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Qantas, FIFO pilots' union agree to talk

: BTN News; Friday, 06 October 2023

The Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) is to meet Qantas management to discuss a way forward following Wednesday's 24-hour strike that affected mainly Fly In, Fly Out (FIFO) flights in Western Australia.

Australia's Qatar spat continues

: BTN News; Friday, 06 October 2023

The dispute between the Australian government and Qatar/Qatar Airways goes on, with the Guardian finding there was a coordinated effort to send two letters from Australian government signatories - one letter to the Qatar government rejecting Qatar Air's request to double flights to Australia and the second letter to five women who allegedly were subjected to body searches by Doha Airport officials looking for a mother who had abandoned a newborn infant at the airport.

More fake aircraft safety certificates found, supplier company 'may not exist'

: BTN News; Friday, 06 October 2023

The aviation industry says 'thousands of Boeing and Airbus jet-engine parts with fraudulent safety certificates' may have been installed on major airlines' passenger planes.

BA's new uniforms not welcomed by everyone

: BTN News; Friday, 06 October 2023

Some British Airways female staff are "not happy" about new uniforms designed to suit non-binary and gender-fluid crew.

Australian regulator warns consumers of lithium-ion battery risks

: Health & Leisure; Friday, 06 October 2023

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has warned consumers about ‘rare but serious fire hazards’ from lithium-ion batteries and is telling consumers to choose, check, use and dispose of the batteries safely.

Sydney Airport recovers from early strong wind impact

: Health & Leisure; Friday, 06 October 2023

Flights at Australia’s Sydney Airport were disrupted by strong winds early on Thursday October 5, but later were back on schedule.

SAS adds Air France to share register

: BTN News; Friday, 06 October 2023

Scandinavian airline SAS has announced a restructuring deal that will see it delisted from exchanges and add new owners the US investment firm Castlelake and Air France-KLM, which will hold around 32 and 20 per cent of the company respectively.

Heathrow trials pre-booking service to speed security checks

: BTN News; Friday, 06 October 2023

The UK's London Heathrow Airport has started a six-month free trial of a new security slot booking system branded 'Heathrow Timeslot' for passengers at Terminal 3 flying with American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates and Virgin Atlantic.

Jetstar launches 'Taste of Asia' sale

: BTN News; Friday, 06 October 2023

Australia's Jetstar has launched a sale of more than 10,000 fares to six destinations around Asia branded the 'Taste of Asia' sale.

Qantas defends Qatar Air stance

: BTN News; Friday, 06 October 2023

Australia's Qantas says the federal government was correct to deny an application by Qatar Airways to increase flights from Doha to Australia, saying there was no guarantee the added flights would bring down flight costs for Australians.

Passenger traffic continues to bounce back - IATA

: BTN News; Friday, 06 October 2023

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says strong post-pandemic passenger traffic growth continued in August, with total traffic measured in revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs up 28.4 per cent compared to August 2022. Globally, traffic is now at 95.7 per cent of pre-Covid levels.

West Maui residents fighting moves to reopen to tourists

: BTN News; Friday, 06 October 2023

Maui, Hawaii, government officials say the western region of the US island – the epicentre of the recent disaster – will reopen to tourists on October 08 despite 10,000 residents' signing a petition asking for more time to recover.