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Forty miles west of Orlando lies the Blue Spring Reserve, a 400-acre gated community protected from the noise of the nearby Florida Turnpike by thick trees. It is a haven for Americans to spend their retirement.
It is also the brainchild of Max Minhas, a British property developer who is not afraid to break with convention.
A street named The Long and Winding Road passes through the centre of the community, with junctions on to the likes of Yellow Submarine Court and Strawberry Fields Road, reflecting the 55-year-old’s passion for the Beatles.
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Green Africa, Nigeria’s Lagos-based value airline, has taken delivery of one of its first ATR 72-600. The aircraft arrived in Lagos on Friday, April 23 with a lot of fanfare.
The ATR-72-600 plane is the first of the three aircraft currently leased from ACIA Aero Leasing, a regional aircraft lessor with offices in Ireland, Mauritius, France and South Africa.
The new entrant carrier recently unveiled the livery of two aircraft (5N-GAE and 5N-GAA) with the third aircraft (5N-GAD) now beautifully wrapped in the Green Africa livery in preparation for the final lap of the Air Operators Certificate (AOC) in process.
An early look at the livery for Pasifika Air. Pero said the reluctance of the government to establish a Pacific travel bubble had shot down its plans. While the dark cloud hanging over global travel remains, we expected a brighter outlook for the Pacific region.
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Mike Pero said his personal investment in the airline had amounted to several hundred thousand dollars. The Cooks have never had Covid-19 and there is still no border reopening date, yet the travel bubble with Australia is about to open. Amid this continuing uncertainty, I have reluctantly decided now is not the time to launch Pasifika Air.
Pasifika Air - the new venture from Mike Pero.
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The airline started by businessman Mike Pero was slated to start offering flights between New Zealand and the Cook Islands in June.
Pero said the reluctance of the government to establish a Pacific travel bubble had shot down its plans. While the dark cloud hanging over global travel remains, we expected a brighter outlook for the Pacific region. The Cooks have never had Covid-19 and there is still no border reopening date, yet the travel bubble with Australia is about to open. Amid this continuing uncertainty, I have reluctantly decided now is not the time to launch Pasifika Air.
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