New airline plans Belfast hub
- BTN News
- Thursday, 24 November 2022
Fly Atlantic, a budget airline startup, plans flights from Belfast, Northern Ireland from summer 2024 to 35 destinations in the US, Canada, Britain and Europe.
Comac's first jet to fly next year?
- BTN News
- Thursday, 24 November 2022
China’s first passenger jet will be delivered to China Eastern Airlines by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) by the end of the year and go into commercial operation in the first half of 2023, according to the carrier, which has ordered four of the narrow-body C919 single-aisle jets.
Appeals court throws out MAX lawsuit
- BTN News
- Thursday, 24 November 2022
A US federal appeals court has rejected a class-action lawsuit against Boeing and Southwest Airlines that accused them of putting B737 MAX passengers at risk and covering up known dangers to the flying public.
MEA sets Evolve 2023 dates
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Meetings & Events Australia (MEA) will stage its annual conference, Evolve 2023, on Australia’s Gold Coast Wednesday 07 – Thursday 08 June 2023 with a one-and-a-half-day conference program and the National MEA Awards Gala Dinner.With upskilling quickly becoming a priority across all areas of the events sector, Evolve 2023 will present an opportunity for events professionals to reconnect and for businesses to educate and develop their staff on future predictions, latest innovations and to hear from event experts on trending topics.
Geneva Airport boosts tech with SITA
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Passengers traveling from Geneva Airport, Switzerland can now breeze through self-service touch points at check in, bag drop and security with new digital passenger processing technology from SITA.
Passengers and staff will soon also benefit from boosted efficiencies thanks to Geneva Airport’s new Airport Operations System (AOS), enabling intelligent optimisation of operational processes and improving real-time information sharing to passengers and staff airport wide.
Cathay releases October traffic figures
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific says its October 2022 traffic figures reflect the positive impact of further adjustments to Hong Kong’s travel restrictions and quarantine requirements.
Cathay reports October figures
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Cathay Pacific says it carried 109,425 tonnes of cargo in October, a decrease of 20.1 per cent compared with October 2021 and a 40.2 per cent decrease compared with the same period in 2019.
Australian carriers’ October on-time figures down on last year
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Australia’s BITRE has released carrier on-time performance figures for October 2022.
Air Canada adds live tv
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Air Canada has launched live tv on select aircraft and domestic routes, becoming the only Canadian carrier to offer customers the ability to cheer on their favourite sports teams by watching global sporting events in real time or watch live national news on a flight.
United resumes Cuba services
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 22 November 2022
The USA's United Airlines is offering two flights a day between the United States and Cuba, one from Newark and one from Houston, meaning there now are 147 weekly flights between the countries offered by four US airlines - United, American Airlines, JetBlue and Southwest Airlines.
One-man cockpits 'on the table'
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 22 November 2022
More than three dozen airlines, regulators and other government aviation bodies currently are asking the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to help make single-pilot flights a reality.
Qantas's 'most famous' A380 returns to the sky
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 22 November 2022
The Qantas A380 that had an engine explode in 2010* has been returned to the skies after being stored in a US 'boneyard' during the Covid pandemic.
Qantas okayed to appeal outsourced ground crew decision
- BTN News
- Monday, 21 November 2022
Australia's Qantas has won the right to appeal a ruling earlier this year that found the airline was in breach of the Fair Work Act when it outsourced about 2,000 ground crew positions.
New airline plans Belfast hub
- BTN News
- Thursday, 24 November 2022
Fly Atlantic, a budget airline startup, plans flights from Belfast, Northern Ireland from summer 2024 to 35 destinations in the US, Canada, Britain and Europe.
Comac's first jet to fly next year?
- BTN News
- Thursday, 24 November 2022
China’s first passenger jet will be delivered to China Eastern Airlines by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) by the end of the year and go into commercial operation in the first half of 2023, according to the carrier, which has ordered four of the narrow-body C919 single-aisle jets.
Appeals court throws out MAX lawsuit
- BTN News
- Thursday, 24 November 2022
A US federal appeals court has rejected a class-action lawsuit against Boeing and Southwest Airlines that accused them of putting B737 MAX passengers at risk and covering up known dangers to the flying public.
MEA sets Evolve 2023 dates
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Meetings & Events Australia (MEA) will stage its annual conference, Evolve 2023, on Australia’s Gold Coast Wednesday 07 – Thursday 08 June 2023 with a one-and-a-half-day conference program and the National MEA Awards Gala Dinner.With upskilling quickly becoming a priority across all areas of the events sector, Evolve 2023 will present an opportunity for events professionals to reconnect and for businesses to educate and develop their staff on future predictions, latest innovations and to hear from event experts on trending topics.
Geneva Airport boosts tech with SITA
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Passengers traveling from Geneva Airport, Switzerland can now breeze through self-service touch points at check in, bag drop and security with new digital passenger processing technology from SITA.
Passengers and staff will soon also benefit from boosted efficiencies thanks to Geneva Airport’s new Airport Operations System (AOS), enabling intelligent optimisation of operational processes and improving real-time information sharing to passengers and staff airport wide.
Cathay releases October traffic figures
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific says its October 2022 traffic figures reflect the positive impact of further adjustments to Hong Kong’s travel restrictions and quarantine requirements.
Cathay reports October figures
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Cathay Pacific says it carried 109,425 tonnes of cargo in October, a decrease of 20.1 per cent compared with October 2021 and a 40.2 per cent decrease compared with the same period in 2019.
Australian carriers’ October on-time figures down on last year
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Australia’s BITRE has released carrier on-time performance figures for October 2022.
Air Canada adds live tv
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Air Canada has launched live tv on select aircraft and domestic routes, becoming the only Canadian carrier to offer customers the ability to cheer on their favourite sports teams by watching global sporting events in real time or watch live national news on a flight.
United resumes Cuba services
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 22 November 2022
The USA's United Airlines is offering two flights a day between the United States and Cuba, one from Newark and one from Houston, meaning there now are 147 weekly flights between the countries offered by four US airlines - United, American Airlines, JetBlue and Southwest Airlines.
One-man cockpits 'on the table'
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 22 November 2022
More than three dozen airlines, regulators and other government aviation bodies currently are asking the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to help make single-pilot flights a reality.
Qantas's 'most famous' A380 returns to the sky
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 22 November 2022
The Qantas A380 that had an engine explode in 2010* has been returned to the skies after being stored in a US 'boneyard' during the Covid pandemic.
Qantas okayed to appeal outsourced ground crew decision
- BTN News
- Monday, 21 November 2022
Australia's Qantas has won the right to appeal a ruling earlier this year that found the airline was in breach of the Fair Work Act when it outsourced about 2,000 ground crew positions.
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