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    Vietnam Airlines Flew In 150,000 Masks To The United States

    Vietnam’s flag carrier has aided in the shipment of 150,000 surgical masks to the United States. Vietnam Airlines (VNA) worked alongside its Ministry of...

    Amazon confirms Prime Day delay in U.S., will run Prime Day in India on Aug 6-7 – TechCrunch

    Amazon’s annual sales holiday, Prime Day, has typically been a global event — one so big, it often crashes the Amazon retail website as...

    Air Italy Founder Now Planning “italian airways”

    Air Italy’s previous founder, Giuseppe Gentile, has registered a new trademark in Europe – “italian airways.” Not much is known yet about the entrepreneurs’...

    Gojek appoints Amazon, Microsoft veteran as its new chief technology officer – TechCrunch

    Indonesia-based ride-hailing company and “super app” Gojek said today that it has named a new chief technology officer. Severan Rault, who previously held leadership...

    Nearly 30% of Southwest’s Staff Took Leaves

    Nearly 30% of Southwest Airlines’ employees have expressed interest in taking unpaid long term leave or early retirement.  Southwest CEO Gary Kelly recently confirmed...

    Why The Boeing 747-300 Was Not Popular

    The Boeing 747-100 revolutionized air travel for the masses when it first landed in 1970, the 747-200 series doubled the orders of the first,...

    The Big 3 Chinese Airlines Post Profit Warning As Passenger Numbers Increase

    The big three Chinese airlines have posted profit warnings as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic amid rising passenger demand. Air China, China Eastern,...

    Tech watchdog calls on Facebook Oversight Board members to demand real power or resign – TechCrunch

    A new policy-focused nonprofit that emerged from the recent wave of big tech scrutiny is calling for members of Facebook’s Oversight Board to...

    US Passenger Growth Begins To Stall As Virus Surges

    US passenger numbers have begun to stall amid a resurging coronavirus. After weeks of gains, passenger growth has slowed down. In fact, on the...

    Treasure8 adds Chris Cowart to its executive team as it renews pushing its tech to reduce food waste – TechCrunch

    Chris Cowart, the longtime IDEO product designer, Singularity University faculty member and consultant to a variety of venture firms and tech projects, is...

    Delta Now Requires Mask Exemptions To Be Cleared By A Doctor Before Flying

    With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing its march across the United States, airlines are responding as they battle to keep flying and keep infection rates...

    COVID-19 vaccine trials show promise – TechCrunch

    Vaccine researchers have some good news, Google Maps adds end-to-end bikesharing directions and Roblox launches a new virtual event platform. Here’s your Daily Crunch...

    SpaceX successfully catches both fairing halves for the first time on its latest launch – TechCrunch

    SpaceX has managed a first – catching both halves of the fairing used on one of its Falcon 9 rocket launches, according to...

    U.S. Imposes Sanctions on 11 Chinese Companies Over Human Rights

    It remains unclear whether the government in Xinjiang ultimately supplied more workers to O-Film. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment....

    JetSMART Plans Peruvian Airline Launch

    Buoyed by the success of its operations in Argentina and Chile, ultra-low-cost carrier JetSMART is preparing to expand its services in Peru in 2021....

    After numerous rejections, Struck’s dating app for the Co-Star crowd hits the App Store – TechCrunch

    Founded by former Apple engineers, a new app called Struck wants to be the Tinder for the Co-Star crowd. In other words, it’s an...