Air Canada revises capacity expectations
- BTN News
- Thursday, 22 July 2010
Canada's Air Canada is to grow capacity more aggressively than previously expected - by between six and 7.5 per cent - and also has disclosed a plan to refinance its debt.
DoT finally gives BA-AA the nod
- BTN News
- Thursday, 22 July 2010
UK carrier British Airways and the USA's American Airlines have finally been given regulatory clearance to run their businesses jointly on transatlantic routes.
Carlson buys out Indian manager
- MICE News
- Thursday, 22 July 2010
Hotel group Carlson has completed the acquisition of the majority interest in RHW Hotel Management Services Ltd (RHW).
Airline performance back at pre-crisis levels
- BTN News
- Thursday, 22 July 2010
Airlines' financial performance is at pre-crisis levels and expectations of future profitability are rising, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) says.
Big increases at Qld regional ports
- BTN News
- Thursday, 22 July 2010
Passenger traffic through Gold Coast, Townsville and Mount Isa airports in Queensland, Australia grew almost 10 per cent in the financial year ended June 30 2010.
Skywest, Virgin to codeshare
- BTN News
- Thursday, 22 July 2010
Perth, Australia-based Skywest Airlines has inked an in-principle agreement with Virgin Blue for a reciprocal codeshare covering Western Australia flights.
Tamworth to take stage at ABEE
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Tamworth's attributes and attractions for conferences and events will be highlighted at the Australian Business Events Expo (ABEE) in Sydney this week.
Brisbane 'Effortless' for buyers
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Farnborough figures exceed US$47 billion
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Plane makers, engine suppliers and service providers say orders by Friday at the Farnborough International Airshow exceeded US$47 billion, with an unexpected emphasis on single-aisle aircraft sales. The event was overshadowed to some extent by international defence contract cuts worth hundreds of billions of dollars in both the USA and Europe.
MICE travel - who bought what at Farnborough
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Conference planners and others in the MICE industry have been offered a glimpse of future flight options in their regions through sales reported by planemakers at the Farnborough International Airshow. Worth tens of billions of dollars - US$47 billion plus as of Friday - the event already is being referred to as a narrow-body sales fest because of the numbers of single-aisle jets ordered.
Emirates to offer A380 wi-fi
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Emirates to offer A380 wi-fi
Dubai-based Emirates is to equip all 90 Airbus A380s it has on order with wi-fi networks that will allow passengers to make mobile phone calls, download data and browse the Internet during flights.
Airbus shows off 'future of flight'
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Not to be outdone by the Boeing Dreamliner 787, planemaker Airbus has released plans for the future of flight, unveiling its concept plane at the Farnborough International Airshow in England.
Dreamliner to boost MICE options?
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 21 July 2010
The United Kingdom's third-largest airline - Thomson Airways - says it may launch ex-UK services direct to Hawaii once it takes delivery of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
