Thu, Nov 05, 2015
In remarks at a Caribbean tourism event in Curacao, JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes raised a warning that high taxes and other fees may have travelers not choosing certain destinations in the Caribbean for their vacations.
According to reports, the Government of Bermuda increased airport taxes and charges from $35 to $50 in March, and then boosted the "departure tax" again in August to $78, which includes a $16 airport improvement fee. Bermuda ranks second only to Jamaica as having the highest taxes and fees for JetBlue passengers traveling from JFK Airport in New York, according to Hayes. We all watched in amazement, and possibly a little amusement, when a JLENS aerostat came loose from its mooring and drifted north from Aberdeen proving ground last week. However, that mishap brought no amusement to the people that have been criticizing the expensive program that detractors say has not lived up to its potential. BAE Systems has made a strategic investment in Reaction Engines Limited and announced a working collaboration to accelerate Reaction Engines’ development of SABRE – a new aerospace engine. Reaction Engines is developing the technologies needed for an advanced combined cycle air-breathing rocket
engine called a Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 11.04.15 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Wednesday, November 4th, 2015... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Brianne Cross, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:
- JetBlue CEO Says High Taxes May Hurt Caribbean Tourism
- Runaway Aerostat Renews Criticism Of JLENS Program
- BAE Systems Buys Stake In Reaction Engines
- Across The Country In The Open Air
- Seven Receive Master Instructor Designation In September
- Navy Helicopters Flock To 26th Annual Fleet Fly-In
- Airbus Helicopters Announces First Final Assembly Line In China
- Charles Elachi To Retire As JPL Director Next Year
- Gone West: VW Engine Guru Steve Bennett
- Classic Aero-TV: The Greater Great Lakes - Flying A Modernized Classic Biplane
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again next week for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
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