IBTM appoints Claudia Hall
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 14 November 2023
Claudia Hall (pictured)has been appointed IBTM Event director, replacing David Thompson.Singapore considers its SAF options
- BTN News
- Monday, 13 November 2023
The 14 airlines of the Asia-Pacific Airlines (AAPA), are aiming to use five per cent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030 as they respond to fuel suppliers' demands for their future estimated requirements.
Virgin cabin crew 'prepared to strike'
- BTN News
- Monday, 13 November 2023
Virgin Australia cabin crew say they are prepared to strike over so-called 'poverty pay' and 'unsafe conditions' at the airline, with some claiming they have been forced to miss breaks and take second or third jobs to make ends meet.
Qantas and IndiGo extend code share
- BTN News
- Monday, 13 November 2023
Australia’s national airline Qantas and India's IndiGo have extended their code-share agreement to allow IndiGo customers access to four new Australian destinations – Sydney, Melbourne, Perth & Brisbane.
Cebu Pacific puts Philippines on sale
- BTN News
- Monday, 13 November 2023
Philippines carrier Cebu Pacific is offering Australians flights to Manila from just A$179 until November 14th. Those flights are from Melbourne, while Sydneysiders will pay A$199 from Sydney for the one-way all-in fare.
Jetstar to enhance B787-8s
- BTN News
- Monday, 13 November 2023
Reports say Australian low-cost airline Jetstar is adding in-flight wifi to its 11 Boeing 787-8s, and more than doubling the number of business class seats.
P&W engine issues spread?
- BTN News
- Monday, 13 November 2023
Dozens of Pratt & Whitney (P&W) Canada PW307 turbofan engines powering Dassault Aviation business jets may have the same manufacturing defect that has affected more than 1,000 P&W PW1100Gs.
China Eastern links NZ and China
- BTN News
- Friday, 10 November 2023
China Eastern Airlines is adding two new routes from mainland China to Australasia, including a Hangzhou-Sydney-Auckland, New Zealand service and (from 28 November), three return flights per week between Jinan in China’s Shandong province and Sydney.
AirAsia X to swap Sydney for Gold Coast 'for now at least'
- BTN News
- Friday, 10 November 2023
From February 3, 2024, Malaysia's AirAsia X is to replace its Sydney-Auckland, New Zealand service with a resumed run from Kuala Lumpur to Australia's Gold Coast and then to Auckland three times weekly.
Air NZ to pause some flights for maintenance
- BTN News
- Friday, 10 November 2023
Air New Zealand is responding to changes to some A320 and A321 P&W engine maintenance plans by pausing flights between Auckland, NZ and Hobart, Australia from April 5, 2024.
Qantas, ACCC agree mediation
- BTN News
- Friday, 10 November 2023
Australia's Qantas Airways and the competition regulator have agreed to talks.
The airline earlier admitted to the competition regulator the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that it cancelled 10,000 flights just three days before its chairman, Richard Goyder, allowed former chief executive Alan Joyce to sell shares worth A$17 million.
Emirates reports best-ever six month result
- BTN News
- Friday, 10 November 2023
The Dubai-based Emirates Group has confirmed its best-ever six-month financial result, with a 2023-24 half-year net profit of AED10.1 billion (US$2.7 billion), surpassing its record half-year profit of AED4.2 billion (US$1.2 billion) last year by 138 per cent.
Northern summer’s end sees traffic fall
- BTN News
- Friday, 10 November 2023
With the end of the airlines’ northern summer schedules, traffic for the week 30 October to 5 November declined by 12 per cent compared to the previous week – to 25,915 daily flights, seven per cent up on 2022.
IBTM appoints Claudia Hall
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 14 November 2023
Claudia Hall (pictured)has been appointed IBTM Event director, replacing David Thompson.Singapore considers its SAF options
- BTN News
- Monday, 13 November 2023
The 14 airlines of the Asia-Pacific Airlines (AAPA), are aiming to use five per cent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030 as they respond to fuel suppliers' demands for their future estimated requirements.
Virgin cabin crew 'prepared to strike'
- BTN News
- Monday, 13 November 2023
Virgin Australia cabin crew say they are prepared to strike over so-called 'poverty pay' and 'unsafe conditions' at the airline, with some claiming they have been forced to miss breaks and take second or third jobs to make ends meet.
Qantas and IndiGo extend code share
- BTN News
- Monday, 13 November 2023
Australia’s national airline Qantas and India's IndiGo have extended their code-share agreement to allow IndiGo customers access to four new Australian destinations – Sydney, Melbourne, Perth & Brisbane.
Cebu Pacific puts Philippines on sale
- BTN News
- Monday, 13 November 2023
Philippines carrier Cebu Pacific is offering Australians flights to Manila from just A$179 until November 14th. Those flights are from Melbourne, while Sydneysiders will pay A$199 from Sydney for the one-way all-in fare.
Jetstar to enhance B787-8s
- BTN News
- Monday, 13 November 2023
Reports say Australian low-cost airline Jetstar is adding in-flight wifi to its 11 Boeing 787-8s, and more than doubling the number of business class seats.
P&W engine issues spread?
- BTN News
- Monday, 13 November 2023
Dozens of Pratt & Whitney (P&W) Canada PW307 turbofan engines powering Dassault Aviation business jets may have the same manufacturing defect that has affected more than 1,000 P&W PW1100Gs.
China Eastern links NZ and China
- BTN News
- Friday, 10 November 2023
China Eastern Airlines is adding two new routes from mainland China to Australasia, including a Hangzhou-Sydney-Auckland, New Zealand service and (from 28 November), three return flights per week between Jinan in China’s Shandong province and Sydney.
AirAsia X to swap Sydney for Gold Coast 'for now at least'
- BTN News
- Friday, 10 November 2023
From February 3, 2024, Malaysia's AirAsia X is to replace its Sydney-Auckland, New Zealand service with a resumed run from Kuala Lumpur to Australia's Gold Coast and then to Auckland three times weekly.
Air NZ to pause some flights for maintenance
- BTN News
- Friday, 10 November 2023
Air New Zealand is responding to changes to some A320 and A321 P&W engine maintenance plans by pausing flights between Auckland, NZ and Hobart, Australia from April 5, 2024.
Qantas, ACCC agree mediation
- BTN News
- Friday, 10 November 2023
Australia's Qantas Airways and the competition regulator have agreed to talks.
The airline earlier admitted to the competition regulator the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that it cancelled 10,000 flights just three days before its chairman, Richard Goyder, allowed former chief executive Alan Joyce to sell shares worth A$17 million.
Emirates reports best-ever six month result
- BTN News
- Friday, 10 November 2023
The Dubai-based Emirates Group has confirmed its best-ever six-month financial result, with a 2023-24 half-year net profit of AED10.1 billion (US$2.7 billion), surpassing its record half-year profit of AED4.2 billion (US$1.2 billion) last year by 138 per cent.
Northern summer’s end sees traffic fall
- BTN News
- Friday, 10 November 2023
With the end of the airlines’ northern summer schedules, traffic for the week 30 October to 5 November declined by 12 per cent compared to the previous week – to 25,915 daily flights, seven per cent up on 2022.
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