ART calls for ongoing support
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 January 2021
Call for AviationKeeper to stay 'till industry recovers'
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 26 January 2021
Virgin Australia and aviation companies have joined unions in a fresh appeal to the Australian prime minister to implement ‘AviationKeeper’, an extension to JobKeeper beyond March for all aviation workers.
AirAsia aiming for end-year return
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 26 January 2021
Malaysia-based AirAsia says it hopes to restore “a large part” of its network by the end of this year, though total passenger capacity will be constrained by the coronavirus pandemic until 2023.
Boeing aims for 100pc SAF
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 26 January 2021
An environmentalleader.com report says Boeing's commercial airplanes will be certified to fly on 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030 to address the challenge of climate change.
Trans-Tasman flights suspended
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 26 January 2021
Australia has suspended quarantine-free travel for New Zealanders for three days, after a South African variant of coronavirus was detected in New Zealand.
Australian Health minister Greg Hunt said the decision has been taken "to reduce the risk of this variant, which has been shown to spread more readily between individuals, entering the Australian community."
As a result, all arrivals from New Zealand until Thursday will be required to undergo 14 days of hotel quarantine - and Hunt recommended affected passengers delay their trips.
Australia okays Pfizer vaccine, UK scientists warn Oxford jab doesn't meet protection claims
- BTN News
- Monday, 25 January 2021
Australia’s medical regulator the Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for use in Australia (for two years), with the rollout expected to start mid-to-late February.
Air NZ boosts domestic capacity for Waitangi Day
- BTN News
- Monday, 25 January 2021
Air New Zealand is adding 7,300 seats to its domestic network over the Waitangi Day weekend of 6–7 February, partly by swapping in bigger aircraft, but also adding 76 new one-way flights.
Easyjet to focus on legacy carrier routes
- BTN News
- Monday, 25 January 2021
UK-based easyJet says it will focus its post-coronavirus competitive efforts on major European legacy carriers' routes.
Rising sea levels put 'hundreds' of airports at risk
- BTN News
- Monday, 25 January 2021
Airports located well above sea level will be the main aviation beneficiaries of rising global temperatures and higher sea levels, two professors have claimed.
GBTA survey shows 50pc 2021 lower travel spend is likely
- BTN News
- Monday, 25 January 2021
About 90 per cent of respondents to a new Global Business Travel Association survey think their companies will spend less on travel this year than in 2019, with an average budget decline of 52 per cent.
ART calls for ongoing support
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 January 2021
Call for AviationKeeper to stay 'till industry recovers'
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 26 January 2021
Virgin Australia and aviation companies have joined unions in a fresh appeal to the Australian prime minister to implement ‘AviationKeeper’, an extension to JobKeeper beyond March for all aviation workers.
AirAsia aiming for end-year return
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 26 January 2021
Malaysia-based AirAsia says it hopes to restore “a large part” of its network by the end of this year, though total passenger capacity will be constrained by the coronavirus pandemic until 2023.
Boeing aims for 100pc SAF
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 26 January 2021
An environmentalleader.com report says Boeing's commercial airplanes will be certified to fly on 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030 to address the challenge of climate change.
Trans-Tasman flights suspended
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 26 January 2021
Australia has suspended quarantine-free travel for New Zealanders for three days, after a South African variant of coronavirus was detected in New Zealand.
Australian Health minister Greg Hunt said the decision has been taken "to reduce the risk of this variant, which has been shown to spread more readily between individuals, entering the Australian community."
As a result, all arrivals from New Zealand until Thursday will be required to undergo 14 days of hotel quarantine - and Hunt recommended affected passengers delay their trips.
Australia okays Pfizer vaccine, UK scientists warn Oxford jab doesn't meet protection claims
- BTN News
- Monday, 25 January 2021
Australia’s medical regulator the Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for use in Australia (for two years), with the rollout expected to start mid-to-late February.
Air NZ boosts domestic capacity for Waitangi Day
- BTN News
- Monday, 25 January 2021
Air New Zealand is adding 7,300 seats to its domestic network over the Waitangi Day weekend of 6–7 February, partly by swapping in bigger aircraft, but also adding 76 new one-way flights.
Easyjet to focus on legacy carrier routes
- BTN News
- Monday, 25 January 2021
UK-based easyJet says it will focus its post-coronavirus competitive efforts on major European legacy carriers' routes.
Rising sea levels put 'hundreds' of airports at risk
- BTN News
- Monday, 25 January 2021
Airports located well above sea level will be the main aviation beneficiaries of rising global temperatures and higher sea levels, two professors have claimed.
GBTA survey shows 50pc 2021 lower travel spend is likely
- BTN News
- Monday, 25 January 2021
About 90 per cent of respondents to a new Global Business Travel Association survey think their companies will spend less on travel this year than in 2019, with an average budget decline of 52 per cent.









