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BELMOND CADOGAN HOTEL

Belmond reopened the former Cadogan

hotel in Chelsea last month, four years

since its closure. The 54-room hotel, home

to more than 400 works of original art,

underwent a US$48 million renovation

and includes a restaurant overseen by

Adam Handling and access to the private

Cadogan Place gardens. belmond.com

THE BILTMORE

The Millennium hotel in Mayfair, which

shut in July last year, will reopen as the

Biltmore this spring after a multimillion-

pound renovation. The first European

Hilton LXR property will see the addition

of an al-fresco terrace, cocktail bar and

fitness suite. hilton.com

STRAND PALACE HOTEL

This West End stalwart is in the midst of

a multimillion-pound refurbishment, with

almost all of its 785 rooms now reopened.

Ground-floor renovations promise a new

private dining room and bar by early

summer, with all works to be completed by

April next year. strandpalacehotel.co.uk

AMBA VICTORIA

The Grosvenor hotel next to Victoria

station, owned by GLH, will be

rebranded as Amba Victoria after

renovations are finished. The Grosvenor

Arms restaurant and Tea Lounge have

reopened, while the rest of the hotel

including guestrooms will be completed

by the end of 2019. amba-hotel.com

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AIRBUS HAS SAID IT WILL STOP

production of the A380 superjumbo in

2021 owing to lack of demand. The final

blow came in February when Emirates

reduced its outstanding orders for the

aircraft. Qantas also cancelled an

outstanding order for eight A380s. The

double-decker aircraft has struggled to

compete with more fuel-efficient and

longer-range models.

BRITISH AIRWAYS IS PAINTING a series of

aircraft with retro liveries in celebration of

its centenary year. The first aircraft to receive

a commemorative paintjob is a B747 jumbo

(registration number G-BYGC), which has

been given the 1964-1974 era British Overseas

Airways Corporation (BOAC) livery. It will

serve B747-operated routes until it is retired

in 2023. BOAC, the predecessor of BA,

combined with British European Airways to

form the British Airways brand in 1974.

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