Delta pauses Tel Aviv services
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 August 2024
The US's Delta is 'pausing' flights between New York-JFK and Tel Aviv, Israel until Friday, August 9, due to the ongoing Gaza conflict.
Australia 'deserves Rex's survival'
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 August 2024
Australia’s third-largest airline group, (regional Express - or Rex), entered voluntary administration this week, cancelled all its B737 flights between major airports and grounded its jet fleet, though as yet its Saab 340 fleet is still flying to and from regional centres.
France sees economic benefits from one new ship
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 August 2024
Delivering the world’s second-largest cruise ship has improved France’s economy.
Built for cruise ship operator Royal Caribbean, the 'Utopia of the Seas' added EUR1 billion to French economic output, helping increase trade growth to 0.6 per cent and gross domestic product to 0.3 per cent.
MAX crash families want Boeing to pay 'a lot' more
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 August 2024
Families of some of the 346 people killed in two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes want US courts to reject the planemaker’s proposed plea deal with the US Department of Justice (USDoJ) and say Boeing should pay a much higher fine.
Delta puts half-billion price tag on CrowdStrike outage
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 August 2024
Ed Bastian, Delta Air Lines' ceo, says the airline is facing US$500 million in costs related to a global IT outage caused by CrowdStrike that disrupted emergency services, communications and thousands of businesses.
Holiday booking scams on the the rise
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 August 2024
QR Code Generator has issued a warning about a surge in holiday accommodation scams this August in Europe, after data revealed it was the most popular month for bookings last year.
Frontier slashes network
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 August 2024
The US's Denver-based ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines plans to drop 43 domestic and international routes, including some that were added to the network only a few months ago.
SIA flags pressure on yields to continue
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 August 2024
Singapore Airlines (SIA) says passenger yields are expected to stay below last year's levels and has blamed lower profit for its financial year first quarter on higher fuel costs.
USDoT rejects airlines' bid to delay refunds rule
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 August 2024
US Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg has rejected airlines' requests to delay the introduction of new passenger refund rules.
Qantas joins Virgin Australia 'rescue' for Rex B737 passengers
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 August 2024
In Australia, Qantas has joined Virgin Australia to offer free flights to passengers holding B737 flight tickets on newly-failed domestic carrier Rex, which has entered voluntary administration and grounded its B737 fleet (though its regional services operated using Saab 340s remain active).
Airbus blames income fall on its 'space business'
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 August 2024
Europe's Airbus has reported a 46 per cent net income fall to EUR825 million for the first six months of 2024 (compared to EUR1.5 billion in the first half of 2023) blamed on "challenges in our space business".
Higher costs hit SIA Group first quarter profits
- BTN News
- Thursday, 01 August 2024
SIA Group reports revenue increased by $239 million (+5.3 per cent) year-on-year to $4,718 million in the three months ending 30 June 2024.
Endeavour worst in US for overselling flights
- BTN News
- Thursday, 01 August 2024
A study has examined which US airlines are most guilty of overselling flights, with Endeavor Air taking top spot and Allegiant Air denying the smallest number of passengers.
Delta pauses Tel Aviv services
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 August 2024
The US's Delta is 'pausing' flights between New York-JFK and Tel Aviv, Israel until Friday, August 9, due to the ongoing Gaza conflict.
Australia 'deserves Rex's survival'
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 August 2024
Australia’s third-largest airline group, (regional Express - or Rex), entered voluntary administration this week, cancelled all its B737 flights between major airports and grounded its jet fleet, though as yet its Saab 340 fleet is still flying to and from regional centres.
France sees economic benefits from one new ship
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 August 2024
Delivering the world’s second-largest cruise ship has improved France’s economy.
Built for cruise ship operator Royal Caribbean, the 'Utopia of the Seas' added EUR1 billion to French economic output, helping increase trade growth to 0.6 per cent and gross domestic product to 0.3 per cent.
MAX crash families want Boeing to pay 'a lot' more
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 August 2024
Families of some of the 346 people killed in two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes want US courts to reject the planemaker’s proposed plea deal with the US Department of Justice (USDoJ) and say Boeing should pay a much higher fine.
Delta puts half-billion price tag on CrowdStrike outage
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 August 2024
Ed Bastian, Delta Air Lines' ceo, says the airline is facing US$500 million in costs related to a global IT outage caused by CrowdStrike that disrupted emergency services, communications and thousands of businesses.
Holiday booking scams on the the rise
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 August 2024
QR Code Generator has issued a warning about a surge in holiday accommodation scams this August in Europe, after data revealed it was the most popular month for bookings last year.
Frontier slashes network
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 August 2024
The US's Denver-based ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines plans to drop 43 domestic and international routes, including some that were added to the network only a few months ago.
SIA flags pressure on yields to continue
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 August 2024
Singapore Airlines (SIA) says passenger yields are expected to stay below last year's levels and has blamed lower profit for its financial year first quarter on higher fuel costs.
USDoT rejects airlines' bid to delay refunds rule
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 August 2024
US Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg has rejected airlines' requests to delay the introduction of new passenger refund rules.
Qantas joins Virgin Australia 'rescue' for Rex B737 passengers
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 August 2024
In Australia, Qantas has joined Virgin Australia to offer free flights to passengers holding B737 flight tickets on newly-failed domestic carrier Rex, which has entered voluntary administration and grounded its B737 fleet (though its regional services operated using Saab 340s remain active).
Airbus blames income fall on its 'space business'
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 August 2024
Europe's Airbus has reported a 46 per cent net income fall to EUR825 million for the first six months of 2024 (compared to EUR1.5 billion in the first half of 2023) blamed on "challenges in our space business".
Higher costs hit SIA Group first quarter profits
- BTN News
- Thursday, 01 August 2024
SIA Group reports revenue increased by $239 million (+5.3 per cent) year-on-year to $4,718 million in the three months ending 30 June 2024.
Endeavour worst in US for overselling flights
- BTN News
- Thursday, 01 August 2024
A study has examined which US airlines are most guilty of overselling flights, with Endeavor Air taking top spot and Allegiant Air denying the smallest number of passengers.
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