Lufthansa cabin crew on strike
- BTN News
- Monday, 11 March 2024
Lufthansa’s Ufo cabin crew union has called on members to strike at Lufthansa and short-haul carrier CityLine on Tuesday March 12 and Wednesday March 13 as part of calls for higher pay.
Boeing says there may not be records covering the Alaska Air MAX 9 plug
- BTN News
- Monday, 11 March 2024
The US Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into the 'door plug' blowout on a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane during an Alaska Airlines flight, according to the Wall Street Journal.
NTSB confirms 'brief MAX failure'
- BTN News
- Monday, 11 March 2024
US federal investigators have confirmed the pilots' account of a brief failure of rudder controls on a Boeing 737 MAX jet as it landed in New Jersey last month.
Emirates and Icelandair ink code share
- BTN News
- Monday, 11 March 2024
Emirates and Icelandair are likely to form a code-share partnership where customers would benefit from each airline's networks.
Australia offers MH370 search assistance
- BTN News
- Monday, 11 March 2024
Australia has offered the Malaysian government support for a renewed search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared on a flight between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing, China 10 years ago.
Brunei boosts defence spending
- BTN News
- Monday, 11 March 2024
Brunei has responded to concerns about its security by increasing its defence budget by nearly a third to BND796.3 million.
VARA mulls Fokker replacements
- BTN News
- Monday, 11 March 2024
Virgin Australia Regional Air (VARA) is believed to be considering either Embraer or Airbus equipment to replace its ageing Fokker 100 fleet.
Plane feelings are there for a reason
- Health & Leisure
- Friday, 08 March 2024
Ever wondered why people tend to feel more emotional on a plane?
Well, James Roy, neuro specialist from Brainworks Neurotherapy, explains why, for example, people cry more on planes:
Lufthansa customers hit by strike
- BTN News
- Friday, 08 March 2024
In Germany, the service sector union Ver.di has called on ground staff at Deutsche Lufthansa, Lufthansa Technik, Lufthansa Cargo and other companies to go on a strike ending on Saturday morning (March 9) at 7:10 am.
Solid January rises in the cabins - IATA
- BTN News
- Friday, 08 March 2024
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for January 2024 global passenger demand that indicates a strong start for the year.
Virgin Australia plans pets in the cabin
- BTN News
- Friday, 08 March 2024
Subject to regulatory approval, Virgin Australia intends to carry pets in its cabins within 12 months.
European travellers to A-P on the rise
- BTN News
- Friday, 08 March 2024
Market research firm Euromonitor International says preliminary data for 2023 indicate European outbound travel to Asia Pacific is in recovery mode, with 9.1 million trips made from Eastern Europe and 18.7 million trips made from Western Europe, equal to 65 per cent and 71 per cent of pre-pandemic 2019 levels respectively.
Thai returning to Perth
- BTN News
- Friday, 08 March 2024
Thai Airways International (Thai) is introducing new daily B787-8 services from Bangkok to Perth, Western Australia from 31 March, the airline’s third destination in the country after Sydney and Melbourne.
