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ACCC blocks Virgin-Alliance FIFO deal

: BTN News; Friday, 05 May 2023

After blocking the Qantas Airways A$611 million buyout of Alliance Aviation in Australia, because the deal "might push prices up and service quality down", Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) also has refused to reauthorise the agreement between Qantas rival Virgin Australia and Alliance to jointly provide fly-in and fly-out (FIFO) services to their corporate clients. The charter alliance has not delivered on the public benefits expected when it was authorised to conduct these services together in 2017, the regulator said.

Flyadeal on track for growth

: BTN News; Thursday, 04 May 2023

Saudi Arabia’s budget carrier flyadeal is set to add routes, planes and, it hopes, passengers.

Virgin Atlantic returns to Shanghai

: BTN News; Thursday, 04 May 2023

Virgin Atlantic has resumed daily services between London Heathrow and Shanghai, China from 01 May for both passengers and cargo.
The restart marks the post-Covid return of all Virgin Atlantic routes, with Shanghai the final to be reinstated.
Fares start from GBP432 return per person.

Play reports strong Q1

: BTN News; Thursday, 04 May 2023

Icelandic low-cost carrier Play says its figures for the first three months of 2023 show revenues were more than three times higher than those generated during the same period in 2022, when it reported EUR9.6 million.

Japan acts to kick-start travel

: BTN News; Thursday, 04 May 2023

Faced with residents reluctant to travel from its home market, the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) is to run an outbound travel promotion to coincide with its government's downgrade of Covid-19 to the same disease level as influenza.

Ethiopian takes delivery of an A350-900, with A350-1000s and Boeing jets to come

: BTN News; Monday, 01 May 2023

Africa's Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of an Airbus A350-900 and now is waiting for four A350-1000s it ordered last year.
Other jets on order are 17 Boeing 737 MAX 8s and two 787-9s.

French air traffic strikes impacting Europe traffic

: BTN News; Monday, 01 May 2023

Ireland's Ryanair cancelled 220 flights on May 1 as a result of the current French air traffic controllers strike.

Turkish carries billionth passenger

: BTN News; Monday, 01 May 2023

Turkish Airlines, which launched in 1933, says it has carried its billionth passenger on a flight from Istanbul Airport to Adıyaman Airport.

Qantas adds Melbourne-Exmouth direct

: BTN News; Monday, 01 May 2023

Australia's flag carrier Qantas has inaugurated direct trans-continental flights from Melbourne to Exmouth in north-western Australia, about 700 miles north of Perth, the WA state capital.

Batik to offer Adelaide direct

: BTN News; Monday, 01 May 2023

The former Malindo Air, now Batik Air of Malaysia will launch three-times-weekly services to Adelaide, Australia from Kuala Lumpur from July, its first non-stop to the city.

United slows upgrade schedule

: BTN News; Monday, 01 May 2023

United Airlines says retrofitting cabins on its older Boeing and Airbus narrowbodies with more premium seats, seat-back entertainment screens, Bluetooth capabilities and other amenities will not be completed on time due to supply issues.

Vietjet plans further expansion

: BTN News; Monday, 01 May 2023

Vietnam low-cost carrier Vietjet says it wants to grow its passenger count by 25 per cent this year and to expand its fleet of Airbus narrowbody and widebody aircraft from 77 to 87.

Turkish puts onus on Boeing and Airbus for Australia start in 2023

: BTN News; Monday, 01 May 2023

According to ch-aviation.com, Turkish Airlines currently has widebody orders for fourteen Airbus A350-900s and nine Boeing 787-9s and already operates 12 A350s and 16 787-9s.