 line. This decision reflects Airbus’ expectation that demand for their narrowbody jets will go up in the days ahead. Airbus already has a backlog of over 5000 jets for this family type.

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