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From Turkish Airlines to Virgin Blue, Why These 10 Airlines Changed Names

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Turkish Airlines was forced to rebrand under its Turkish name. Photo: iStock Changing a company name is a big deal. And the bigger the company, the more millions will have to spend to make sure potential customers know who you are. For airlines, customer trust is very important, so changing the name is very dangerous. That didn’t stop Turkish Airlines, which would begin the process – but the airline’s previous rebranding had mixed results. Turkish airlines The Turkish president has decided that the whole world should call his country Türkiye. And, as part of that effort, Turkish Airlines was forced to rebrand itself with its Turkish name. The long process of painting “Türk Hava Yolları” on the plane has begun. Whether customers will use this heavier name remains to be seen… Check out turkishairlines.com Huff Daland Dusters Delta Air Lines at Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah. Photo: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg Huff Daland Dusters was a pioneer in 1928 when it

Qantas and Virgin Australia increase domestic airfare by 96 percent

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The man who claims he created Qantas’ iconic slogan ‘Spirit of Australia’ has angrily demanded they remove the title, saying it is a ‘tragic inappropriate’ to describe the airline under attack. Phillip Adams, columnist for The Weekend Australian magazine and host of ABC Radio National, said he convinced former chairman Jim Leslie to adopt the tagline in the 1980s and Peter Allen to allow his iconic song I Still Call Australia Home to become Qantas’ national anthem. However, last week the former advertising guru directed an angry message at airline boss Alan Joyce demanding they stop the catchphrase because of an ongoing scandal involving laid-off staff, canceled flights, lost baggage and lengthy delays. ‘Alan Joyce. You are forced to repeat yourself. I am the author of ‘The Australian Spirit’. Then deserved, now tragically inappropriate,” he wrote on Twitter. ‘My slogan is hereby vetoed. Please remove it from all airframes, tickets and advertisements.’ Phillip Adams claims he

Consumption of extra virgin olive oil during pregnancy increases the level of antioxidants in breast milk and

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Extra virgin olive oil represents the main source of fat in the Mediterranean diet. From left to right, Rosa M. Lamuela-Raventos, Francisco J. Pérez-Cano, Blanca Grases-Pintó i Sonia Zhan-Dai (above), i Anallely López-Yerena, Anna Vallverdú-Queralt i Maria J. Rodríguez-Lagunas ( under). The results support evidence that a diet with extra virgin olive oil can modify and even increase the content of these bioactive compounds in breast milk with potential benefits for infant health. Consumption of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)—a product with widely recognized benefits for our health—increases the levels of phenolic compounds in breast milk and can cross the placental barrier, reaching offspring. This was revealed in a research conducted by a team from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Science, the Research Institute for Nutrition and Food Safety, Universitas Brawijaya (INSA-UB) and the Center for Biomedical Research on Obesity Physiopathology and Nutrition Network (CIBEROBN). . The r

Review: Review: Virgin Australia's exclusive Sydney Beyond Lounge

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Country Australia City Sydney Airport T2 . Domestic Airport Guild There isn’t any Flight company Australian Virgin Cabin class Business Notes The good one Beautiful design and inviting feel Premium guest bathroom amenities Impressive view across the asphalt ugliness Premium Lounge entry is still closed X factor la carte dining and drink list quality Intuitive service, like a five-star hotel introduction Virgin Australia set high standards for itself when its premium status tier and invite-only lounge – formerly known as The Club – relaunched as ‘Beyond’ in April. As a member or guest, you now expect an experience that truly goes beyond the traditional lounge. After having had the opportunity to spend a few hours in the exclusive oak and leather lounge in Sydney Airport Terminal 2 while waiting for a flight, I’m happy to say it lived up to its name and hype… though perhaps not in the way you might expect. The light-filled lounge enjoys impressive views over Botany Bay and the internati