Air Canada boosts north America capacity
- Health & Leisure
- Sunday, 19 May 2024
PAL wet leases two A330-200s for Australia runs
- BTN News
- Sunday, 19 May 2024
Beginning June 1 and lasting five months, Philippine Airlines (PAL) will introduce two A330-200s wet leased from Wamos Air with a two-class configuration on daily flights from Manila to Sydney and its five times a week service to Melbourne.
Frontier adds fare types and benefits
- BTN News
- Sunday, 19 May 2024
The US's Frontier Airlines has just added new fare categories that include carry-on bags, seat selection and which have no cancellation fees to offer four fare and service categories — basic, economy, premium and business — with a range of benefits.
Thailand aims for 1.2m annual flights in 2025
- BTN News
- Sunday, 19 May 2024
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has announced a plan - part of the government's Ignite Thailand program - to become the region’s aviation hub, boosting air traveller capacity to 270 million people a year by 2037 and to be a top five air logistics country in the Asia-Pacific.
11 Scots airports to upgrade to high-tech X-ray screening
- BTN News
- Sunday, 19 May 2024
From June 1, 11 Scottish airports will benefit from a GBP1 million upgrade that will affect security and hand baggage limits, thanks to new enhanced screening equipment.
New airline focuses on dogs
- BTN News
- Sunday, 19 May 2024
Bark Air, a new airline that specialises in being dog friendly will soon fly between London and New York and New York and LA for US$8,000 (GBP6,400) for a one way ticket including luggage and a transfer from the destination airport.
Qantas adds Sydney-Bengaluru
- BTN News
- Sunday, 19 May 2024
Australia's Qantas is to boost India services with a daily seasonal A330 ex-Sydney service to Bengaluru from mid-December 2024 to March 2025.
SIA promotes Leslie Thng
- BTN News
- Sunday, 19 May 2024
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group has promoted Scoot ceo Leslie Thng to executive vice president, effective 1 July 2024.
Spirit to cut worker numbers
- BTN News
- Sunday, 19 May 2024
Boeing takeover target Spirit AeroSystems, which produces B737 bodies and parts for the B787, is letting up to 450 workers go in response to the plane maker's current restricted production limits, the Telegraph reports.
Japan on track for record arrivals
- BTN News
- Friday, 17 May 2024
Visitors to Japan from France, Italy and the Middle East hit record levels in April.
In total, the number of foreign visitors for business and leisure was 3.04 million, slightly lower than the monthly record of 3.08 million set in March, the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) said.
Air Vanuatu was in a poor financial position
- BTN News
- Friday, 17 May 2024
There's no news of when Air Vanuatu will resume flying, but one jet at Melbourne Airport was repossessed because the airline could not pay its debts.
Airbus to test hydrogen cell on A380
- BTN News
- Friday, 17 May 2024
Europe's Airbus plans to test its ‘iron pad’ hydrogen fuel cell system on an Airbus A380 ZEROe test bed, part of the ZEROe project to develop a sustainable fuel system under the company’s zero-emission initiative.
Lundgren to leave easyJet
- BTN News
- Friday, 17 May 2024
UK-based budget airline easyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren will step down early next year, with current finance chief Kenton Jarvis taking over the top job.
Jarvis will continue as cfo during the transition period and a search for his successor will start soon.
