Cathay Pacific Airways has launched new amenity kits on long-haul flight out of its New Year resolutions to make travel a memorable experience for the First and Business Class passengers. It is expected to improve inflight service in the First and Business Class cabins. There are different kits for the First Class and the Business Class. The former is designed by Aesop, while the latter is designed by a Hong Kong brand, Seventy Eight Percent.

The grey color amenity kit for the First Class male passengers contains Aesop camellia nut facial hydrating cream, Aesop rosehip seed lip cream, a set of toothbrush, toothpaste and mouthwash, a pair of earplugs, hairbrush, and a piece of monitor-cleaning cloth.

The camel-colored amenity kit for the First Class female passengers contains more things than that for the male passengers in the First Class. There are Aesop camellia nut facial hydrating cream, Aesop rind concentrate hand and body balm, Aesop rosehip seed lip cream, cotton pad, hairbrush, a pair of earplugs, and a set of dental & oral care items in the amenity kit for female travelers.

For the Business Class, the Seventy Eight Percent amenity kit is in twelve colors. The Business Class kit contains lip, hand, oral and dental care items such as Jurlique natural lip care balm, Jurlique day care cream, Jurlique citrus hand cream, a pair of earplugs, a set of toothpaste and toothbrush, a piece of monitor-cleaning cloth, and anti-skid socks.

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Three members of the Oneworld Alliance – Qantas Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airlines and British Airways – have jointly launched a luxury lounge for business travelers at Los Angeles International Airport. Stylish and spacious, the lounge has been named LAX Business Lounge after the code of the airport.

The interior décor of the Los Angeles Business Lounge exudes luxury in each detail of refurbishment and furnishing. The lounge’s classic and contemporary design is largely influenced by the cultural aspects of Australia, China, and the UK which the founder airlines – Qantas, Cathay Pacific and British Airways – represent respectively – in combination with that of California. The lobby having a communal fireplace in the middle is modeled like a central glasshouse with sprawling space lit by natural light.

The lounge integrates all modern trappings that promise uber comfort to business travelers. The lounge’s multi-cuisine dining area is a world-class food hub where the guests are served a menu of Californian dishes. There is a cocktail bar serving signature cocktails and wines too. Barista service is also available in the dining area. The new Los Angeles Lounge features modern workstations with Wi-Fi connection for business travelers. Guests can refresh themselves in shower suites equipped with spa amenities.

Qantas Airlines’ travelers can treat themselves to a huge selection of dining options at the LAX Business Lounge so that they can get maximum sleeping hours on overnight flights. Neil Perry, Qantas Airlines’ master chef, has mixed up their signature lounge dishes with delicacies from the Italian, Mexican, Chinese and Korean cuisines in the menus to be served to Qantas’ customers in Los Angeles Business Lounge.

The multimillion dollar lounge is a signature statement on luxury in service to travelers on ground by three leading airlines. The ambience of the lounge is ideal for relaxation, refreshment and work at a cozy pace. The sitting areas consist of well-refurbished, plush seats. Qantas Airlines has partnered with Sofitel to let guests experience the same service standards in Los Angeles as the Sydney, Melbourne, Hong Kong and Singapore lounge services. Qantas’ First Class travelers, Platinum Frequent Flyers and Oneworld Emerald members can enjoy a host of additional services including shirt pressing and shoe shining.

The development of Los Angeles Business Lounge is still in progress. The lounge can accommodate 400 guests, at the present phase. The capacity will be increased up to the strength of 600 guests, once all phases are fully developed in early 2015. Upon completion, it will have 16 shower suites in total and a dedicated family zone with space for kids. Qantas’s signature First Class Lounge with capacity for 200 guests is at the initial phase of refurbishment, at Los Angeles International Airport.

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“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”. The commercial flight from St. Petersburg to Tampa, Florida was the first single step towards bridging the corners of the world to make the farthest far, the far near, and the near nearer, on January 1, 1914. Yes, we are talking about the day when the seed of aviation (air travel) was sown. The seed gave birth to an ever-growing giant tree whose millions of boughs have crisscrossed the globe, over the years. The global aviation industry celebrated the centenary of the first commercial flight this January 1, 2014. Indian Eagle presents a chronicle of significant years from the history of aviation from 1914 to 2014.

Image Credit: wikipedia.org – “The first passenger flight from St. Petersburg to Tampa in 1914”

Sometimes, we say that what is passed or gone is all history now. But, aviation has been continuing its journey towards an infinite height with a meteoric rise in the number of airlines, destinations, routes and flights since 1914. It has overcome many stumbling blocks and achieved many milestones on the way till date. Today it has made possible what was impossible 100 years back.

Piloted by Tony Jannus, the Airboat Line made the first passenger flight and reached Tampa in 23 minutes, which marked beginning of a new era in the history of civilization. St. Petersburg’s Mayor, Abram Pheil was the first air traveler. The 23-minute flight cost him what is US$9000 today.

KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij) Airlines, the world’s oldest airline and the national carrier of the Netherlands, operated its first flight in 1920. The KLM flights between London and Amsterdam carried 345 passengers and 25,000kg of cargo in the first year of the service.

1929 was the year of business air travel. General Pedro Nel Ospina, the then Columbia’s President, was the first to have made official business travel by air. Avianca, known as SCADTA then, operated the business travel flights for the government. It made air travel the lifeline of transport across the geography of Latin America.

The year 1929 witnessed the introduction of the first international agreement, the Warsaw Convention which made flight ticketing and baggage checking mandatory. The laws of liability for airlines and passengers were initiated under the agreement.

In 1935, the first Transpacific flight between San Francisco and Manila was another milestone in the history of aviation. Operated by Pan Am, the flight carried over 100,000 pieces of mail to several stops on the way, and reached the destination in a week.

Image Credit: sfgate.com – “The first Transpacific flight between San Francisco and Manila in 1935”

The year of 1936 witnessed a revolutionary change, made by American Airlines’ introduction of Douglas DC-3 in the world of aviation. The aircraft made the non-stop flight between New York and Chicago. The Douglas DC-3 cost American Airlines $100,000 then.

The first airport lounge was founded at LaGuardia Airport in New York, in 1939. It is American Airlines’ Admirals Club offering comfort to passengers on ground.

The year 1944 was marked by Chicago Convention in aviation. It introduced rules and regulations for the safety of aircraft and the protection of airspace. It was signed by 52 airlines.

One of the most significant years in the chronicle of aviation, 1945 witnessed the foundation of IATA in Havana, Cuba. Today, IATA is the backbone of the aviation industry, representing and leading 240 airlines through financial initiatives. In the same year, South African Airways operated the first Springbok service to bridge the distance between Africa and Europe.

In 1952, the first commercial jet flight by the de Havilland Comet saw the light of the day. The Comet made the last commercial flight in 1981. The models of the Comet jetliner improved in technology over the years.

The aviation world got the first inflight 16mm film system developed by David Flexer in 1961. TWA (Trans World Airlines) was the first airline to implement this innovation.

Arrival of the Beatles at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York in 1965 was one of the historic moments that the history of aviation has chronicled.

The aviation industry received its first wide-body aircraft, Boeing 747, in 1970. Pan Am operated the Boeing 747 to conduct flights between New York and London.

“The first wide-body aircraft, Boeing 747 flew between New York and London in 1970”

In 1971, Southwest Airlines was the first to have initiated low cost travel which changed the face of aviation to the benefit of passengers and introduced competition among the airlines.

In 1972, the first neutral paper ticket was conceptualized. Besides, the Billing and Settlement Plan was introduced to ensure the receipt of money for airlines and enable interline connectivity.

US Airline Deregulation Act was initiated to mark liberalization of the global aviation industry from the government control of fares, rules and routes and the entry of new airlines in the market.

In 1981, American Airlines launched the first frequent flyer program, “AAdvantage”, in the industry. It is one of the most popular frequent flyer programs in the world, today.

Air India, the national carrier of India, made it to the Guinness Book of World Records, for the evacuation of 111,000 people from Amman to Mumbai before the First Gulf War, in 1990. The airline in association with the Indian Air Force operated 488 flights in 59 days for this greatest effort.

The foundation of Star Alliance by 5 airlines from three continents took place in 1997. The alliance brought a number of benefits to passengers.

In 1998, Cathay Pacific operated the first transpolar flight to connect New York and Hong Kong through the Northern Polar region in only 16 hours, which became a legend in the aviation history.

Singapore Airlines operated its first non-stop flight between Newark and Los Angeles in 2004. When tsunami in the Indian Ocean rocked the south-east coastline of India endangering thousands of lives in 2004, the flight service became a pressing need to deliver the aid to the victims of tsunami.

Electronic ticketing, bag recovery, and self-boarding were some of the initiatives which were introduced to make air travel more convenient and comfortable for passengers in 2008.

In 2011, Lufthansa made a groundbreaking innovation by operating the first biofuel flight between Hamburg and Frankfurt. It was the first step towards ensuring environmental wellbeing of the aviation world.

Qatar Airways became the talk of the aviation world by launching the environment-friendly Airbus A350 for more efficient air travel of passengers, in 2014.

“History repeats itself”. “The wheels of time never stop”. “Earth never stops revolving around itself”. “The sky has no limit”. Likewise, the growth of aviation knows no bound. It will be making giant leaps to go up vertically.

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