Ita takes delivery of first A330-900
- BTN News
- Thursday, 01 June 2023
Italy's Ita Airways has taken delivery of the first of 17 A330-900s, with 10 of them purchased and seven leased.
Australians still facing high international air fares
- BTN News
- Thursday, 01 June 2023
Australian international air fares are up more than 50 per cent on pre-pandemic levels, guardian.com says, despite the cost of jet fuel falling.
US Memorial Day weekend shows air travel recovery
- BTN News
- Thursday, 01 June 2023
US holiday air travel topped 2019 pre-Covid over the Memorial Day weekend just ended, according to the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
SIA in Garuda partnership
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 30 May 2023
Reuters reports Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Indonesia's Garuda Indonesia are planning a joint venture (JV) covering synchronised schedules, better connectivity for passengers and possibly joint fare products and corporate programs.
Qantas out to boost bottom line
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 30 May 2023
Australia's Qantas appears to be planning to keep more of its revenues than it did pre-pandemic, saying operating profit margins at Qantas International will grow to more than eight per cent next year and to between 10 and 12 per cent after that.
Qantas to welcome A220s
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 30 May 2023
In Australia, the Qantas Group is replacing its 20 ageing B717s with 29 Airbus A220s.
Global Airlines taps Doric finance for first A380
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 30 May 2023
A new airline that plans A380 flights between London, UK and New York and Los Angeles, USA from next year has bought its first plane, an A380 from German aircraft finance company Doric Aviation for an undisclosed amount.
Qantas in, Rex out of Whyalla (but adds Sydney-Adelaide)
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 30 May 2023
Australia's Qantas is stepping in to offer eight more weekly services between Adelaide and Whyalla Airport in South Australia from July 1, the day regional rival Rex withdraws from the run.
Japan gains a Sheraton
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 30 May 2023
Marriott has opened the 228-room Sheraton Kagoshima on Kyushu Island in Japan, the brand’s 150th property in Asia-Pacific but the first Sheraton in Japan.
Qantas adds free international wifi
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 30 May 2023
On nine selected routes out of Australia using A330-200 and Boeing 737s, namely Sydney to Singapore, Jakarta, Manila and Denpasar, Melbourne to Singapore and Denpasar, plus Brisbane to Singapore and Port Moresby and Perth to Singapore, flag carrier Qantas is adding free high-speed wifi from May 30.
China Eastern flies first COMAC C919 commercial service
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 30 May 2023
China’s first domestically-produced passenger jet - a Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) C919 - has flown its maiden commercial flight.
Man opens plane door ahead of landing
- BTN News
- Monday, 29 May 2023
More than a dozen passengers on an Asiana Airlines flight late last week were injured after a man sitting in the emergency seat row opened the aircraft door when the aircraft was about 700 feet from the ground and preparing to land in Seoul, South Korea.
IndiGo asks DIAL for terminal change
- BTN News
- Monday, 29 May 2023
New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport could have a second international terminal after IndiGo asked operator Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) to okay Terminal 1 for international operations.
