Jetstar places second A321LR on Bali run
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 14 December 2022
Australian budget carrier Jetstar has taken delivery of its second Airbus A321LR and deployed it on the Melbourne-Bali, Indonesia route.
China's Covid calls hit 30,000-plus a day
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 14 December 2022
Days after Beijing abandoned its zero-Covid policy, phone calls to the country's emergency number 120 have risen to more than 30,000 a day.
Air India to add 500 planes?
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 14 December 2022
Reuters says Air India is to place orders for up to 500 jets, potentially worth over US$100 billion list, from both Airbus and Boeing.
New AV1 HQ in Sydney
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 13 December 2022
B Corp certified audio-visual production company AV1, is spending $1M in equipment upgrades and a move to a 1,287sqm premises at 64 Burrows Road in Alexandria, Sydney.The larger facility has a dedicated space for set up and rehearsal of live events, training capabilities, studios for content production and remote recordings, increased inventory storage for operational efficiencies, including pre-loading vehicles.
Proposed EU ETS aviation tax changes criticised by BARIG and others
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 13 December 2022
The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament have agreed changes to the EU emissions trading system for air traffic (EU ETS Aviation).
BCEC getting ready for 12th annual Salvo’s Xmas lunch
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 13 December 2022
The team at Australia's Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) is preparing to host what will be the Centre’s 12th Annual Salvation Army Christmas Lunch after the event was paused during Covid.
Virgin Australia says Velocity now has 11 million members
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 13 December 2022
Virgin Australia says it is adding Velocity Frequent Flyer program members at a rate of 2,000 a day and now has signed eleven million, the equivalent of one member for every Australian household.
Qantas says 'no thanks' to one-pilot move
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 13 December 2022
Airlines globally are pushing for single-pilot operations, with lobbying taking place in the USA via the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and in Europe through the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), but Australia's Qantas isn't among supporters, with ceo Alan Joyce saying his airline is “certainly not pushing” to have just one pilot in the cockpit.
Bonza sticking to A$50 fares
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 13 December 2022
Australian startup Bonza believes it can offer fares from A$50 on some routes when it launches next year, with chief executive Tim Jordan saying the A$50 level is sustainable for Bonza’s business model.
UK travellers warned to plan for strikes
- BTN News
- Monday, 12 December 2022
Travellers to, from (and those planning trips in) the UK have been warned by Network Rail that the next wave of strikes begin Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December, followed by walkouts on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 December.
ACCC asked to extend Australia-China ruling
- BTN News
- Monday, 12 December 2022
With borders in China still closed to tourists, China Eastern Airlines and Australia's Qantas have asked the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for an additional year to coordinate the re-start of operations between their countries.
AoA sensor changes join MCAS delay for MAX duo?
- BTN News
- Monday, 12 December 2022
US lawmakers have thus far decided to stick to a December 27 deadline that will force plane maker Boeing to comply with a new safety standard for cockpit alerts on its 737 MAX 7 and 10 jets.
Spirit weighs in with pay offer
- BTN News
- Monday, 12 December 2022
The USA's Spirit Airlines has offered pilots as much as a 43 per cent cumulative weighted average pay raise over two years, a week after Delta Air Lines offered a 34 per cent cumulative pay increase to its pilots over three years.
