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TOBACCO BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015
NEWS & TRENDS
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBEr 2015
Highlights
Atlantic Airlines
Obtains Cuba and
Caribbean Sea
Authorization
The Federal Aviation Administration
has authorized Atlantic Airlines to
conduct flights to Cuba, says Mark
Blanton, president of Atlantic Air-
lines. “I’m in the process of working
with the Cuban consulate to find out
about fees and the required licenses,”
he says. “Once I get those in place I
will hire personnel and we’ll begin fly-
ing routes twice a day from Tampa,
Orlando and Lakeland [Florida].”
As Blanton understands it, Ameri-
cans who travel to Cuba will need
to be doing so at least in part to par-
ticipate in an educational purpose.
Among other topics, he hopes to
organize trips for visitors interested
in learning about the country’s cigar-
manufacturing industry.
Miami Cigar Sponsors Fantasy
Camp Kickoff
The Florida company helped kick off the Fifth Annual Dwyane
Wade Fantasy Camp event.
Miami Cigar & Company recently served as the official cigar partner of the Dwy-
ane Wade Fantasy Camp Draft Party at the Westin Diplomat Hotel & Resort in
Hollywood, Florida. Three-time NBA Champion Dwyane Wade kicked off the
Fifth Annual Dwyane Wade Fantasy Camp with the exclusive party for 100 lucky
guests. Attendees were treated to music, appetizers, cocktails and Nestor Mi-
randa Collection cigars.
Jason Wood, vice president of Miami Cigar & Company, was on hand to
personally present Dwyane Wade with an exclusive Hfbarcelona Miami-Heat-
themed humidor filled with Nestor Miranda Collection and La Aurora Preferido
cigars.
“We are truly honored to have had the opportunity to take part in Dwyane
Wade’s Fantasy Camp,” said Wood. “We are always excited to give back to the
community and spread that #OneLife mentality whenever possible.”
Halo Releases E-Liquid Test Results
Recognizing that consumers are concerned about the contents of the e-liquids
they vape, Halo has decided to post the results of its product testing publicly.
The company’s quality control process includes extensive testing for a range of
inhalation hazards—diacetyl and acetyl propionyl included, explains a spokes-
person, who says that all e-liquids are blended by trained chemists in a clean-
room environment in Gainesville, Florida.
“Before we ever even mix a flavor into our base e-liquid, it is sent out for test-
ing via gas chromatography and mass spectrometry,” she says. “This assures
us that our flavorings do not include either diacetyl or acetyl propionyl. We don’t
even allow our own employees to test an e-liquid until it comes back from the
labs ‘clean.’ And if
we’re
not going to risk it, we sure don’t want you to either.”