Spain fines budget carriers
- BTN News
- Monday, 03 June 2024
Some European budget airlines face fines totalling EUR150 million by the Spanish government for policies that include charging passengers extra for cabin luggage.
Liquidators start downsizing at Air Vanuatu
- BTN News
- Sunday, 02 June 2024
Air Vanuatu (Operations) is to restructure, with about 170 jobs expected to be impacted as liquidators seek to cut the company’s cost base and prepare the business for sale or recapitalisation.
Boeing says MAX 8 and 10 could be certified next year
- BTN News
- Saturday, 01 June 2024
Boeing says it is closer to developing a fix for the long standing anti-icing problem that has blocked certification of the smallest Boeing 737 MAX model (the MAX 7) and the largest, (the MAX 10).
Boeing currently says the anti-icing system issue could be addressed "within a year".
Tui flight under investigation
- BTN News
- Saturday, 01 June 2024
A Tui (tour operator) flight headed for the Canary Islands from the UK's Bristol Airport on March 4 carrying 163 passengers and six crew, cleared the adjacent A38 road by only 100 feet when its B737-800 air throttles malfunctioned, the UK Air Accidents Investigations Branch (AAIB) says.
Singapore releases more details of turbulence incident
- BTN News
- Saturday, 01 June 2024
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) London-Singapore flight affected by severe turbulence in late May dropped 54 metres (178 feet) in less than five seconds, Singapore’s transport ministry said after it received a preliminary report by the nation's Transport Safety Investigation Bureau.
IAPCO inks AI educational deal with Gevme
- MICE News
- Friday, 31 May 2024
The International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) has signed a two-year partnership with event technology company Gevme.
OAG adds minimum connection times data to its flight info
- BTN News
- Friday, 31 May 2024
OAG Aviation has launched Minimum Connection Times (MCTs) in Flight Info Direct.
Perth Airport to be Australia's second-largest airline hub
- BTN News
- Friday, 31 May 2024
Australia's Qantas is to help build the country's second-biggest airport hub at Perth airport, to be operational by 2028 as part of a A$5 billion capital investment program.
April's seat demand rose 11pc - IATA
- BTN News
- Friday, 31 May 2024
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says total April passenger demand measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs), was up 11.0 per cent compared to April 2023.
Thailand opens doors to more visitors
- BTN News
- Thursday, 30 May 2024
From next month, June, Thailand will offer longer visa stay periods for tourists, postgraduate students and remote workers and also promises better visa conditions for retirees.
SalamAir to fly to Cairo
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 30 May 2024
Oman's budget airline SalamAir will launch three nonstop weekly flights between Muscat and Cairo in Egypt on June 15.
SalamAir ceo Ahmed Shidhani said the service would target business travellers as well as tourists seeking to experience historic landmarks and culture.
Heathrow's stress score tops Europe table, says Preply
- BTN News
- Thursday, 30 May 2024
The UK's London Heathrow Airport has been named Europe's most stressful airport, with 34,000 pieces of luggage mislaid in a year according to on-line language platform Preply, which analysed data from 25 of Europe’s biggest airports to find which offered the worst passenger experience.
US DoJ to meet again with MAX victims' families
- BTN News
- Thursday, 30 May 2024
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) will again meet with the families of victims of the two Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashes that killed 346, following the Department’s decision that Boeing violated the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) entered into three years ago.
Spain fines budget carriers
- BTN News
- Monday, 03 June 2024
Some European budget airlines face fines totalling EUR150 million by the Spanish government for policies that include charging passengers extra for cabin luggage.
Liquidators start downsizing at Air Vanuatu
- BTN News
- Sunday, 02 June 2024
Air Vanuatu (Operations) is to restructure, with about 170 jobs expected to be impacted as liquidators seek to cut the company’s cost base and prepare the business for sale or recapitalisation.
Boeing says MAX 8 and 10 could be certified next year
- BTN News
- Saturday, 01 June 2024
Boeing says it is closer to developing a fix for the long standing anti-icing problem that has blocked certification of the smallest Boeing 737 MAX model (the MAX 7) and the largest, (the MAX 10).
Boeing currently says the anti-icing system issue could be addressed "within a year".
Tui flight under investigation
- BTN News
- Saturday, 01 June 2024
A Tui (tour operator) flight headed for the Canary Islands from the UK's Bristol Airport on March 4 carrying 163 passengers and six crew, cleared the adjacent A38 road by only 100 feet when its B737-800 air throttles malfunctioned, the UK Air Accidents Investigations Branch (AAIB) says.
Singapore releases more details of turbulence incident
- BTN News
- Saturday, 01 June 2024
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) London-Singapore flight affected by severe turbulence in late May dropped 54 metres (178 feet) in less than five seconds, Singapore’s transport ministry said after it received a preliminary report by the nation's Transport Safety Investigation Bureau.
IAPCO inks AI educational deal with Gevme
- MICE News
- Friday, 31 May 2024
The International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) has signed a two-year partnership with event technology company Gevme.
OAG adds minimum connection times data to its flight info
- BTN News
- Friday, 31 May 2024
OAG Aviation has launched Minimum Connection Times (MCTs) in Flight Info Direct.
Perth Airport to be Australia's second-largest airline hub
- BTN News
- Friday, 31 May 2024
Australia's Qantas is to help build the country's second-biggest airport hub at Perth airport, to be operational by 2028 as part of a A$5 billion capital investment program.
April's seat demand rose 11pc - IATA
- BTN News
- Friday, 31 May 2024
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says total April passenger demand measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs), was up 11.0 per cent compared to April 2023.
Thailand opens doors to more visitors
- BTN News
- Thursday, 30 May 2024
From next month, June, Thailand will offer longer visa stay periods for tourists, postgraduate students and remote workers and also promises better visa conditions for retirees.
SalamAir to fly to Cairo
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 30 May 2024
Oman's budget airline SalamAir will launch three nonstop weekly flights between Muscat and Cairo in Egypt on June 15.
SalamAir ceo Ahmed Shidhani said the service would target business travellers as well as tourists seeking to experience historic landmarks and culture.
Heathrow's stress score tops Europe table, says Preply
- BTN News
- Thursday, 30 May 2024
The UK's London Heathrow Airport has been named Europe's most stressful airport, with 34,000 pieces of luggage mislaid in a year according to on-line language platform Preply, which analysed data from 25 of Europe’s biggest airports to find which offered the worst passenger experience.
US DoJ to meet again with MAX victims' families
- BTN News
- Thursday, 30 May 2024
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) will again meet with the families of victims of the two Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashes that killed 346, following the Department’s decision that Boeing violated the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) entered into three years ago.
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