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ATE23 seller applications open

: MICE News; Monday, 17 October 2022

Seller applications have opened for the Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE23) to be held from 30 April to 04 May 2023 at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland.

Boeing joins Qatar-Airbus fight

: BTN News; Monday, 17 October 2022

The A350 'paintwork vs safety' argument between Qatar Air and plane maker Airbus has escalated to Airbus being given court-ordered access to Qatar Air's Boeing 737 MAX contract.

Ethiopian boosts Johannesburg capacity

: BTN News; Monday, 17 October 2022

From end November, Africa's Ethiopian Airlines will boost its Addis Ababa-Johannesburg run to three wide body flights a day using 787s and A350s.

US airline seat sizes up for comment

: BTN News; Monday, 17 October 2022

USA Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer has called on fliers to make use of the Federal Aviation Administration's public comment period on airline seat sizes.

'Negotiator' to head Radisson Australasia

: BTN News; Monday, 17 October 2022

Radisson Hotel Group has appointed Lachlan Hoswell to the position of managing director Australasia.

Burrell officially reopened

: Health & Leisure; Monday, 17 October 2022

The UK's king Charles has officially reopened Glasgow, Scotland's Burrell Collection after its six-year GBP68.25 million repair and upgrade program.

Irish budget carrier Ryanair's ceo Michael O’Leary says if things continue as they are, ie, with no bad news on Covid, Ukraine or other negative global influences, he believes underlying air fares “will rise by a mid to high single digit figure for the full year” to end March 2023 versus its most recent forecast for 3-4 per cent growth.

Eurowings pilots to strike from Monday

: BTN News; Monday, 17 October 2022

Pilots at Lufthansa's budget airline Eurowings have announced a three-day strike from Monday 17 October, pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) says.

Swiss using AeroSHARK

: BTN News; Monday, 17 October 2022

Lufthansa group airline Swiss International says it is the first airline in the world to deploy carbon-efficient AeroSHARK film technology on the fuselage of its planes and a B777-300ER has carried its first revenue passengers on a flight from Zurich to Miami, USA.

United ramps up Australia services

: BTN News; Monday, 17 October 2022

Chicago, USA-based United Airlines is to add three new flights between its hub in San Francisco and Sydney, Australia from December 14 and running until February 8 or beyond.

Rex to leverage National Jet (Cobham) fleet

: BTN News; Monday, 17 October 2022

In Australia, mainly-regional carrier Regional Express (Rex) is leveraging its A$48 million purchase of Cobham Regional Aviation Services Australia with plans to add routes from Perth that make use of Cobham aircraft when they are not engaged in FIFO mine charters.

WA taxpayers to pay A$665,000 toward 'eclipse' celebrations

: MICE News; Sunday, 16 October 2022

Western Australian taxpayers are to provide A$665,000 to the shires of Ashburton and Carnarvon to prepare for 'Total Solar Eclipse 2023' and support a number of connected initiatives.